The Newsroom

Armed Situation in London

and arrests of 4 bombers (July 2005)

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Aphrodite007
Sky News were very slow with the news of the 4th arrest in Rome.
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itsrobert Founding member
scottish posted:
Is there a simulcast on BBC World as well? Peter Dobbie is referring to the channel as "BBC News" and referring to London as the "British capital"

Was the BBC News Special on Two presented by Matthew Amroliwala in the studio and Louise Minchin in West London?


Yes, at that point, BBC World had opted in to News 24. They've done that quite frequently since the London bombs. On this particular occasion, David Jessel just said something along the lines of, "For more on the London bombings, we now join News 24", which was followed by a sharp cut into the middle of an interview that Peter Dobbie was conducting.
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Andrew Founding member
Media Hack posted:
Amazing video appearing on ITV newschannel and ITV london. Show terrorists coming out of flat at gunpoint. Big itv exclusive and daily mail across screen. Saying it will be in full at 1830

And indeed it was, dramatic pictures there when the little kiddies come out to talk to the armed police officer.
BB
BBC TV Centre
Media Hack posted:
Amazing video appearing on ITV newschannel and ITV london. Show terrorists coming out of flat at gunpoint. Big itv exclusive and daily mail across screen. Saying it will be in full at 1830


Yes and also comes with a "no unauthorised reproduction" notice slap bang in the middle of the picture, just in case any newspaper wanted to take some still captures of the footage to use in their editions tomorrow.
BB
BBC TV Centre
Quote:
And indeed it was, dramatic pictures there when the little kiddies come out to talk to the armed police officer.


I thought it was a tad surreal - these little children popping out into the stairwell to chat to the armed police officer who's trying to get the attention of the person inside the flat by shouting and booting the door hard.
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msim
Will these pictures be allowed to be shown on Ch4 news, as wont the copyright belong to ITN and not ITV? No doubt a great scoop for ITV News but to me, it doesnt really make up for what was an incredibly poor display when the story was actually breaking. As for the 'exclusive' bug, thats another we can add to the growing list of other such graphics.
BB
BBC TV Centre
msim posted:
Will these pictures be allowed to be shown on Ch4 news, as wont the copyright belong to ITN and not ITV? No doubt a great scoop for ITV News but to me, it doesnt really make up for what was an incredibly poor display when the story was actually breaking. As for the 'exclusive' bug, thats another we can add to the growing list of other such graphics.


Looks like they just have.
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ctb
How ironic that the News Channel with the worst coverage, get the scoop of the day!
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Andrew Founding member
ctb posted:
How ironic that the News Channel with the worst coverage, get the scoop of the day!

Its very typical of ITV News all the time, its just people usually just focus on the News Channel's weak points and ignore the rest of the day and the ITV1 bulletins
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ctb
I've also noticed ever since Sky sent out all of those presenters to the Tsunami hit regions, News 24 have increasingly sent presenters out to the sites of major news stories.
CA
cat
ctb posted:


News 24 usually take a more reserved approach and some people prefer that form of presentation.

I'm not sure even if the BBC could have had the witness that Sky had, as a result of their new guidlines about how they present the newsthey would have broadcast her relying of events live. Later, their reporter at Scotland Yard said the police didn't want the details broadcast in case the suspects found out what is going on or if it jeopardises the operation.


So why are they running a 24 hour news channel?

There's no point them running a rolling news service if they are going to sit back and take stock of the situation for a couple of hours, whilst the other networks are running away with the story and making you look out of touch.

I can't help but feel that the BBC only went into 24 hour news because they felt they had to, to keep the public service remit argument going, and to try to make them look a modern and dynamic organisation -- which they aren't, as their management structures have shown time after time when it comes to making snap judgements and important decisions.
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Magoo
Tim Willcox now presenting BBC News 24 on location from outside one of the raided flats in Notting Hill

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