Will there be any talk of external investigations to be done on Sky News by police for breaching Covid regulations in the UK?
I know this birthday party for Kay Burley did not take place along with some of her colleagues at Sky Central as it took place in Soho. However; would there be any talk of handing out fines by police for some of the presenters who have now admitted to breaking the Covid regulations in the UK.
RTÉ News & Current Affairs in Ireland were in similar trouble there recently when it was found out they had carried out 5 breaches of the Covid regulations for holding a retirement party for one of the staff members at RTÉ Montrose in Dublin.
They had breached these regulations under the relevant Public Health Act legislation being enforced in the Republic of Ireland. A number of the people involved in the incident were Jon Williams, the MD of RTÉ News & Current Affairs including some major newsreaders & presenters, one political correspondent & one recent new-ish presenter of Nationwide who was brought on last year.
The internal report on the incident has been referred to Irish police for further investigation. A fine might be enforced to RTÉ here IMO.
I just don't know how Sky could escape this controversy with just brushing it under the carpet while their viewers now know they have caught themselves out on a major embarrassment with a story like this one during a major worldwide pandemic.
The level of punishment really should be applied equally to Sky, in their case, if people of any profile or description are working for a major company in the UK, either in the public or private sector, and should face further sanctions for breaking the law on Covid in their jurisdiction. The police in this case really should not be known to be too lenient in a case like this one. They really should be strict with a company like Sky because that is really not the police's known reputation at the moment when they are present in the UK.
Sky News has a major reputation worldwide to uphold proper standards of news reporting when they are being tasked to report on things that matter to the wider public, especially when they are shown on major TV platforms worldwide, during a major worldwide pandemic. If any British ex-pat living outside the UK heard about this story today either from the Sky News website or app; they wouldn't take too kindly to reading it in front of them. They might get sick in their stomachs whilst they read it at home.
They also would be shocked, but not surprised, to know that most of the presenters & correspondents involved in this case are being suspended from Sky for a number of months with full pay in their back pockets even when they are now under ownership of Comcast for the foreseeable future. I would have thought that Comcast have strict rules enforced to any of their employees who breach Covid laws in any of their news divisions throughout the U.S. including CNBC & Telemundo. These rules would able to imply that they are there to set a major example to the public that breaking Covid rules at a time like this is not in their interest under any circumstance. That level of seriousness should also taken on by Sky as a way of setting a greater example to all of their current viewers.
Do Sky think they could get away from a story like this when their own viewers are trying their best to comply with the rules?
Last edited by bkman1990 on 10 December 2020 9:28pm