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Looks like Mike McCarthy has left Sky News.

https://www.northernstarmedia.co.uk/professional-media-training/about

He technically left about two years ago, but has been retained as an occasional freelancer, so this doesn't necessarily mean you won't see him again.

Same as East of England correspondent Emma Birchley. Now freelance and runs a media training company.

Compared to their previous promos where they used to put so much effort into it this one feels quite lackluster but then that matches the channel overall these days I feel. All news channels and media organisations have exclusive interviews, undercover reports, have done campaigns over the years, BBC News channel breaks news too, they all have social media accounts and apps but I do like the music

OK.

I think using the Trump blimp for the State Visit promo shows Sky's anti-Trump bias and is in poor taste.

Nope it's just reflecting what's going on out there.

Reflecting polls where a minority don't want him coming to the UK? So you agree it's partisan then?

Trump is the very definition of poor taste so if you feel like that it is very apt. He is the most horrific US President of modern times and it is only right coverage of him reflects that.

What is the Trump blimp? Is it that big one of him as a baby? It could be a way to signify the controversy around him.

News at 10 coming from Studio 6 this evening (with some wonderful camera pans by today's standard) - I've always thought the late shift would be better in this studio. Interesting to see how the Press Preview will work.

if it's anything like it is on Sunrise when they do paper reviews at weekends, it'll be very bland.