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Miners Rescue - Chile

"WITH ME, TIM WILLCOX." (October 2010)

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PE
Pete Founding member
Could there have not hired local production staff? which would have save a fair few bob, helped the locals.

I have a feeling we will be with this story until November.


Apparently they're making a panorama documentary about it too though, facts like that always carefully buried in those stories.
AZ
Azimuth
Hiring local production and facilities is an excellent idea, (and is frequently done) until you realise that,
as this is a world-wide story, which is the lead item every most news bulletins, every single piece of local broadcasting kit or personnel would have been hired (at an exorbitant rate) already.

Invariably it is more efficient to have your own kit and staff, upon which you can rely, for a major, public-interest, story.

Unless you know of a large store of broadcast-quality equipment lying-around in Chile "just in case".
DV
DVB Cornwall
I really don't get this resources criticism, it if successful, will probably be the best 'good news story' of the year, why shouldn't the media outlets cover it extensively, makes a change from the usual fare of the TV news industry. The fact that it's a real time story which when covered historically by the press later won't have the impact that broadcast has must count in the sour grapes attitude in the quoted press article.
GE
thegeek Founding member
I believe the BBC's uplink is a flyaway which is kept on standby at Heathrow - again, probably cheaper to fly it out there than hiring a standup at exorbitant rates from someone locally.
BR
breakingnews
The BBC has correspondents based in South America, but they send over their Africa correspondent?

What is the point in the BBC having international reporters when they end up sending people from London to cover the story.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Correspondents are fine for normal reporting, when it's a story you need the big guns.
NG
noggin Founding member
The BBC has correspondents based in South America, but they send over their Africa correspondent?

What is the point in the BBC having international reporters when they end up sending people from London to cover the story.


Because they have a couple of BBC World Service stringers and possibly one or two newsgathering reporters based in South America - who would be unable to sustain the output required for BBC One bulletins, Newsnight, BBC News Channel, BBC World News, BBC World News America, Radio 4, Radio Five Live and the World Service, and all the other outlets who will want live and recorded content for a story of this size. 24 hours a day.

And I doubt that Chile has enough mobile uplinks, 16:9 capable PSC cameras, flyaway edit suites, store and forward feed kit, BGan satellite uplinks etc. for the huge number of international broadcasters who're there- so you have to take it with you...
FO
fodg09
For anyone interested this is quite a good behind the scenes look at how Sky News are broadcasting from Chile. The live platform they had built is quite impressive.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Chile-Miners-Sky-News-Presenter-Andrew-Wilson-Gives-A-Behind-The-Scenes-Look-At-The-Media-Camp-At-The-San-Jose-Mine/Video/201010215755472?lpos=video__Video_Player___1&lid=VIDEO_15755472_Chile_Miners%3A_Sky_News_Presenter_Andrew_Wilson_Gives_A_Behind-The-Scenes_Look_At_The_Media_Camp_At_The_San_Jose_Mine

Apologies for the massive link.
PE
Pete Founding member
I really don't get this resources criticism, it if successful, will probably be the best 'good news story' of the year, why shouldn't the media outlets cover it extensively, makes a change from the usual fare of the TV news industry. The fact that it's a real time story which when covered historically by the press later won't have the impact that broadcast has must count in the sour grapes attitude in the quoted press article.


I always suspect its jealously somewhat on the journo's part. "Our paper won't pay for us to go and report on proper news so we'll slag the BBC"
JW
JamesWorldNews
His colleagues at the BBC are (rightly) heaping praise on Tim Willcox on his Twitter page, relating to his "outstanding" reporting. I have to agree - Tim has been excellent on location. I wonder if Lyse Doucet will maybe fly down from Canada (where she is currently) to Chile to join Tim in the rolling coverage as this story climaxes?

Tim himself on Twitter stated that his last shift at the mine was 30 hours continuously! Let's face it, he's had plenty of practice of such long hours, has our Tim.

Still no "big name" from CNNI there. Quite surprising, really.
CH
Chie
I really don't get this resources criticism, it if successful, will probably be the best 'good news story' of the year, why shouldn't the media outlets cover it extensively, makes a change from the usual fare of the TV news industry. The fact that it's a real time story which when covered historically by the press later won't have the impact that broadcast has must count in the sour grapes attitude in the quoted press article.


The media will be unable to see anything due to a fence being erected around the area to preserve the miners' dignity as they emerge.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Chie posted:
I really don't get this resources criticism, it if successful, will probably be the best 'good news story' of the year, why shouldn't the media outlets cover it extensively, makes a change from the usual fare of the TV news industry. The fact that it's a real time story which when covered historically by the press later won't have the impact that broadcast has must count in the sour grapes attitude in the quoted press article.


The media will be unable to see anything due to a fence being erected around the area to preserve the miners' dignity as they emerge.


Sorry, don't see the relevance of your comment to mine.

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