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The Newsnight Thread

In-depth analysis and investigations and oh yeah - Paxman (May 2005)

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Matrix
Breakfast News posted:
Matrix posted:
Breakfast News posted:

Exactly - you knew where you were with the original set, desk for news and serious stuff, sofa for a more relaxed take on the news, and fluffy stuff.

Did the editor of Breakfast News not say that 'viewers were never sure when news ended and features began' - that is the problem now because of the one presenting area, they have hard news(the little that they have these days) with the light stuff coming from the same area.

Having different areas helped it seem more fast-paced, now it's just a place to sell the careerist Kaplinsky looking for work.


Umm very true, In more ways than one. Did you ever hear of the Kaplisky discussion board at the BBC? It was shut down within an hour because of "offensive" comments...
The set does need changing and the move to news 24's studio doesn't happen for a while yet, so I think it would be an excellent replacement.

There's a nice peice on "Fonics" tonight on Newsnight, forget who's presenting it though.


No, i never heard of that, intersting, probably because the board had very true words to say about her.

Anyway, back to Newsnight, and supposing Martha gets either editor, or chief political correspondent, who should replace her?

Garry Gibbon seems to be a top contender.

A thing that annoys me about it, is that why there is a Newsnight political editor - to me it seems as if Newsnight has nothing to do with the rest of BBC News, why don't they just have a chief political correspondent? Seems a bit odd to me, since IIRC Andy has appeared on Newsnight, and he is political editor, but so is Martha Kearny?

Maybe that's just me Smile


I wouldn't rule out this Elina Goodman move. I've heard several conflicting reports.

Garry Gibbon would be a good replacement and I've never understood why Newsnight has their own editor, The only reason I can think is that there is more analysis and investigations
BN
Breakfast News
Matrix posted:
I wouldn't rule out this Elina Goodman move. I've heard several conflicting reports.

Garry Gibson would be a good replacement and I've never understood why Newsnight has their own editor, The only reason I can think is that there is more analysis and investigations


I did think that, but it does seem slightly strange.

Interesting what you're saying about Elinor, she could do an Eamonn Holmes. Say she's fed up, but goes to a rival braodcaster.
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Matrix
Breakfast News posted:
Matrix posted:
I wouldn't rule out this Elina Goodman move. I've heard several conflicting reports.

Garry Gibson would be a good replacement and I've never understood why Newsnight has their own editor, The only reason I can think is that there is more analysis and investigations


I did think that, but it does seem slightly strange.

Interesting what you're saying about Elinor, she could do an Eamonn Holmes. Say she's fed up, but goes to a rival braodcaster.


Wouldn't surprise me! And the BBC is a big gig.

On a completly unrelated note has the "If" debate morphed into the Newsnight debate as I see it now called?
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Magoo
Breakfast News posted:
Matrix posted:
I wouldn't rule out this Elina Goodman move. I've heard several conflicting reports.

Garry Gibson would be a good replacement and I've never understood why Newsnight has their own editor, The only reason I can think is that there is more analysis and investigations


I did think that, but it does seem slightly strange.

Interesting what you're saying about Elinor, she could do an Eamonn Holmes. Say she's fed up, but goes to a rival braodcaster.


Jon Craig on Sky was discussed as a possible Political Editor last time. He was at BBC London, so maybe he could go to Newsnight.
MA
Matrix
Well theres a Newsnight Special at 7 tonight on the EU rejection in France... Sounds rather interesting. Anyone know whos presenting, where from?

9 days later

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Moz
Just turned on to Newsnight for the first time in ages and seen they're on a sofa. How long has that been there? Do they still use the desk?

Really sorry that I've missed this!
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Adam
Moz posted:
Just turned on to Newsnight for the first time in ages and seen they're on a sofa. How long has that been there? Do they still use the desk?

Really sorry that I've missed this!


It's been there since about March (the sofa area was the Election 2005 area).
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TELEVISION
Moz posted:
Just turned on to Newsnight for the first time in ages and seen they're on a sofa. How long has that been there? Do they still use the desk?

Really sorry that I've missed this!


It was used for the election campaign, but they have kept on using it since. The desk is still used, yes.
MO
Moz
Ta! Looks good IMO

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