JV
Did IRN/Sky fire the Major Story Alarm yesterday (formerly known as the OBIT alarm)?
James Vertigan
Founding member
I was on the radio yesterday as the attack unfolded (and ended up reporting it) so didn't see much of the early TV footage.
It was impressive to see Robert Nisbit from Sky News get live on the ground within 5 minutes seemingly using a 4G connection and smartphone. Indeed, IRN sent down a clip of him within 10 minutes.
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It was impressive to see Robert Nisbit from Sky News get live on the ground within 5 minutes seemingly using a 4G connection and smartphone. Indeed, IRN sent down a clip of him within 10 minutes.
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Did IRN/Sky fire the Major Story Alarm yesterday (formerly known as the OBIT alarm)?
WO
Did IRN/Sky fire the Major Story Alarm yesterday (formerly known as the OBIT alarm)?
No they didn't. They sent a FLASH on Net Newsroom about an 'incident' but that only appeared just before their 15:00 national satellite radio news bulletin, where they led with the Breaking News. Remember details were really sketchy in the first half hour or so.
I first heard about it through Twitter reports and Sky News initially had a Breaking News slide on their website from 14:48, I then broke the initial news to my audience at 14:51 once Sky started rolling with the story.
I have to say, Sky News' live text feed on their website was excellent yesterday.
This is how we covered the story on our radio station and includes the 15:00 IRN bulletin. It starts with me Breaking the news at 14:51 and then runs through until the end of our Drive programme. Our Drive presenter (also a journalist) came in early and I stayed on until 19:00 to double head once we knew the size of the story (I'm normally on from 1-4pm). https://m.mixcloud.com/mattwebbradio/cambridge-105-westminster-terror-attack-coverage-220317/
I was on the radio yesterday as the attack unfolded (and ended up reporting it) so didn't see much of the early TV footage.
It was impressive to see Robert Nisbit from Sky News get live on the ground within 5 minutes seemingly using a 4G connection and smartphone. Indeed, IRN sent down a clip of him within 10 minutes.
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It was impressive to see Robert Nisbit from Sky News get live on the ground within 5 minutes seemingly using a 4G connection and smartphone. Indeed, IRN sent down a clip of him within 10 minutes.
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Did IRN/Sky fire the Major Story Alarm yesterday (formerly known as the OBIT alarm)?
No they didn't. They sent a FLASH on Net Newsroom about an 'incident' but that only appeared just before their 15:00 national satellite radio news bulletin, where they led with the Breaking News. Remember details were really sketchy in the first half hour or so.
I first heard about it through Twitter reports and Sky News initially had a Breaking News slide on their website from 14:48, I then broke the initial news to my audience at 14:51 once Sky started rolling with the story.
I have to say, Sky News' live text feed on their website was excellent yesterday.
This is how we covered the story on our radio station and includes the 15:00 IRN bulletin. It starts with me Breaking the news at 14:51 and then runs through until the end of our Drive programme. Our Drive presenter (also a journalist) came in early and I stayed on until 19:00 to double head once we knew the size of the story (I'm normally on from 1-4pm). https://m.mixcloud.com/mattwebbradio/cambridge-105-westminster-terror-attack-coverage-220317/
Last edited by Worzel on 23 March 2017 1:48pm - 5 times in total
JV
No they didn't. They sent a FLASH on Net Newsroom but that only appeared just before their 15:00 national satellite radio news bulletin.
Interesting to know. Perhaps that's why Capital, Heart etc chose to stick to normal programming rather than provide a joint speech service like they did after the 7th July 2005 bombings.
James Vertigan
Founding member
No they didn't. They sent a FLASH on Net Newsroom but that only appeared just before their 15:00 national satellite radio news bulletin.
Interesting to know. Perhaps that's why Capital, Heart etc chose to stick to normal programming rather than provide a joint speech service like they did after the 7th July 2005 bombings.
PC
I presume part of the reason was that it was an isolated incident, albeit over a relatively large geographical area and very central.
My initial reaction when I heard about this attack was "ok, where's the next one?" Had it been like 7/7, I'm quite sure Global would have changed tack.
From what I heard Capital went for half-hourly bulletins. That sounds proportionate to what was going on, albeit that it's right on the line of changing programming.
My initial reaction when I heard about this attack was "ok, where's the next one?" Had it been like 7/7, I'm quite sure Global would have changed tack.
From what I heard Capital went for half-hourly bulletins. That sounds proportionate to what was going on, albeit that it's right on the line of changing programming.
SP
Even then would they actually get used much? There's really not that many incidents at Heathrow or Gatwick.
At one time there was an unattended studio at Heathrow, which I suspect might have been part of a facility to feed footage arriving by air back to base.
Adding a remote camera to such a facility would be trivial if permanent circuits are already in place.
Even then would they actually get used much? There's really not that many incidents at Heathrow or Gatwick.
At one time there was an unattended studio at Heathrow, which I suspect might have been part of a facility to feed footage arriving by air back to base.
Adding a remote camera to such a facility would be trivial if permanent circuits are already in place.
MA
Even then would they actually get used much? There's really not that many incidents at Heathrow or Gatwick.
At one time there was an unattended studio at Heathrow, which I suspect might have been part of a facility to feed footage arriving by air back to base.
I don't think it was an 'electronically connected' one, it was back in the 70s/80s, and nothing more than a quiet room with some lighting and curtains to conduct filmed/pre-recorded interviews ?
Gone now I think, and anyway, assuming it was in the original main Term 1/2/3 block would be no good at all for Terminal 4 or 5 arriving or departing interviewees !
Even then would they actually get used much? There's really not that many incidents at Heathrow or Gatwick.
At one time there was an unattended studio at Heathrow, which I suspect might have been part of a facility to feed footage arriving by air back to base.
I don't think it was an 'electronically connected' one, it was back in the 70s/80s, and nothing more than a quiet room with some lighting and curtains to conduct filmed/pre-recorded interviews ?
Gone now I think, and anyway, assuming it was in the original main Term 1/2/3 block would be no good at all for Terminal 4 or 5 arriving or departing interviewees !
WO
I seem to remember during 7/7, the ITV News channel in particular took some feeds from the traffic cameras in the immediate vicinity of the attacks.
A technical question: I noticed both Sky and the BBC almost immediately using their live Westminster birds eye cameras (don't know the correct term). Sky have had theirs in the same vantage point (top of QEII?) for years
Sky had theirs up straight away, meaning they had live pictures moments after the event happened, as the news broke
- how are these controlled remotely? It seemed to take Sky a few minutes to start moving their camera and zooming in to the scene
- and why aren't these more commonly used. It always surprises me there aren't similar arrangements at Heathrow or Gatwick, given the frequency of incidents/weather problems etc there
I've always wondered and today seems to have proven their worth.
Sky had theirs up straight away, meaning they had live pictures moments after the event happened, as the news broke
- how are these controlled remotely? It seemed to take Sky a few minutes to start moving their camera and zooming in to the scene
- and why aren't these more commonly used. It always surprises me there aren't similar arrangements at Heathrow or Gatwick, given the frequency of incidents/weather problems etc there
I've always wondered and today seems to have proven their worth.
I seem to remember during 7/7, the ITV News channel in particular took some feeds from the traffic cameras in the immediate vicinity of the attacks.
MW
I seem to remember during 7/7, the ITV News channel in particular took some feeds from the traffic cameras in the immediate vicinity of the attacks.
They did, they used the TfL traffic service to show emergency vehicles outside King's Cross/St Pancras on the Euston Road - the cameras at Woburn Place/Tavistock Square were pointed away by TfL to prevent them being used by the media
I seem to remember during 7/7, the ITV News channel in particular took some feeds from the traffic cameras in the immediate vicinity of the attacks.
They did, they used the TfL traffic service to show emergency vehicles outside King's Cross/St Pancras on the Euston Road - the cameras at Woburn Place/Tavistock Square were pointed away by TfL to prevent them being used by the media
WO
Sometimes peoples finest moments are when they have to just get on with something. Well done, thought you did a great job under the circumstances.
That's kind of you, Rob. Everyone else was deployed or indisposed, as I had written and produced it, it fell to me.
Never been so nervous in my life!
Never been so nervous in my life!
Sometimes peoples finest moments are when they have to just get on with something. Well done, thought you did a great job under the circumstances.