JW
......and for CNNI, Hala Gorani has transferred from Damascus to Beirut now. Wonder how she got in?
MO
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
ginnyfan posted:
Sky was live in Tyre with their reporter talking on the phone and had live shots of the building that was hit, while News 24 was in Jerusalem doing some interviews. Both channels have great coverage of this crisis but I prefer Sky , they keep up with everything that's happening in every moment.
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
MA
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
You're not watching the Six O'Clock News then?
Moz posted:
ginnyfan posted:
Sky was live in Tyre with their reporter talking on the phone and had live shots of the building that was hit, while News 24 was in Jerusalem doing some interviews. Both channels have great coverage of this crisis but I prefer Sky , they keep up with everything that's happening in every moment.
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
You're not watching the Six O'Clock News then?
JW
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
Yes indeed, Moz. Sky's Stuart Ramsey's live piece was exhilerating and very well done to sustain continuity under the circumstances.
Moz posted:
ginnyfan posted:
Sky was live in Tyre with their reporter talking on the phone and had live shots of the building that was hit, while News 24 was in Jerusalem doing some interviews. Both channels have great coverage of this crisis but I prefer Sky , they keep up with everything that's happening in every moment.
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
Yes indeed, Moz. Sky's Stuart Ramsey's live piece was exhilerating and very well done to sustain continuity under the circumstances.
MO
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
You're not watching the Six O'Clock News then?
That wasn't live though. Yes, good reporting - as ever - from Fergal Keane, but it was a recorded piece while Sky's was live on the phone.
marksi posted:
Moz posted:
ginnyfan posted:
Sky was live in Tyre with their reporter talking on the phone and had live shots of the building that was hit, while News 24 was in Jerusalem doing some interviews. Both channels have great coverage of this crisis but I prefer Sky , they keep up with everything that's happening in every moment.
Excellent, excellent coverage from Sky tonight. Just the reporter being at the right place at the right time, but that's what's important.
Meanwhile Jim Muir, while in Tyre, was miles away from where it happened. The BBC seem to be doing too much talking heads and not enough on the ground live reporting.
You're not watching the Six O'Clock News then?
That wasn't live though. Yes, good reporting - as ever - from Fergal Keane, but it was a recorded piece while Sky's was live on the phone.
JW
Martin Stanford is back in London. No sign of Jeremy Thompson either tonight. Colin Brazier presented Live at Five from the Middle East, with Anna Botting in London.
NB
Why does being live make it any better? I wouldn't touch the television Six O'clock News with a barge pole but I watch Fergal Keane's reports online because they tend to be well done.
I thought Fergal Keane wasn't going to do warzones again anyway though? I was surprised to see him there, along with Jeremy Bowen on the ground with the gear on as well.
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That wasn't live though. Yes, good reporting - as ever - from Fergal Keane, but it was a recorded piece while Sky's was live on the phone.
Why does being live make it any better? I wouldn't touch the television Six O'clock News with a barge pole but I watch Fergal Keane's reports online because they tend to be well done.
I thought Fergal Keane wasn't going to do warzones again anyway though? I was surprised to see him there, along with Jeremy Bowen on the ground with the gear on as well.
AN
I apologise for my lack of knowledge on this subject...
If war was to break out in the Middle East, would we see extra coverage on the terrestrial channels?
On another point, I'm impressed with all channel's outputs at the moment. From what I've seen, the reporters/presenters are pretty damn close to the rockets and it doesn't appear safe. We don't want to see another Terry Lloyd-type incident.
If war was to break out in the Middle East, would we see extra coverage on the terrestrial channels?
On another point, I'm impressed with all channel's outputs at the moment. From what I've seen, the reporters/presenters are pretty damn close to the rockets and it doesn't appear safe. We don't want to see another Terry Lloyd-type incident.
SE
Absence of George Alagiah probably helped ....
marksi posted:
Tonight's Six O'Clock News was a good example of how it should normally be, but isn't. Proper news (not saturated with health and family issues) presented in a straightforward and concise way with correspondants who explain and show what's going on.
Absence of George Alagiah probably helped ....