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Blair's Announcements

"Exclusive" for all channels (September 2004)

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nwtv2003
Foxpresident posted:
Actually it's not an exclusive.

ITV News also had an interview with Mr Blair, with one of their political correspondants - cannot remember name but he's got glasses.

Also mentioned the same points as the BBC interview would have (i've not seen the BBC one)
Twisted Evil


It's not an exclusive as even Granada News managed to get an interview with the PM with their Political Correspondent.

And the guy who interviewed the PM on ITV News is Nick Robinson.
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Moz
Foxpresident posted:
ITV News also had an interview with Mr Blair, with one of their political correspondants - cannot remember name but he's got glasses.


Not one of their political correspondants - the Political Editor , Nick Robinson.
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fusionlad Founding member
Even Spotlight lead with a Tony Blair interview last night for the 6.30pm broadcast. Not about Mr Blair's big news though, but about his thoughts on fox hunting.
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Nick Harvey Founding member
Moz posted:
They were in full Breaking News mode with a BLAIR ticker and everything.

What, a picture of his ACTUAL heart?

(Sorry, just COULDN'T resist!)
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Londoner
How the story was released:
Blair catches media on the hop - Media Guardian
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Query
fusionlad posted:
Even Spotlight lead with a Tony Blair interview last night for the 6.30pm broadcast. Not about Mr Blair's big news though, but about his thoughts on fox hunting.


He was also on East Midlands Today! Was there anything he wasn't on?
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chromakey123
Can someone delete the words BBC Exclusive from the title of this thread.
It so patently was NOT an exclusive - all 3 TV news channels had the same story at the same time, after being invited to Downing Street to interview Blair. And Downing Street then briefed all the newspaper political editors, to give them the story too.
Get your facts rights next time twerp.
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Dunedin
chromakey123 posted:
Can someone delete the words BBC Exclusive from the title of this thread.
It so patently was NOT an exclusive - all 3 TV news channels had the same story at the same time, after being invited to Downing Street to interview Blair. And Downing Street then briefed all the newspaper political editors, to give them the story too.
Get your facts rights next time twerp.


If you would have read my inital post, you'll realise that I didn't have access to a TV when I wrote it. I heard about on the Radio (five live) where it was described as a "exclusive" interview with Andrew Marr.

That's why I asked the forum as to how other channels were covering it, and why some kind people responded.

I've changed the title of the thread as requested.

Twerp.

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