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BBC News this Christmas - impact of cuts & Covid

No evening BBC 1 bulletins Xmas day & Boxing day

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AS
AlexS
We had head over the weekend that they were going to review how they operate to reduce staff being in NBH. Additional simulcasting seems the most likely answer than an issue with E.

Because obviously it's so much safer to have Ben Brown sat in the newsroom rather than in studio E...
If they want to reduce contact within the newsroom surely the key is getting people in as close to air time as possible and then out as soon as they are off air rather than have split shifts with long periods of hanging about in the newsroom in the middle of two spells on air.
MF
Matthew_Fieldhouse
Adam Fleming is now Chief Political Correspondent

HC
Hatton Cross
So is he filling the current post vacated by John Pinaar, when he scampered away from BH/4 Millbank to suck on the News UK shilling,?
NJ
news junkie
So is he filling the current post vacated by John Pinaar, when he scampered away from BH/4 Millbank to suck on the News UK shilling,?


Technically Vicky Young got Pinaar’s deputy political editor role and Adam will take over the vacant chief political correspondent role
TE
Technologist
No Vicki Young who was Chief Political correspondent became
Deputy Political Editor replacing Pinaar
.... so Adam is in Vicki's old job ..
And I cannot see the BBC replacing Norman Smith
As Assistant polictical,editor ...
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DV
dvboy
AlexS posted:
We had head over the weekend that they were going to review how they operate to reduce staff being in NBH. Additional simulcasting seems the most likely answer than an issue with E.

Because obviously it's so much safer to have Ben Brown sat in the newsroom rather than in studio E...
If they want to reduce contact within the newsroom surely the key is getting people in as close to air time as possible and then out as soon as they are off air rather than have split shifts with long periods of hanging about in the newsroom in the middle of two spells on air.

Actually I'd rather they used more than one studio and took the time to ensure everyone got in and out with minimal risk and appropriate sanitising, than rush them in and out.
LE
lesmauresfr
Nice to see that George is staying for the 22:35 bulletin tonight.
JL
JamesLaverty1925
Nice to see that George is staying for the 22:35 bulletin tonight.


Was coming on here to say the same thing
NE
Newsroom
I think today is a shining example of there actually being no cuts this Xmas to pres staffing.

Quite surprised to see Clive pop up for the afternoon and Jane Hill stand down right after the 1, with a little Shaun Ley in between.

As I mentioned earlier - these briefings are not planned as such, but thrown out as when it is deemed necessary. Having a couple, or more pres on site seems perfectly normal in the current climate.
NE
News96
Nice to see that George is staying for the 22:35 bulletin tonight.


Here Here-It looks like they have gone to the same person doing both Bulletins as of yesterday.
NE
Newsroom
Nice to see that George is staying for the 22:35 bulletin tonight.


Here Here-It looks like they have gone to the same person doing both Bulletins as of yesterday.


I think the point being made is that GA hasn’t done a 10 or late since returning to work. Great news.
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LE
lesmauresfr
I think today is a shining example of there actually being no cuts this Xmas to pres staffing.

Quite surprised to see Clive pop up for the afternoon and Jane Hill stand down right after the 1, with a little Shaun Ley in between.

As I mentioned earlier - these briefings are not planned as such, but thrown out as when it is deemed necessary. Having a couple, or more pres on site seems perfectly normal in the current climate.

Ben at 21:00 GMT makes this even more intresting.

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