contacting BBC News

I have just been looking for the past 33 minutes for contact details for the BBC news department to report an earthquake (now being reported on the BBC). Obviously I dont need to report this now, but isBBC News impossible to contact?

Really? Apart from the contact us and have your say pages on the BBC News homepage you could use the contact details that are always on the News24 ticker. The phone number could be found if you used some intuition, they don't advertise it for obvious reasons.

I did the same thing mate. Searched everywhere, but was only able to find the general email addresses which I wasn't sure would be checked for reports of news.

Cool wasn't it.

Much better off phoning Sky if you want your information acknowledged, they'll put just about anyone on air no matter how boring or pointless.

They had someone on who was *actually* dictating a letter and recorded the sound of it! Who needs Geologists and their over-complicated equipment eh?

I wouldv'e thought the best way to contact BBC News would be to call TV Centre - 020 8743 8000 (although I'm not sure whether that's manned at all hours) and ask for the News Centre.

Could you not ring the number used for Breakfast - 08707 878787 (I believe open 0700-0000 every day).

Funnily enough, Ray Noddy had a feature about the difficulty of contacting BBC News via the website a few weeks ago, Apparently with the forthcoming redesign of the BBC website, they will be looking to make it easier to get in touch.

Phone the BBC switch board number, can't remember it of the top of my head, and ask for the news room.

Just e-mail jeremy.paxman@bbc.co.uk - I'm sure he'd be more than happy to pass on your viewer submission.

Snoddy, darling. Snoddy.