The Newsroom

Manhunt in the North East

(July 2010)

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PE
peterrocket Founding member
Michael posted:
steddenm posted:
Sky just played the 'gunshot' sound.



Twice... once isn't enough for Kay.


... and now a third.

Does she really feel the need to just re-iterate everything a reporter or correspondent says?
ST
steddenm
That... ambulance... has... Raoul... Moat... in... it...

Classic reporting there Kay!
MI
Michael
Now they're repeating shots of ambulances.... and I know exactly why, so they can try and catch a glimpse of him through the windscreen.
NI
Nicky
Oh, she's just lapping this up, isn't she? She loves it.
DA
David
Inspector Sands posted:

BBC News played theirs earlier, but it was drowned out but the noise of the rain. You could hear the shot and some shouting but nothing that provided any insight into what happened


Sky's didn't seem to have too much interference from the rain but it was very noisy and someone (producer?) was talking right up to the point that we heard the shot.
PE
peterrocket Founding member
I don't know what's more exciting... the news or Kay.

Now she's repeating the ambulance driving off.

Just one thing - where is she!
IS
Inspector Sands
davidlees posted:
breakingnews posted:
davidlees posted:
Just has a junction on BBC Two, but no news flash.


Why would you expect a newsflash at this hour?


What has the time got to do with it?

Is it really that important to let people know straight away that 'something has happened since the last time you heard but we don't know exactly what'?

Plus a newsflash on BBC2 would mean interrupting the rolling coverage on BBC News
BR
breakingnews
All in all, the coverage is fairly ridiculous on Sky News. Burley just makes the whole affair a laughing stock. It's difficult to take her seriously.
ST
steddenm
I keep expecting her to say something like...

"Well Raoul Moat, the good looking gunman is now on his way to hospital in Newcastle. I might send flowers..."
IS
Inspector Sands
peterrocket posted:
Does she really feel the need to just re-iterate everything a reporter or correspondent says?

Of course, that way they can clip her saying it and she can claim that she said it first! Rolling Eyes
DA
David
peterrocket posted:
Does she really feel the need to just re-iterate everything a reporter or correspondent says?


There will be footage of this released at some point with Kay Burley breaking each part of the story. They did the same with 9/11. Sky News were actually carrying various US networks when the story first broke but there are various clips of Kay Burley 'breaking' the news anyway.
BR
breakingnews
davidlees posted:
breakingnews posted:
davidlees posted:
Just has a junction on BBC Two, but no news flash.


Why would you expect a newsflash at this hour?


What has the time got to do with it?


I don't feel this is a newsflash story at all.

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