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Well, the authorities are still not sure exactly how many people have died and they are having difficulty identifying people and their nationalities because of severe burns from the inferno inside the plane. The chap from Northern Ireland is, as far as I know, the only confirmed Briton to so far have been killed. And the domestic BBC News (and any other domestic services) is always going to have a UK slant because it is only broadcasting to the UK. BBC World and other international channels give a more balanced treatment because they are being beamed to all four corners of the globe.
Yes but what I said is the chap from Derry is almost being ignored by the BBC which is contrast to what we would expect would someone from the mainland have perished. And its not a question of lack of material, Martin McGuinness knew him and gave Newsline a soundbite as did a local priest. Network didn't even give his name.
But there's hardly anything to report. The guy's dead. That's it.
So he's just a statistic and his name isn't worth reporting?
You've completely twisted my argument there, highlighted by the fact you have disregarded the rest of my post.
My point was that going into the details of that man is the job of BBC Newsline. The national news is there to report on the circumstances of the crash as well as the implications on air travel and to take a broad view of the fatalities. Why is that man more important than the dozens of other people killed in the crash? Newsline gave him more coverage because he's from that region. A brief mention on the national news is more than adequate.
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How can network BBC News just report a "British / Northern Irish" person has died in the tragic Phuket plane crash when BBC Newsline is reporting their name and the story of how his friend survived but is in critical condition. There are various other tragic stories ignored, such as two couples from Israel on their honeymoons who perished or the Australian man who survived the tsunami as well as this crash.
We all know how if only Jonny Foreigners were killed this story would be largely ignored but I dare say if someone from England rather than Derry was killed the reporting would be rather different.
We all know how if only Jonny Foreigners were killed this story would be largely ignored but I dare say if someone from England rather than Derry was killed the reporting would be rather different.
Well, the authorities are still not sure exactly how many people have died and they are having difficulty identifying people and their nationalities because of severe burns from the inferno inside the plane. The chap from Northern Ireland is, as far as I know, the only confirmed Briton to so far have been killed. And the domestic BBC News (and any other domestic services) is always going to have a UK slant because it is only broadcasting to the UK. BBC World and other international channels give a more balanced treatment because they are being beamed to all four corners of the globe.
Yes but what I said is the chap from Derry is almost being ignored by the BBC which is contrast to what we would expect would someone from the mainland have perished. And its not a question of lack of material, Martin McGuinness knew him and gave Newsline a soundbite as did a local priest. Network didn't even give his name.
But there's hardly anything to report. The guy's dead. That's it.
So he's just a statistic and his name isn't worth reporting?
You've completely twisted my argument there, highlighted by the fact you have disregarded the rest of my post.
My point was that going into the details of that man is the job of BBC Newsline. The national news is there to report on the circumstances of the crash as well as the implications on air travel and to take a broad view of the fatalities. Why is that man more important than the dozens of other people killed in the crash? Newsline gave him more coverage because he's from that region. A brief mention on the national news is more than adequate.
