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Sky News: Presentation Discussion

(May 2010)

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GI
ginnyfan
Well Adam has been working non stop for the last month or so, it's no surprise he's starting to lose it a bit.
IS
Inspector Sands
What is Jon Craig doing trying to interview cabinet ministers by shouting across Downing Street? Idiot.

I notice that David Steele was cut off mid way through making the point that the Tories have had lots of un-elected prime ministers
CR
Critique
Side panel on HD coming on and off, does it only come on now and then? Sky Reporter shouting at Cabinet ministers coming in, with him shouting at Harriet Harman, "Are you going to run?" in a mocking voice.
SU
superbread
Adam Boulton is fast loosing any credibility as a journalist and has seriously grated on my during the past few weeks!


You idiot, what has he done? He's told someone with a massive ego(Alastair Campbell) what he really is


Who are you to call me an idiot? Do you see me insulting you? I'm simply putting across my views like the majority of people on here do! As a journalist Adam should be able to keep cool and handle the situation without the anger he just expressed and without getting personal towards the guests on the programme!
FO
fodg09
Side panel on HD coming on and off, does it only come on now and then? Sky Reporter shouting at Cabinet ministers coming in, with him shouting at Harriet Harman, "Are you going to run?" in a mocking voice.


Yes it is not permanently on.
NE
newsfan1
It was noticable now Adam wouldnt let Campbell answer Jeremy's questions before counter acting.

The overall problem I think is that Sky News's impartially is in question here.
MA
Magoo
The overall problem I think is that Sky News's impartially is in question here.

How? Because Adam Boulton doesn't like Campbell?
LR
Lost The Remote
I can't believe Sky thought it was a good idea to put Campbell and Boulton side-by-side so soon after what happened just a few days ago. In a recent interview he described his relationship with Campbell as "bumpy". Well that's an understatement if ever I heard one.

Quote:
Would you agree that the media often operate as a herd? Do you think that's healthy?

I had a very bumpy relationship with Alastair Campbell, but he did say to me once that the difference about me was that if I express an opinion, I try and attribute it. That is quite important. I wouldn't say on air: "I was falling asleep during that David Davis speech." I would say: "I saw quite a lot of people in the audience falling asleep." They amount to pretty much the same thing, but there's a difference. Broadcast political editors work in isolation and we don't actually see that much of each other because television tends to take you away a bit from the pack a lot of the time. But there are certainly occasions during big stories where either side of going live at Downing Street, we just say: "What do you think will happen?"


http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-conversation-with-adam-boulton.html
FO
fodg09
The issue here is not bias it is how inappropriately Adam conducted himself. Obviously he does not like others saying he is biased but getting so aggressive is not the right response. If I were Sky I would give him the night off.
LJ
Live at five with Jeremy
Adam Boulton is fast loosing any credibility as a journalist and has seriously grated on my during the past few weeks!


You idiot, what has he done? He's told someone with a massive ego(Alastair Campbell) what he really is


Who are you to call me an idiot? Do you see me insulting you? I'm simply putting across my views like the majority of people on here do! As a journalist Adam should be able to keep cool and handle the situation without the anger he just expressed and without getting personal towards the guests on the programme!


Why do you disagree with Adam getting personal with his guests while beforehand Alastair Campbell said some very nasty things to Adam. I think a man who has been working 18 hour days for the past month(Adam not Alastair Campbell) deserves better than the FALSE accusations Alastair made. "fastly loosing ANY credibility" leads me to believe that you are an idiot and you don't know what your talking about
BR
Brekkie
The issue here is not bias it is how inappropriately Adam conducted himself.

Exactly - completely unprofessional - it is not his role to get into such a position. Is #sackadamboulton trending on Twitter yet? Wink Kay Burley is just incompetent - Adam and Jeff's incompetence is clearly premeditated.
BR
breakingnews
What is Jon Craig doing trying to interview cabinet ministers by shouting across Downing Street? Idiot.


This really irritates me. It's just so rude.

Why hasn't Sky and the other media outlets focused attention on the fact that Cameron failed to get an overall majority despite the fact that Brown is so unpopular. There has been no criticism of Cameron at all. To me, that is a form of bias.

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