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BBC News Journalists to stage 2 48 Hour Strikes

5th-6th & 15th-16th November (October 2010)

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NG
noggin Founding member
BBC WORLD posted:
Simon McCoy now on BBC World. He is interviewing Lucy Adams of "BBC People". I assume that's a fancy name for Human Resources Department?


Yep - the BBC's personnel dept. was renamed "BBC People" quite a while ago, and also includes stuff like the management of buildings (where "people" work) I think.
GE
thegeek Founding member
BBC WORLD posted:
Simon McCoy now on BBC World. He is interviewing Lucy Adams of "BBC People". I assume that's a fancy name for Human Resources Department?
I believe they've been called that (along with having a naff logo) for around 5 years now. See also: BBC Workplace, once upon a time known as 'prem ops'.

The NUJ are posting updates from picket lines and what they have disrupted at http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=1796
EX
excel99
Curious if Andrew Neil is working today - he doesn't normally do the Friday Daily Politics
chris_rgu posted:
SDLF posted:
Missed the start so I'm not sure who it is that's presenting Breakfast, but definitely not Charlie and Louise.


Some guy called Gavin - haven't caught his last name yet.

EDIT: Ex Meridian Tonight presenter Gavin Grey

Would it not have been better to have this guy on overnight and have Naga on just now - someone who just a bit more known!

Maybe Naga refused to do anything other than her normal duties?
CH
chris_rgu
LONDON posted:
Switched to BBC News with Simon McCoy now.

Perhaps even though he is not on strike, he is only going to do his normal 8.30 - 11 shift in respect to his colleagues on strike.


He might do the news at one today.
NG
noggin Founding member
Worzel posted:

If they want the money and boost their careers, I'm sure they won't mind presenting in the middle of a strike.


Yes - because Stephen Cole, Akhtar Khan and Susan Osman had glittering career boosts at the BBC when they presented during the strike in 2005.

Don't forget that many BBC managers, although required to work based on their seniority, may actually support the reasons for the strike, and be in full sympathy with their striking colleagues... Presenters who agree to break a strike often don't get undying respect and thanks from management...
NG
noggin Founding member
As for managers presenting - there is a precedent for that. When there was a strike in the mid 90s, a number of shortened BBC regional news programmes were presented by senior editorial figures (Editor of News and Current Affairs role in many cases) as the usual on-screen presenters and reporters were on-strike.
JA
jamej
So this Gavin Grey only presented 2 and a half hours? Maybe he'll return at 11
CH
chris_rgu
Is there any news on the red button today?
IS
Inspector Sands
noggin posted:
As for managers presenting - there is a precedent for that. When there was a strike in the mid 90s, a number of shortened BBC regional news programmes were presented by senior editorial figures (Editor of News and Current Affairs role in many cases) as the usual on-screen presenters and reporters were on-strike.

It happened on at least one regional programme last time round (2005) on that occasion they had a member of management directing too and it wasn't pretty!
RT
rts Founding member
So is the BBC News channel and BBC World News simulcast?
GE
Gareth E
Great line there from Mr McCoy as World was opting out . . . "You're watching BBC News, from London." He had a visible little chuckle to himself just after he said it!
GE
thegeek Founding member
chris_rgu posted:
Is there any news on the red button today?
The headline loop screen is just showing the News Channel; the paper review is from last night. I suspect the entertainment and sport may be a little stale too, but the weather is up-to-date.
Text stories (and Ceefax) are drawn from the same sources as the website, which is, as you can see for yourself, running a limited service too.

bbcsport posted:
Great line there from Mr McCoy as World was opting out . . . "You're watching BBC News, from London." He had a visible little chuckle to himself just after he said it!


The opt out from BBC One at 9.15 was one of the clearer ones I've seen - compare with the weekend bulletin ending with a 'goodbye', then continuing on the news channel.

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