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TERROR PLOT - Coverage

(August 2006)

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BU
buster
Oldboy posted:
Londoner posted:


Call me old-fashioned, but surely ITV News should be crowing about how they reported it first during the Morning News, when they were the only terrestrial channel on air when the story broke between 0530 and 0600. Rather than blithering on about their lack of a news channel.

Unless of course the Morning News failed to report this minor story.........


You're right...no mention of it on the Morning News, GMTV opened with it at 0600 though. Bit of a poor show although that 0530 bulletin has been pretty rubbish for a long time now.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
BBC WORLD posted:
whiteside2005 posted:
itsrobert posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Square Eyes posted:
BBC WORLD posted:

The normally excellent Sky News is exceedingly repetitive this evening.


Well is there anything really new to add to the story ?


No, but CNN have kept it fresh by showing different packages. Sky are just repeating the same old ones over and over again.


James, do you know if Adrian Finighan was involved in covering today's news at all? I only managed to tune in at 12.00 BST and they were rolling from London (it's usually WN Asia at that time) with Monita Rajpal and Max Foster. I saw Todd Benjamin hanging around in the newsroom - did he do Business International today instead of Adrian? If so, was Adrian out on the road?



I caught a bit of CNN and Adrian Finighan was reporting from Heathrow I think



Isha Sesay is now in for Adrian Finighan on BI today, live from London (CNN).

Edit: Adrian Finighan has just appeared at Heathrow in a live link. So, the man IS still around.........


Yes, I caught Adrian on Biz Int this morning. I think it's great that CNN are using him in different roles, not just having him sit behind a desk all the time like BBC World did. It reveals Adrian's talent for reporting as well as news-reading.

buster posted:
Oldboy posted:
Londoner posted:


Call me old-fashioned, but surely ITV News should be crowing about how they reported it first during the Morning News, when they were the only terrestrial channel on air when the story broke between 0530 and 0600. Rather than blithering on about their lack of a news channel.

Unless of course the Morning News failed to report this minor story.........


You're right...no mention of it on the Morning News, GMTV opened with it at 0600 though. Bit of a poor show although that 0530 bulletin has been pretty rubbish for a long time now.


I've always thought the way ITV treat the Morning News is rather strange. They almost deny its existence. One night last week they plugged the next bulletin as being the Lunchtime News when, in fact, the next bulletin was the Morning News. I know most people will not be awake at 05.30 but it is technically the first ITV News bulletin of the day.
AN
all new Phil
itsrobert posted:
I've always thought the way ITV treat the Morning News is rather strange. They almost deny its existence. One night last week they plugged the next bulletin as being the Lunchtime News when, in fact, the next bulletin was the Morning News. I know most people will not be awake at 05.30 but it is technically the first ITV News bulletin of the day.

Yes, I have to agree with you there. What I can't get my head round is how they are obviously so unprepared to spend anything on a bulletin lasting from 05.30 - 06.00, yet they have another bulletin from 06.00 - 07.00 which is practically packed with live reports and interviews. What's the difference? And is there any obligation for ITV to provide the Morning News, especially seeing as it is followed by another hour of news on GMTV?
JI
jonny in scotland
Saw the story break on BBC World. I was returning from France yesterday (had no problems flying into Glasgow Prestwick, only increased security checks). BBC World had its own coverage, not News 24's.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
jonny in scotland posted:
Saw the story break on BBC World. I was returning from France yesterday (had no problems flying into Glasgow Prestwick, only increased security checks). BBC World had its own coverage, not News 24's.


Although it did dip into BBC1/News 24 at 10.15 BST. I think it was the first time I've ever heard the phrase 'BBC1' mentioned on BBC World.
MC
mccanmat
I can never understand the whole thing of not being able to mention BBC World on BBC News 24 or BBC One.....

I know its technically funded from outside the Licence fee, but they use the same news facilities that we have albeit with different presenters most of the time. Surely joining the two together would make stronger news coverage? I always find it baffling with ITV London (Run By ITN). Like the other day they had Alastair Stewart anchor most of the Damilola Taylor story and then 15 mins later ITN used a different reporter from exactly the same spot. Surely merging their efforts would free up staff to do other reports etc
IA
ian001
Newsnight has just started on BBC2 and Kirsty welcomed viewers from across the atlantic, so it is being simulcast again.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
mccanmat posted:
I can never understand the whole thing of not being able to mention BBC World on BBC News 24 or BBC One.....

I know its technically funded from outside the Licence fee, but they use the same news facilities that we have albeit with different presenters most of the time. Surely joining the two together would make stronger news coverage? I always find it baffling with ITV London (Run By ITN). Like the other day they had Alastair Stewart anchor most of the Damilola Taylor story and then 15 mins later ITN used a different reporter from exactly the same spot. Surely merging their efforts would free up staff to do other reports etc


The only mention of BBC World on News 24 was when there used to be a BBC World News bulletin at 09.30. The News 24 presenter would always say "now we join XXXX in the BBC World newsroom". The main problem in joining forces on big UK stories is that N24 usually assume some basic knowledge, e.g. they would just say "Tony Blair" and assume that the viewers know he is the PM. On BBC World, they have to explain everything so that it is understandable by people all over the world. In the case above they would always say "British Prime Minister, Tony Blair".
SJ
sjdavis
Is it only me that gets utterly pissed off with regional news programmes that cling on to national news stories in order to fill airtime?

Perhaps this terrorist plot does indeed warrant the attention, you know, considering Southampton Airport's five passengers were held up by ten minutes - so fair enough with regards to this storyline - but it's the other ones that are frustrating.

Meridian do it all the time, with the death of George Best being one that sticks heavily in the mind. This news over the last few days has just reminded me of it. As I say, on this occasion it is justified, but, on numerous other times, it isn't.

Is your region the same or is it just Meridian that does this??
ED
edward
itsrobert posted:
jonny in scotland posted:
Saw the story break on BBC World. I was returning from France yesterday (had no problems flying into Glasgow Prestwick, only increased security checks). BBC World had its own coverage, not News 24's.


Although it did dip into BBC1/News 24 at 10.15 BST. I think it was the first time I've ever heard the phrase 'BBC1' mentioned on BBC World.


Apart from the numerous times on the World Today, where presenter would say what would be coming up on BBC1 and World...
PE
Pete Founding member
sjdavis posted:
Is it only me that gets utterly p***ed off with regional news programmes that cling on to national news stories in order to fill airtime?

Perhaps this terrorist plot does indeed warrant the attention, you know, considering Southampton Airport's five passengers were held up by ten minutes - so fair enough with regards to this storyline - but it's the other ones that are frustrating.

Meridian do it all the time, with the death of George Best being one that sticks heavily in the mind. This news over the last few days has just reminded me of it. As I say, on this occasion it is justified, but, on numerous other times, it isn't.

Is your region the same or is it just Meridian that does this??


Reporting Scotland are required BY LAW to focus on the Scottish perspective of a story to fill time before they read some press releases from Holyrood.

If they ever lost Jackie they'd have nothing going for them. It's only her personal fabulousness that pulls them out of the gutter.
AP
Aphrodite007
sjdavis posted:
Is it only me that gets utterly p***ed off with regional news programmes that cling on to national news stories in order to fill airtime?

Perhaps this terrorist plot does indeed warrant the attention, you know, considering Southampton Airport's five passengers were held up by ten minutes - so fair enough with regards to this storyline - but it's the other ones that are frustrating.

Meridian do it all the time, with the death of George Best being one that sticks heavily in the mind. This news over the last few days has just reminded me of it. As I say, on this occasion it is justified, but, on numerous other times, it isn't.

Is your region the same or is it just Meridian that does this??


Tyne Tees were broadcasting live from Durham Tees Airport, which only has a few flights a day, so wasn't really affected!

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