Being up against the coronavirus daily update must have been awful, reporting on some breaking announcement half way though the bulletin. A bit like when a channel will have a reporter outside a sporting venue letting us know the latest, when in reality anyone interested will be watching the live coverage of the event on the other side.
The emotional pressure that journalists have undoubtedly experienced during this period must be immense. I know that journalists aren't the most well liked people but surely several tonnes of kudos must be given to them.
C5's licence includes a certain number of hours of news, of which there is a certain number required at peak time. They would need to agree with OFCOM any changes, and I can't see them removing the news requirements.
The owners (Viacom) have plenty of other channels that don't operate as a PSB.
Wonder if the 5pm bulletins have benefited from the Friends reruns beforehand.
I think those dreadful Hallmark-type US TV movies did a lot better. Friends only gets around 200k (perhaps catering for a younger audience which isn’t really there at that time of the afternoon). 5 News has to self-start to an extent now.
The TV movies do surprisedly solid business in the afternoons but I would guess that is due to airing after Neighbours.
Being up against the coronavirus daily update must have been awful, reporting on some breaking announcement half way though the bulletin. A bit like when a channel will have a reporter outside a sporting venue letting us know the latest, when in reality anyone interested will be watching the live coverage of the event on the other side.
The emotional pressure that journalists have undoubtedly experienced during this period must be immense. I know that journalists aren't the most well liked people but surely several tonnes of kudos must be given to them.
(Full disclosure. I'm a journalism graduate
)
The 'emotional pressure' is no different to anyone else to be honest. Journalists like (and need) to be where a story is breaking and that's often why some found lockdown frustrating. Doing internet based interviews was not ideal but often gained better information with guests as it might be more up to date. What Covid has demonstrated is that we're all learning to adapt to different ways of working and whilst not wishing to be down-hearted I think we're going to be like this for many more months.
Being up against the coronavirus daily update must have been awful, reporting on some breaking announcement half way though the bulletin. A bit like when a channel will have a reporter outside a sporting venue letting us know the latest, when in reality anyone interested will be watching the live coverage of the event on the other side.
The emotional pressure that journalists have undoubtedly experienced during this period must be immense. I know that journalists aren't the most well liked people but surely several tonnes of kudos must be given to them.
(Full disclosure. I'm a journalism graduate
)
The 'emotional pressure' is no different to anyone else to be honest. Journalists like (and need) to be where a story is breaking and that's often why some found lockdown frustrating. Doing internet based interviews was not ideal but often gained better information with guests as it might be more up to date. What Covid has demonstrated is that we're all learning to adapt to different ways of working and whilst not wishing to be down-hearted I think we're going to be like this for many more months.
Oh I agree the pressure is no different between journalists and say the NHS. Both groups are dealing with a truly appalling situation and are often in the same position of delivering bad news. My point was that many of us have grown increasingly reliant on the BBC et al over the last few months and from my admittedly subjective viewpoint they have risen to the challenge superbly but the fact that they have had to bring us months of horror and heartbreak with only a scant number of breaks has surely led to an upturn in many reporters feeling anxious and depressed and equally in need of support.
Internet based interviews via Skype and Zoom have certainly been an advantage in keeping the story flowing although i'm sure that may interviewees and reporters would prefer to be in the studio. Lockdown has certainly been a miserable experience for us all.
You're certainly not being downhearted in your appraisal of the future as regards Covid but its important to remain as positive as possible.
Have to say I'd take the survey results with a pinch of salt - as somebody who catches both CNN & Al Jazeera is by far the higher quality of the two,more comprehensive of the two (you'd be forgiven if you watched CNN for thinking nothing happens outside East Asia, the UK & America) and offers far more of a mix of views/opinions so seeing CNN score above it in everything feels slightly suspect. And for one thing I can tune into Al Jazeera at a weekend and get world news which often can't be said for CNN. CNN scoring highest on 'offers a range of opinions' in particular feels out of line with my CNN experience.
When it comes to the BBC I think they're not as bad as some anti-BBC make them out to be but I also find the almost zealous defence of the BBC by others a bit ridiculous too. Like every broadcasters the Beeb does and will make mistakes but there's also a ton of great journalists working there. Much too of the criticism of the BBC seems to be of the 'how dare they give viewpoints other than my own'/'have people I don't like on' tinhat variety.
The BBC certainly doesn't help itself at times though it must be said. Some salaries like Gary Lineker's one feel over-the-top (since 99% of people will watch the football for the football and not just because it's Gary presenting),. Some of the 'news' online content feels more suited to Buzzfeed than the BBC ('My boyfriend dumped me but how do I tell my cat?'/'Disney princesses gather in real life'). Some high-profile journalists really need to improve their use of social media and use it less as a running notebook as they really don't help themselves and the BBC online. Shows like Question Time are a shadow of what they once were. There are some incidents like the News video that had Rishi Sunak as Superman where you do wonder how on earth that made it online/'to air' and seemingly nobody spoke up to maybe say it wasn't the wisest idea.
And the optics of the cuts have been pretty poor. Even if there may be valid reasons behind cuts being made in some places instead of others - taking a sledgehammer to local radio/news and axing content like Stargazing Live (exactly the sort of content a PSB should be providing) while instead spending money on podcasts for the likes of Scarlett Moffat & Gemma Collins really is not a good look for a publicly-funded broadcaster.
The emotional pressure that journalists have undoubtedly experienced during this period must be immense. I know that journalists aren't the most well liked people but surely several tonnes of kudos must be given to them.
(Full disclosure. I'm a journalism graduate
)
The 'emotional pressure' is no different to anyone else to be honest. Journalists like (and need) to be where a story is breaking and that's often why some found lockdown frustrating. Doing internet based interviews was not ideal but often gained better information with guests as it might be more up to date. What Covid has demonstrated is that we're all learning to adapt to different ways of working and whilst not wishing to be down-hearted I think we're going to be like this for many more months.
Oh I agree the pressure is no different between journalists and say the NHS. Both groups are dealing with a truly appalling situation and are often in the same position of delivering bad news. My point was that many of us have grown increasingly reliant on the BBC et al over the last few months and from my admittedly subjective viewpoint they have risen to the challenge superbly but the fact that they have had to bring us months of horror and heartbreak with only a scant number of breaks has surely led to an upturn in many reporters feeling anxious and depressed and equally in need of support.
Internet based interviews via Skype and Zoom have certainly been an advantage in keeping the story flowing although i'm sure that may interviewees and reporters would prefer to be in the studio. Lockdown has certainly been a miserable experience for us all.
You're certainly not being downhearted in your appraisal of the future as regards Covid but its important to remain as positive as possible.
Don't also forget us technicians who get the journalists to air. And that applies to ALL services including TV, radio and web. The off camera staff have been working throughout Covid as well and we are often overlooked in the business. What's certain is we're living through what looks like the biggest story of our lifetime and it's not over yet by a long margin.
The 'emotional pressure' is no different to anyone else to be honest. Journalists like (and need) to be where a story is breaking and that's often why some found lockdown frustrating. Doing internet based interviews was not ideal but often gained better information with guests as it might be more up to date. What Covid has demonstrated is that we're all learning to adapt to different ways of working and whilst not wishing to be down-hearted I think we're going to be like this for many more months.
Oh I agree the pressure is no different between journalists and say the NHS. Both groups are dealing with a truly appalling situation and are often in the same position of delivering bad news. My point was that many of us have grown increasingly reliant on the BBC et al over the last few months and from my admittedly subjective viewpoint they have risen to the challenge superbly but the fact that they have had to bring us months of horror and heartbreak with only a scant number of breaks has surely led to an upturn in many reporters feeling anxious and depressed and equally in need of support.
Internet based interviews via Skype and Zoom have certainly been an advantage in keeping the story flowing although i'm sure that may interviewees and reporters would prefer to be in the studio. Lockdown has certainly been a miserable experience for us all.
You're certainly not being downhearted in your appraisal of the future as regards Covid but its important to remain as positive as possible.
Don't also forget us technicians who get the journalists to air. And that applies to ALL services including TV, radio and web. The off camera staff have been working throughout Covid as well and we are often overlooked in the business. What's certain is we're living through what looks like the biggest story of our lifetime and it's not over yet by a long margin.
Absolutely correct. It’s not just the on screen talent that makes a programme what it is. It’s ALL the background staff and if there is something support is available ( it would we scandalous if there wasn’t) then everyone should take advantage.