BBC World News from New Broadcasting House

Long overdue!

This is excellent news and a complete surprise. I'd given up hope especially with all the gloom and doom we've been hearing about cuts.

From the article i also assumed that this would be a completely new studio (bye bye shoebox). So i did some digging.

The offices that were listed as the BBC's Asia Bureau (where the shoebox is) in Shaw Towers are being advertised TO LET from 1st September.

It looks like they are moving to a building called Wilkie Edge (Possibly 3rd floor). Its a mixed Retail / Commercial / Residential building. link

So definitely NEW studio.

Seem to keep mentioning in that Press release that there will be 'new look' ABR and Newsday, could be hopeful!

Is it me or do BBC World presenters seem "cold" compared to the normal BBC News ones.

Maybe it is just me.

Corrected your post a bit...

I hope you're not including Rico in this.

I notice no difference between BBC World Newsreaders and other BBC ones, but as DanielK suggested there is a noticeable difference between BBC Newsreaders and other UK Newsreaders (partic. C4) as on the BBC one must be vary careful not to emote wrongly or one could be accused of bias. Because of the inability to emote they can seem a tad cold or distant, but then I prefer that to a Newsreader whose emoting about the story. To report thoroughly you have to be impartial, logical and reasonable - they don't mix well with emotions.

No, not Rico, but when they have the broadcast with two newsreaders next to each other on big screens, it seems very cold.

Just a bit robotic, not all of them, but more so than on the BBC news 24 channel.

Not even being emotional, I just find that the don't seem to 'care'...Rico Hizon, Lyse Doucet, Simon McCoy, Martine Croxall, Victoria Derbyshire & Maxine Mawhinney possibly being the exception, all the others seem to be cold and concentrated on being totally sombre to bring a hard looking broadcast.

Regional presenters seem to care a bit more, probably because the issues are close to their heart. I just find BBC newsreaders cold as hell, everyone has their own opinion though.

It's the World News! Not Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game. They're supposed to be "serious", although, I feel there are several who do engage in quite humorous banter when the situation suits (and time allows).

What is more of a concern to me, rather than sobriety, is the fact that World seems to be used as an on-air LIVE training ground for new teenage* presenters. Whilst some of them (Ben Bland springs to mind) are exceptionally capable, others are just a complete misfit and should be sent somewhere else for training.

*said in jest.

You can be serious and still care about the story. Nearly all BBC newsreaders seem to just want to break the news but not care about the heart of the story.

(Even using the word 'story' is annoying me!)

It shouldnt have a "heart" - its the news.

If you want warm and fuzzy news, presented with emotion watch GMB, Lorainne, Derbyshire or even BBC Breakfast. But the news isn't supposed to be cosy and welcoming, it's supposed to be informative, impartial and direct - there is of course time for the odd light hearted moment at the end of the programme, but the main body of a programme should be factual and not editorialise or emote.

Perhaps the reason for a perceived difference at the BBC is different editorial tones, at least if the 'insider' from Charlie Brooker's Newswipe can be believed, he stated that the BBC mark a stories importance by its consequences, impact and ramifications. ITV and Sky, in contrast, mark a stories importance by its human interest appeal.

Martin Lewis, alastair stewart seem to be capable of reporting a sad story and at the same time showing something.

Kar Burley is better at showing something that some of these "readers".