I don't want to discuss politics, but if the operators of this channel are so keen to include news and views from "communities outside London", why don't they base the channel outside London? Andrew Neil and co. should put their money where their mouths are, and open the channel's HQ and studios in, say, Wakefield or Cannock, and move there themselves. Otherwise, it all feels a little false - London-based media voices professing to be in tune with the rest of the country on-air, while enjoying London life themselves.
I don't want to discuss politics, but if the operators of this channel are so keen to include news and views from "communities outside London", why don't they base the channel outside London? Andrew Neil and co. should put their money where their mouths are, and open the channel's HQ and studios in, say, Wakefield or Cannock, and move there themselves. Otherwise, it all feels a little false - London-based media voices professing to be in tune with the rest of the country on-air, while enjoying London life themselves.
Well, The Guardian themselves used to be based in Manchester
I don't want to discuss politics, but if the operators of this channel are so keen to include news and views from "communities outside London", why don't they base the channel outside London? Andrew Neil and co. should put their money where their mouths are, and open the channel's HQ and studios in, say, Wakefield or Cannock, and move there themselves. Otherwise, it all feels a little false - London-based media voices professing to be in tune with the rest of the country on-air, while enjoying London life themselves.
That's a good point, Emily.
The reason, as I understand it, was the same reason why "This Morning" moved from Liverpool Docks to London - it helped them secure better guests.
I know that much of the BBC moved to Salford last decade - I wonder how that impacted on their ability to book live guests? I'd be interested to know.
If a broadcaster is going to be based outside London, it’s going to be somewhere that’s a major city like Manchester or Leeds. Wakefield and Cannock with all due respect are never going to be top choices.
The author is obviously using silly examples to make their point, but the point stands. It’s empty rhetoric from the founders. At launch there will be a number of token shows from random cities ‘oop north’. Give them six months and the channel will be the usual mix of opinion shows and filler - all coming from London.
The author is obviously using silly examples to make their point, but the point stands. It’s empty rhetoric from the founders. At launch there will be a number of token shows from random cities ‘oop north’. Give them six months and the channel will be the usual mix of opinion shows and filler - all coming from London.
EDIT: I see, they are actually ''prospective presenters''. Article is poorly written.
Quote:
In between Zoom calls to his senior colleagues, McAndrew, the channel’s director of news and programmes, is wading through an inundation of showreel “tapes” sent by prospective presenters for a 24-hour channel that is due to launch in the first half of this year. He is seeking diverse characters with regional accents, strident opinions and other traits that will distinguish GB News from his former employers, the BBC, ITN and Sky News.
