BAD news is good news for the news and business news channels covering the Asia Pacific. Recent events such as the bloodshed in Myanmar,earthquakes in Indonesia and a plane crash in Thailand have driven more eyeballs to the regional news channels. Broadband and smarter technology are enabling news teams in the field to speedily transmit their stories. ‘Citizen journalism’ is playing an increasingly active role in news coverage as folks send usergenerated videos to the channels from various trouble spots.