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News Teams/Satellite Trucks were attacked. (August 2011)

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WO
Worzel
Nothing but down right thugs, If I had my way all the rioters would be taken to the firing squad. This shows England in a great light doesn't it to the rest of the world....


And, our TV Licence fee going to pay for a new sat truck!!!
GM
Gary McEwan
Nothing but down right thugs, If I had my way all the rioters would be taken to the firing squad. This shows England in a great light doesn't it to the rest of the world....


And, our TV Licence fee going to pay for a new sat truck!!!


I'm sure we could all chip in for a Mercedes Sprinter and a satellite dish LOL!
DA
David
Just for the record. Here is what happened on BBC News earlier this morning.
[media:b7a6fe129c]http://up.metropol247.co.uk/davidlees/bbc_news_camera_attack.flv[/media:b7a6fe129c]

You can actually hear Andy Moore being hit or falling to the ground and then someone saying "Sorry man" towards the end of the video.

EDIT: Just as I posted that, BBC News repeated the footage without audio and they cut it off before the camera gets attacked.
DV
dvboy
@Skynewts
Regrouping with our crew and sat truck to assess how to continue coverage. #Tottenham
WO
Worzel
David posted:
Just for the record. Here is what happened on BBC News earlier this morning.
[media:1109ea1f54]http://up.metropol247.co.uk/davidlees/bbc_news_camera_attack.flv[/media:1109ea1f54]

You can actually hear Andy Moore being hit or falling to the ground and then someone saying "Sorry man" towards the end of the video.

EDIT: Just as I posted that, BBC News repeated the footage without audio and they cut it off before the camera gets attacked.


Actually you can see the cameraman having a lot of trouble and Andy Moore seemingly ignore the fact his colleague was having trouble. It could have been there was a lot going on and he didn't notice mind you.
DV
dvboy
BBC sat truck damage http://twitpic.com/625ae3
WO
Worzel
dvboy posted:
BBC sat truck damage http://twitpic.com/625ae3


Crikey, its amazing no one was seriously injured there.
WO
Worzel
Sky have just shown the minute their camera crew got attacked and the damaged BBC sat truck.
DA
David
Sky have just shown the minute their camera crew got attacked and the damaged BBC sat truck.


Not a BBC sat truck at all but a 'media van' according to Sky News. I assume a 'media van' is something used to deliver the Sunday papers and not a very expensive communications truck after all.
GM
Gary McEwan
David posted:
Sky have just shown the minute their camera crew got attacked and the damaged BBC sat truck.


Not a BBC sat truck at all but a 'media van' according to Sky News. I assume a 'media van' is something used to deliver the Sunday papers and not a very expensive communications truck after all.


Yeah could be something like a John Menzies van or soemthing along those lines.
DV
dvboy
Its the same picture as posted above which came from @skynewts on twitter and was described as the BBC's satellite van. BBC reporter has confirmed on air thay their sat van was attacked and Deborah said the camera had been broken. Sky probably don't want to refer to their competitor on air though.
WO
Worzel
Sky News just said on air that a number of Media Teams have been attacked, including their own - and a Satellite Truck had had its windows smashed.

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