Out of curiosity and probably a tad off topic so apologies for that, but does anyone here know what kind of thing we'd see happen to TV if there was a major pandemic of the sort that has got the media in such a lather?
Would we be flooded with non-stop emergency broadcasts or in this day and age would there be enough staff across all the channels to keep some kind of 'regular service' up and running?
Out of curiosity and probably a tad off topic so apologies for that, but does anyone here know what kind of thing we'd see happen to TV if there was a major pandemic of the sort that has got the media in such a lather?
Would we be flooded with non-stop emergency broadcasts or in this day and age would there be enough staff across all the channels to keep some kind of 'regular service' up and running?
I made a thread on this last year, I can't find it though. It was called ''Bird Flu and Television News'' there were some really good comments from users about what might happen to broadcasts in that unlikely event.
Out of curiosity and probably a tad off topic so apologies for that, but does anyone here know what kind of thing we'd see happen to TV if there was a major pandemic of the sort that has got the media in such a lather?
Would we be flooded with non-stop emergency broadcasts or in this day and age would there be enough staff across all the channels to keep some kind of 'regular service' up and running?
I made a thread on this last year, I can't find it though. It was called ''Bird Flu and Television News'' there were some really good comments from users about what might happen to broadcasts in that unlikely event.
Out of curiosity and probably a tad off topic so apologies for that, but does anyone here know what kind of thing we'd see happen to TV if there was a major pandemic of the sort that has got the media in such a lather?
Would we be flooded with non-stop emergency broadcasts or in this day and age would there be enough staff across all the channels to keep some kind of 'regular service' up and running?
I made a thread on this last year, I can't find it though. It was called ''Bird Flu and Television News'' there were some really good comments from users about what might happen to broadcasts in that unlikely event.
Thanks Jonathan - I'll have a look around.
I think in the most extreme case, someone suggested broadcasts might be made from America or elsewhere, but it's important to keep it in proportion I guess.
Out of curiosity and probably a tad off topic so apologies for that, but does anyone here know what kind of thing we'd see happen to TV if there was a major pandemic of the sort that has got the media in such a lather?
Would we be flooded with non-stop emergency broadcasts or in this day and age would there be enough staff across all the channels to keep some kind of 'regular service' up and running?
I made a thread on this last year, I can't find it though. It was called ''Bird Flu and Television News'' there were some really good comments from users about what might happen to broadcasts in that unlikely event.
Thanks Jonathan - I'll have a look around.
I think in the most extreme case, someone suggested broadcasts might be made from America or elsewhere, but it's important to keep it in proportion I guess.
Yes definitely best to keep it in proportion. To be honest I don't have any aspiration to find out what would actually happen because it would mean we'd be in the grip of a pandemic but it is interesting seeing people's views on how TV would cope in that type of scenario.
Scotland Today handled the story well, with
David
Cowan live from the Scottish Excecutive in Endinburgh.
David also reported live for ITV News, and they were calling him
Dave
.
ST usually cope well with things like that - they r used to it, not to mention that Shereen dealt with it accordingly. ITV News usually call him Dave for some odd reason. Maybe they think it's easier?
one thing though, if a story breaks and it's in Scotland - shouldn't Scottish and Grampian get more than the usual alotted time to get the facts to the viewers?
ST usually cope well with things like that - they r used to it, not to mention that Shereen dealt with it accordingly. ITV News usually call him Dave for some odd reason. Maybe they think it's easier?
one thing though, if a story breaks and it's in Scotland - shouldn't Scottish and Grampian get more than the usual alotted time to get the facts to the viewers?
What does everyone else think?
Slightly off topic JLF, but I seem to recall that when there was extreme weather in Scotland a couple of years ago, and some landslides etc, I think Shereen Nanjiani appeared quite extensively across the entire network on the ITV News Channel. Didn't see it myself personally, but heard that was the case.
On this current story, it has to remain finely balanced I guess, as handling it in an over the top way could lead to a panic amongst the masses. (Undeniably, it is a serious story though).
So, that being the case and to avoid being alarmist until further facts are gathered, they probably wont be showing and extended coverage on the main channels tonight, although the rolling channels will flog it to death.
