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or are Sky News are focusing on the violent fringe therefore getting a nice sensationalist angle?
No, they see that Television is a visual medium - and that the BBC sometimes need to realise the same.
BBC seem to have got their cameras in the action now, as Ben Brown just got hit by a plastic bottle (or it was very close to him!).
Ben Brown now wearing a crash helmet!
What on earth are you talking about? I've been watching the BBC News Channel for much of the afternoon, and they've had more than adequate coverage of the moments when things have kicked off. They had live footage of when mounted police charged the crowds on horseback, Ben Brown was in the thick of it when it looked like things were escalating with the lighting of a large fire which sent huge plumes of thick black smoke billowing upwards (it turned out to be nothing more than a large bin having been set alight, but that wasn't at all clear in the heat of the moment, yet the Beeb got stuck right into it, not 'sticking its head in the sand'), and there's been extensive coverage of the numerous skirmishes between protesters and police, and even Ben Brown's cameraman filming some 'protestors' breaking up concrete breezeblocks to be used as missiles to thrown into the crowds and at police.
There's been an enormous amount of footage from helicopter views, long-distance cameras and more than enough from in and around the crowds on the ground.
To suggest that BBC News hasn't been providing sufficient coverage of the more violent elements of the day is entirely wrong. The BBC would be entirely irresponsible to have focused any more heavily on those aspects, as it would have present an unnecessarily singular focus on those elements, rather than trying to provide a more complete and balanced perspective on what's happening. I think the majority of viewers actually appreciate knowing that not all of the protesters in London today have had violence in mind; there was a peaceful march earlier in the day, and there have been numerous ad hoc interviews with many protestors who have eloquently presented their opinions and reasons for protesting.
It's sad that you feel audiences would be better served by ignoring those elements and focusing even more heavily on the violence. Frankly, given how much you seem to be thirsting for the violence, you should really do us all a favour and head down to Parliament Square until you get smashed in the face by a breezeblock, a golf ball, or some of the other missiles that have been flung around today.
BBC News channel seems to be 'burying its head in the sand'. While Sky News have camera shots on the ground up close showing the disturbances, the beeb seem to want to stay with a distant shot from their helicopter and a general attitude of 'not very much is happening'. Sky News all the way on this one.
or are Sky News are focusing on the violent fringe therefore getting a nice sensationalist angle?
No, they see that Television is a visual medium - and that the BBC sometimes need to realise the same.
BBC seem to have got their cameras in the action now, as Ben Brown just got hit by a plastic bottle (or it was very close to him!).
Ben Brown now wearing a crash helmet!
What on earth are you talking about? I've been watching the BBC News Channel for much of the afternoon, and they've had more than adequate coverage of the moments when things have kicked off. They had live footage of when mounted police charged the crowds on horseback, Ben Brown was in the thick of it when it looked like things were escalating with the lighting of a large fire which sent huge plumes of thick black smoke billowing upwards (it turned out to be nothing more than a large bin having been set alight, but that wasn't at all clear in the heat of the moment, yet the Beeb got stuck right into it, not 'sticking its head in the sand'), and there's been extensive coverage of the numerous skirmishes between protesters and police, and even Ben Brown's cameraman filming some 'protestors' breaking up concrete breezeblocks to be used as missiles to thrown into the crowds and at police.
There's been an enormous amount of footage from helicopter views, long-distance cameras and more than enough from in and around the crowds on the ground.
To suggest that BBC News hasn't been providing sufficient coverage of the more violent elements of the day is entirely wrong. The BBC would be entirely irresponsible to have focused any more heavily on those aspects, as it would have present an unnecessarily singular focus on those elements, rather than trying to provide a more complete and balanced perspective on what's happening. I think the majority of viewers actually appreciate knowing that not all of the protesters in London today have had violence in mind; there was a peaceful march earlier in the day, and there have been numerous ad hoc interviews with many protestors who have eloquently presented their opinions and reasons for protesting.
It's sad that you feel audiences would be better served by ignoring those elements and focusing even more heavily on the violence. Frankly, given how much you seem to be thirsting for the violence, you should really do us all a favour and head down to Parliament Square until you get smashed in the face by a breezeblock, a golf ball, or some of the other missiles that have been flung around today.
