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The promos surely are more to reassure viewers after Eammon's departure, than to promote a new studio..?
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It's also unclear what Deborah Turness' role and responsibilities actually are at NBC since the new Chairman was appointed.
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I will point out NBC News has used similar effects, especially the focus on Rock Center, in its presentation during special programming, including elections, as seen below:It's also unclear what Deborah Turness' role and responsibilities actually are at NBC since the new Chairman was appointed.
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He did for a number of years, but I'm pretty sure he became a news correspondent around the time he started hosting Talking Books on the news channel (which he has since left).
Meet the Author, which is now hosted by James Naughtie (and, apparently, also by Rebecca Jones on occasion) - EDIT: as mentioned in the post above mine.
Darn - that's what I meant!
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Didn't Nick Higham do most of BBC News' media or television related stories until very recently.
He did for a number of years, but I'm pretty sure he became a news correspondent around the time he started hosting Talking Books on the news channel (which he has since left).
Meet the Author, which is now hosted by James Naughtie (and, apparently, also by Rebecca Jones on occasion) - EDIT: as mentioned in the post above mine.
Darn - that's what I meant!
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Sounds to me like he's decided to stick with the Met Office and carry on as an online forecaster for them than staying with the BBC - he describes it as "last minute", too. Not sure this counts as a "casualty", necessarily, or that others will follow him.
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First major casualty at the BBC due to the loss of the Met Office contract confirmed.
Alex Deakin has left the BBC after 16 years. Tweet to confirm.
Alex Deakin has left the BBC after 16 years. Tweet to confirm.
Really excited to be heading to Exeter tomorrow to start a new challenge for @metoffice Sad to be leaving an amazing team at the BBC
— Alex Deakin ⚡️☀️❄️🌧 (@alexdeakin) October 5, 2016
Sounds to me like he's decided to stick with the Met Office and carry on as an online forecaster for them than staying with the BBC - he describes it as "last minute", too. Not sure this counts as a "casualty", necessarily, or that others will follow him.
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The bigger problem I'd say is it's hard to get the public to be relaxed and normal on live television if they're in the studio, and watching someone talking through a dodgy Skype connection from their home isn't gripping television. LBC and other stations work because of the more conversational dialogue between host and guest - and the one-on-one phone in format of LBC is never adopted on TV, with producers favouring group discussions.
Oh, and there's always The Wright Stuff, anyway...
As for LBC, it isn't that right wing. Nick Ferrari is one of the more right wing hosts on there honestly. James O'Brien, Clive Bull, Andrew Castle and Shelagh Fogarty are all pretty fair and moderate. Katie Hopkins (and Nigel Farage in his occasional shows) are pretty right wing.
Off topic for Sky News but relevant in terms of impartiality - I'm surprised Channel 4 are happy to have their Europe editor, Matt Frei, hosting a Saturday LBC programme in which he readily admits he was strongly in favour of Britain remaining in the EU. Whether James O'Brien can be a fair and impartial interviewer on Newsnight after giving his views on LBC is one thing, but it's another thing when your lead editor/correspondent is giving a running commentary of his own opinions on his brief. How opinionated was Kay Burley when she presented on LBC?
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I would only hope that the rules on impartiality, and balancing opinions, wont be discarded. LBC has become very right wing in recent years. It's only James O'Brien, Nick Ferrari, and occasionally Iain Dale, and Clive Bull - I listen to now.
The bigger problem I'd say is it's hard to get the public to be relaxed and normal on live television if they're in the studio, and watching someone talking through a dodgy Skype connection from their home isn't gripping television. LBC and other stations work because of the more conversational dialogue between host and guest - and the one-on-one phone in format of LBC is never adopted on TV, with producers favouring group discussions.
Oh, and there's always The Wright Stuff, anyway...
As for LBC, it isn't that right wing. Nick Ferrari is one of the more right wing hosts on there honestly. James O'Brien, Clive Bull, Andrew Castle and Shelagh Fogarty are all pretty fair and moderate. Katie Hopkins (and Nigel Farage in his occasional shows) are pretty right wing.
Off topic for Sky News but relevant in terms of impartiality - I'm surprised Channel 4 are happy to have their Europe editor, Matt Frei, hosting a Saturday LBC programme in which he readily admits he was strongly in favour of Britain remaining in the EU. Whether James O'Brien can be a fair and impartial interviewer on Newsnight after giving his views on LBC is one thing, but it's another thing when your lead editor/correspondent is giving a running commentary of his own opinions on his brief. How opinionated was Kay Burley when she presented on LBC?
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He did for a number of years, but I'm pretty sure he became a news correspondent around the time he started hosting Talking Books on the news channel (which he has since left).
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Didn't Nick Higham do most of BBC News' media or television related stories until very recently.
He did for a number of years, but I'm pretty sure he became a news correspondent around the time he started hosting Talking Books on the news channel (which he has since left).
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Quite a difference between specialist correspondent and editor, though. Clive Coleman covers legal affairs perfectly well at a correspondent level, in the same way Nicholas Witchell and Peter Hunt do when it comes to royal coverage. But the idea of having an Arts editor, Media editor, hybrid correspondent (Sillitoe), arts correspondent (Jones), and several entertainment correspondents/reporters (Mazima, Patterson and others) seems unnecessary, especially when you consider business correspondents, special correspondents, and news correspondents like Nick Higham already cover media stories and, I'd imagine, will continue to.
I've no problem with the BBC redeploying an existing correspondent to cover media news exclusively, but it seems irresponsible to keep creating editor-level positions (education, health, China, religion, media) when under financial constraints and having consistently reduced staffing levels.
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With the appalling state of science reporting in the media, I'd say a specialist science correspondent - someone who understands the subject and can interpret scientific papers is essential.
As for the Media correspondent, the Guardian has recently scaled back media section significantly. I'd have thought there'd be a few reporters from there going for it
As for the Media correspondent, the Guardian has recently scaled back media section significantly. I'd have thought there'd be a few reporters from there going for it
Quite a difference between specialist correspondent and editor, though. Clive Coleman covers legal affairs perfectly well at a correspondent level, in the same way Nicholas Witchell and Peter Hunt do when it comes to royal coverage. But the idea of having an Arts editor, Media editor, hybrid correspondent (Sillitoe), arts correspondent (Jones), and several entertainment correspondents/reporters (Mazima, Patterson and others) seems unnecessary, especially when you consider business correspondents, special correspondents, and news correspondents like Nick Higham already cover media stories and, I'd imagine, will continue to.
I've no problem with the BBC redeploying an existing correspondent to cover media news exclusively, but it seems irresponsible to keep creating editor-level positions (education, health, China, religion, media) when under financial constraints and having consistently reduced staffing levels.
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Not sure why you find basic journalism for an editor role bemusing? It sounds similar to the Home Editor, Sport Editor, Business Editor, Economics etc. editor roles. Effectively a senior correspondent responsible for breaking stories and being across their brief in detail.
I was just questioning whether the area of media news requires an editor-level journalist, not merely the role of Media Correspondent that David Sillito already assumes. You could argue Religion, Wales or Northern Ireland deserve an editor before Media does.
Or defence. The need for a media editor seems on par with a royal editor or legal affairs editor.
But then I wasn't in favour of dedicated arts, health or education editors either, and I think the need for a science editor is questionable too.
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Worth noting BBC News is advertising internally for a Media Editor to 'deliver exclusive stories and cover the major developments in the world of media – from global deals, to digital advances, to the future of the BBC'.
http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Media-Editor-BBC-Newsgathering/18028
Interesting brief, especially given it's an editor-level role which I find bemusing.
http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Media-Editor-BBC-Newsgathering/18028
Interesting brief, especially given it's an editor-level role which I find bemusing.
Not sure why you find basic journalism for an editor role bemusing? It sounds similar to the Home Editor, Sport Editor, Business Editor, Economics etc. editor roles. Effectively a senior correspondent responsible for breaking stories and being across their brief in detail.
I was just questioning whether the area of media news requires an editor-level journalist, not merely the role of Media Correspondent that David Sillito already assumes. You could argue Religion, Wales or Northern Ireland deserve an editor before Media does.
Or defence. The need for a media editor seems on par with a royal editor or legal affairs editor.
But then I wasn't in favour of dedicated arts, health or education editors either, and I think the need for a science editor is questionable too.
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There may be a difference in letting a media correspondent take redundancy, and not instantly replacing them, and removing a role.
The BBC has been making DQF savings for a while now, which include reducing headcounts in certain grades. A person in a role may take redundancy, without the specific post they held being closed.
But Torin Douglas' media correspondent brief was specifically folded into David Sillito's already large arts and culture brief, which is a little different to him simply not being replaced immediately. I think this likely has more to do with altered editorial priorities in 2016 - both in terms of changed leadership at BBC News, and the much higher profile media news has received in recent years.
Torin may have volunteered for redundancy, but a job was always going to be lost within the arts and media department due to DQF.
While I'd imagine ongoing health concerns might make his appointment unlikely, I would have thought Steve Hewlett would be an obvious front runner for the post.
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Didn't they remove a media correspondent role not that long ago?
There may be a difference in letting a media correspondent take redundancy, and not instantly replacing them, and removing a role.
The BBC has been making DQF savings for a while now, which include reducing headcounts in certain grades. A person in a role may take redundancy, without the specific post they held being closed.
But Torin Douglas' media correspondent brief was specifically folded into David Sillito's already large arts and culture brief, which is a little different to him simply not being replaced immediately. I think this likely has more to do with altered editorial priorities in 2016 - both in terms of changed leadership at BBC News, and the much higher profile media news has received in recent years.
Torin may have volunteered for redundancy, but a job was always going to be lost within the arts and media department due to DQF.
While I'd imagine ongoing health concerns might make his appointment unlikely, I would have thought Steve Hewlett would be an obvious front runner for the post.
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Blimey, that came out of nowhere. I vaguely recall that he wasn't around on US telly much these days, but I didn't know he was coming back to the UK. Has he got some particular interest in religious affairs?
The reason Bashir wasn't on US telly is because he was suspended by his last employer, MSNBC over his response to Sarah Palin's
comments she made comparing the US Federal debt to slavery. "Bashir attempted to counter Palin's comparison by referencing the punishment of slaves described by slave overseer Thomas Thistlewood, specifically a punishment called "Derby's dose" which involved forcing slaves to defecate or urinate into the mouth of another slave as punishment. Bashir then concluded by saying "if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate." He was suspended a month later and resigned two days after the suspension started. He also was suspended at ABC News for disparaging comments he made about his colleagues (which included Nightline presenter Juju Chang)
(source: WIKIPEDIA)
I vaguely remember some kerfuffle about Sarah Palin - but I didn't know the details. He's quite a big name to be doing a fairly low-profile job like religious affairs. Are the Beeb trying to raise the profile of the subject, I wonder?
I don't think Martin's had a great deal of regular TV work in the States since his departure from MSNBC, has he?
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Blimey, that came out of nowhere. I vaguely recall that he wasn't around on US telly much these days, but I didn't know he was coming back to the UK. Has he got some particular interest in religious affairs?
The reason Bashir wasn't on US telly is because he was suspended by his last employer, MSNBC over his response to Sarah Palin's
comments she made comparing the US Federal debt to slavery. "Bashir attempted to counter Palin's comparison by referencing the punishment of slaves described by slave overseer Thomas Thistlewood, specifically a punishment called "Derby's dose" which involved forcing slaves to defecate or urinate into the mouth of another slave as punishment. Bashir then concluded by saying "if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate." He was suspended a month later and resigned two days after the suspension started. He also was suspended at ABC News for disparaging comments he made about his colleagues (which included Nightline presenter Juju Chang)
(source: WIKIPEDIA)
I vaguely remember some kerfuffle about Sarah Palin - but I didn't know the details. He's quite a big name to be doing a fairly low-profile job like religious affairs. Are the Beeb trying to raise the profile of the subject, I wonder?
I don't think Martin's had a great deal of regular TV work in the States since his departure from MSNBC, has he?
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Okay thanks. I wonder why the real studio b wasn't available to use on a Saturday.
If it was recorded yesterday, then perhaps it was a lack of staff (or full compliment of staff)? At least some of the cameras in studio B are manned, whereas those in studio A are remotely operated, and the set dressing might not have been due to happen until later in the day.
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Yes, they've used this a couple of times before (the one I remember being an interview with Prince Harry ahead of the Invictus Games), and it's just one of the virtual sets that Studio A (the green screen box formerly home to the News at 9) can make use of. It's a fairly convincing recreation, but because they can't do depth of field seemingly in the virtual studio the background behind them looks a bit rubbish on close-up shots as it is pin-sharp.
Okay thanks. I wonder why the real studio b wasn't available to use on a Saturday.
If it was recorded yesterday, then perhaps it was a lack of staff (or full compliment of staff)? At least some of the cameras in studio B are manned, whereas those in studio A are remotely operated, and the set dressing might not have been due to happen until later in the day.