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So why should soap stars get paid big wages when all the crew get paid a fraction of their big bucks? Why should we pay football stars to kick a bloody ball around a field once a week, when the guys who maintain the stadium get paid so little?
These are realities of the industries in which these people operate, and if you aren't prepared or able to pay big money for the big names and the best people, you'll just end up with the dregs. No-one's denying that the "real people", as you call them, do a fantastic job for a comparatively small wage. But these people aren't seen on screen, they're not the people whom the audience remember, and who influence their decision to watch tomorrow or not.
Until the rest of the world ends the practice of buying huge sums for the top people to publically represent their organisations in whatever context, the BBC has to operate in the same way as everyone else. And however unjust that may be to the "real people", it's a reality of the world in which we live, and the BBC can't be villified in isolation for it.
Matrix posted:
I personally think the whole practice is discusting! Instead of paying vast and stupid amounts to bimbos with an ability to read an autocue why not actaully spend some money on the real people behind the editing suite who's spend all day on a 2min report.
So why should soap stars get paid big wages when all the crew get paid a fraction of their big bucks? Why should we pay football stars to kick a bloody ball around a field once a week, when the guys who maintain the stadium get paid so little?
These are realities of the industries in which these people operate, and if you aren't prepared or able to pay big money for the big names and the best people, you'll just end up with the dregs. No-one's denying that the "real people", as you call them, do a fantastic job for a comparatively small wage. But these people aren't seen on screen, they're not the people whom the audience remember, and who influence their decision to watch tomorrow or not.
Until the rest of the world ends the practice of buying huge sums for the top people to publically represent their organisations in whatever context, the BBC has to operate in the same way as everyone else. And however unjust that may be to the "real people", it's a reality of the world in which we live, and the BBC can't be villified in isolation for it.