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I realise this is a pedantic point (and you probably meant this anyway) but it's normally only "hundreds of thousands watching" if you add together the viewers of both (or all three) news channels. On their own they regularly have viewerships in the tens of thousands at best.
True, but then what's the point in sending out these leaders on expensive helicopters across the country?
For the 100 party workers (pretty safe votes I suggest) clapping sychophantically?
Or for the tens of thousands of viewers watching the 24 hour news channels (people who are likely to be more than averagely motivated about politics, likely to vote, but perhaps undecided)?
It can't be for the national news channels, newspapers etc. because they'll get the same clips from the same speech given in London.
Suggests to me that Howard hasn't really thought about who is audience is today....I'm sure he'll start doing different speeches when we get away from the vague posturing of day one and onto the more focussed campaign days ahead.
Jonathan H posted:
cat posted:
Presumably he realises that his speeches are not for the 100 or so people in Birmingham, but the hundreds of thousands watching Sky/News 24.
I realise this is a pedantic point (and you probably meant this anyway) but it's normally only "hundreds of thousands watching" if you add together the viewers of both (or all three) news channels. On their own they regularly have viewerships in the tens of thousands at best.
True, but then what's the point in sending out these leaders on expensive helicopters across the country?
For the 100 party workers (pretty safe votes I suggest) clapping sychophantically?
Or for the tens of thousands of viewers watching the 24 hour news channels (people who are likely to be more than averagely motivated about politics, likely to vote, but perhaps undecided)?
It can't be for the national news channels, newspapers etc. because they'll get the same clips from the same speech given in London.
Suggests to me that Howard hasn't really thought about who is audience is today....I'm sure he'll start doing different speeches when we get away from the vague posturing of day one and onto the more focussed campaign days ahead.
