In my opinion, for what it's worth, Sky have had far superior coverage to the BBC so far, except with the Beirut Port live shots that the BBC have managed to get. Not quite sure that News 24 will therefore automatically win awards, as the rest of their coverage has been fairly bland, too many World simulcasts, which always seem disjointed. Does anyone know why Sky seem to have lost the ability to go live from Beirut, couldn't they have used a videophone last night from the harbour, must be a reason they didn't?
To be fair to Fox, it's not usually the reporters and correspondents that are the 'biased' ones; it's the format of the shows and their anchors!
I agree with you to a point but that station is led by its grubby little owner who has his own agenda. Those reporters know who they are working for and whats expected of them.
News 24 simulcast on BBC1 from 11.00am to 11.45am this morning, with Ben Brown live at Beirut Port covering the British evacuation.
They've also got Clive Myrie live on board HMS Bulwark, using the "latest technology" to broadcast live from the ship. Funny that there was a significant time delay in the two-way between BB and CM, even through they were only yards away from each other.
They need someone else out there now - not just Ben Brown.
Sky have their two big guns JT and Martin Stansford, and I don't think Lyse is enough of a 'name' to work on anything other than World, and while no one would doubt her journalistic qualities, she's not exactly very polished anchoring. I think they should try Jane Hill - or Rachel Schofield - out there, either co-anchoring with Ben, or giving him some relief.
Also, where's John Simpson? He's bound to pop up somewhere!
Also, where's John Simpson? He's bound to pop up somewhere!
Probably not Beirut, more likely Jerusalem if anywhere. His wife has just had a baby.
He appears to be in Afghanistan - he just had a report on the Ten O'Clock News.
Hmmmm! Unusual choice of location! Come on Simpson, get yourself in disguise and smuggled into somewhere you shouldn't be - or liberate Beirut or something!
Just added a poll as I think it's interesting that the BBC have chosen Beirut to anchor from whereas Sky anchor from Haifa in Israel.
cat posted:
Are you seriously suggesting that the BBC have taken a purposefully pro-Lebanese slant because they are worried about people thinking that their coverage of missiles raining down on Israel might be perceived as biased?
Yes. I'm seriously suggesting that.
The other reason I think that they're there though I think is that the story is Israel attacking Lebanon, not Hezbollah shelling Israel - that's not news, it's been happening for a while.
Sorry, that came out wrong - so to speak!