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London bombings - TV news coverage

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LO
Londoner
Bit poor the story's not in the headlines of the ITV Weekend News
WI
william Founding member
Wonder if Helen Mayhew's jazz programme (beginning 1am on Radio 2) comes from the Mailbox as well, as do all the weekday overnight shows.
TW
Time Warp
Luke posted:
Still using that appalling red background.


I agree - its doesn't exactly comfort the viewer; its has a negative and horrible feel in itself. I can't see them letting go of it though.
SA
Salty Founding member
Well the mailbox, which is where BBC Birmingham is based, has been evacuated. So its abit hard to do that.
TW
Time Warp
Londoner posted:
Bit poor the story's not in the headlines of the ITV Weekend News


I suppose they do not have much information on it; perhaps Shuilie will cover it briefly in a minute.
AN
Andrew Founding member
time_warp posted:
Luke posted:
Still using that appalling red background.


I agree - its doesn't exactly comfort the viewer; its has a negative and horrible feel in itself. I can't see them letting go of it though.

Compared with BBC News 24 and its red graphics and Sky News with their red news wall!
JO
john04
Londoner posted:
Bit poor the story's not in the headlines of the ITV Weekend News


Poor, it is unbelievable .
PT
Put The Telly On
Very poor coverage of this so far, but again I suppose its lack of information.
LU
Luke
Andrew posted:
time_warp posted:
Luke posted:
Still using that appalling red background.


I agree - its doesn't exactly comfort the viewer; its has a negative and horrible feel in itself. I can't see them letting go of it though.

Compared with BBC News 24 and its red graphics and Sky News with their red news wall!


Eh? Those things are totally different and you know it.
SA
Salty Founding member
BBC WM Dab and Net Stream are still on emergency tape, FM is from Worcester.
LO
Londoner
Hazel Westwood now live in vision on Sky.
JO
Johnnie
Live link on Sky now with Hazel Westwood in Birmingham.

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