
weirdfish posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
weirdfish posted:
Is the BBC in the news game or not? That's what it comes down to. If all you do is wait for official sources then you are in PR not news.
But they're not waiting for official sources (there are very few 'official' sources of news) they're just waiting for verified reliable sources.
Unlike most other stories it took place in a remote location, the only eye-witnesses or people who knew for definite what was going on were: Robin Cook (dead), his wife (distraught), the passer by who called the emergency services (not a reliable source and not really in a position to do anything) and the emergency services themselves (who can't release such information). If all you're hearing is rumour they aren't proper sources
It amazes me that people are still confused about the BBCs response when there is a concise description of how the news broke, from someone who was in the newsroom yesterday afternoon is on page 4 of this thread.
I still can't believe that the BBC couldn't stand this story up for an hour after when Sky and ITVNC could.
Also, when they knew he was dead why didn't they report it?
They did report it - and before Sky and ITV, might I add. The only reason it didn't come out sooner was because it was embargoed until all family was informed. You wouldn't exactly want to switch your TV on and find out that your father had died, would you?