UB
In English next time, please.
yaloh posted:
Er, I means BBC World interviewed someone who isnt from the company and had it on air?!
In English next time, please.
DR
Well.. Elaborate it certainly seemed to be, but I'm sure the management will again now have to be seen to tighten up procedures re story sources and those they interview because obviously this can never be allowed to happen again.
Many news organisations had already quoted the interview (it was "big news" after all) so the effect of all of them having to withdraw the story, make corrections and cite the BBC as running a hoax interview with no factual basis is not great news.
The BBC's press release used the word "inaccurate" - but we're talking about a reported suggestion of Dow giving 12 billion dollars of compensation to Bhopal when the company actually intends to give none at this time. So I think that's a little more than an inaccuracy!
Assuming the faux spokesman called the BBC Paris bureau (and maybe gave a fake "direct number" for them to call back ) - and then arrived at the bureau with some sort of identification, what could be done to stop it happening?
It would be a pain to have to call the press department of a company via their main switchboard (which you would look up in a phone list) each time to make sure it's really that company you are talking to - but then who is to say that you can be sure that is the person who actually turns up at the bureau (phone tapping, kidnapping - now *that* would be elaborate.. but possible).
Many news organisations had already quoted the interview (it was "big news" after all) so the effect of all of them having to withdraw the story, make corrections and cite the BBC as running a hoax interview with no factual basis is not great news.
The BBC's press release used the word "inaccurate" - but we're talking about a reported suggestion of Dow giving 12 billion dollars of compensation to Bhopal when the company actually intends to give none at this time. So I think that's a little more than an inaccuracy!
Assuming the faux spokesman called the BBC Paris bureau (and maybe gave a fake "direct number" for them to call back ) - and then arrived at the bureau with some sort of identification, what could be done to stop it happening?
It would be a pain to have to call the press department of a company via their main switchboard (which you would look up in a phone list) each time to make sure it's really that company you are talking to - but then who is to say that you can be sure that is the person who actually turns up at the bureau (phone tapping, kidnapping - now *that* would be elaborate.. but possible).
DJ
Did BBC World adopt the red BBC News 24 titles/stings etc.? I turned my telly on just a second ago and saw a red network sting instead of the orange one normally used. Also: Has the rationalisation of the breaks already taken place?
Marcus posted:
There should be some rationalisation of the breaks on BBC World at certain periods from today 
Did BBC World adopt the red BBC News 24 titles/stings etc.? I turned my telly on just a second ago and saw a red network sting instead of the orange one normally used. Also: Has the rationalisation of the breaks already taken place?
JW
Nice to see Stephen Cole back on World again though, even if only to be duped by a con man.
Seriously, I watched the entire interview and was pinching myself. I couldn't believe that Dow were climbing down the way that the imposter suggested.
The way that he kept calmly saying Yes Steve and no Steve also rendered the whole thing a bit dodgy.
Seriously, I watched the entire interview and was pinching myself. I couldn't believe that Dow were climbing down the way that the imposter suggested.
The way that he kept calmly saying Yes Steve and no Steve also rendered the whole thing a bit dodgy.
ST
Did News 24 show the interview before it was found out to be a fake?
BBC WORLD posted:
Nice to see Stephen Cole back on World again though, even if only to be duped by a con man.
Seriously, I watched the entire interview and was pinching myself. I couldn't believe that Dow were climbing down the way that the imposter suggested.
The way that he kept calmly saying Yes Steve and no Steve also rendered the whole thing a bit dodgy.
Seriously, I watched the entire interview and was pinching myself. I couldn't believe that Dow were climbing down the way that the imposter suggested.
The way that he kept calmly saying Yes Steve and no Steve also rendered the whole thing a bit dodgy.
HA
Did BBC World adopt the red BBC News 24 titles/stings etc.? I turned my telly on just a second ago and saw a red network sting instead of the orange one normally used. Also: Has the rationalisation of the breaks already taken place?
Unfortunately it's still orange, shame as the red globe version is as we now know available.
harshy
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David Jonathan posted:
Marcus posted:
There should be some rationalisation of the breaks on BBC World at certain periods from today
Did BBC World adopt the red BBC News 24 titles/stings etc.? I turned my telly on just a second ago and saw a red network sting instead of the orange one normally used. Also: Has the rationalisation of the breaks already taken place?
Unfortunately it's still orange, shame as the red globe version is as we now know available.
BB
I heard that Donald MacCormack (who was first rate, having once presented Newsnight on BBC 2) became ill and retired, and I last saw Nici Marx doing a shift on CNN, never to be seen since. I do agree that the presenter line up is all over the place. Since the relaunch of The World Today, we've had numerous presenters. David was BBC Brussels correpondent for a number of years before he moved into the presenter's chair a few year ago, initally with World. I'm glad Stephen Cole is back. His confidence and looks perhaps compensate for a possible lack of intellect. And he can manage the difficult new junctions, unlike the pompous Gowing.
DJ
An awful BBC World bulletin just now, they twice returned from a break when Nisha Pillai had already started to speak.