Theres a bit of an exclusive for the BBC that the President of Chile asking to speak to 'BBC Tim' - Tim Willcox. Tim's really done well over the past 24hours!
(I reckon he knows that Tim was nearly always on BBC News 24 doing long shifts - so he renamed the channel!)
I have to say I think Tim Wilcox has done brilliantly, even when presenting with Matt Frei yesterday Tim seemed to have the edge and was better at filling. I'm sure the fact he has been there for a few weeks has helped though.
Discraceful IMO. The miners story maybe interesting, but that's it - interesting
The G20, Nato, Climate summits are not just interesting, they could affect people and businesses. They could dictate banking regulation, policy in Afghanistan etc. They need to have full coverage IMO. Yet license fee payers money has instead been spent on 'nice to have' extensive coverage from Chile which could have been done with less staff and at less cost (Look at CNNI, just 3 correspondents there and no presenter)
That's a bit of an overreaction IMO. I don't think coverage of the G20 et al will suffer from not having an extra correspondent on the ground. Besides, these summits come around once every few years, there's a lot of talking, not much action, a few protests and a lot of talking heads um and ah for a few days. This miners story is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME extraordinarily interesting, heartwarming, technically astounding, visually and emotionally stunning news event. Saving a few pennies on an air fare and a hotel room elsewhere is hardly going to ruin BBC News' standards. Robert and Nick could easily both go if they stayed in a Travelodge. Not that they would.
I have to say I think Tim Wilcox has done brilliantly, even when presenting with Matt Frei yesterday Tim seemed to have the edge and was better at filling. I'm sure the fact he has been there for a few weeks has helped though.
This miners story is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME extraordinarily interesting, heartwarming, technically astounding, visually and emotionally stunning news event.
You're obviously too young to remember the Apollo 13 rescue ?
I'm abroad at the moment, and only have access to CNN; their coverage makes 'The Day Today' look like a subdued critique.
I doubt Sky and BBC are too far behind in crassness ? (if such a word exists)
I agree, it is a technically astounding enterprise, I look forward to a proper non dumbed down documentary on the subject in the near future, because news channel editorial staff have NO appreciation of the effort and skill involved .
This miners story is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME extraordinarily interesting, heartwarming, technically astounding, visually and emotionally stunning news event.
You're obviously too young to remember the Apollo 13 rescue ?
Yes. Maybe generation would be a better word, although I don't think we'll see something of the like of Apollo 13 or this mining rescue again. Certainly not on the scale.
And BBC isn't being crass at all (I've avoided Sky entirely this time after the Raoul Moat debacle) they've been like everyone else - completely and utterly caught up in the positivity of it all.
