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No buzz from where I was watching. And it wasn't Downing Street - it was Conservative Central Office in Smith Square.
I did notice that the Cash in the Attic they showed to fill the rest of the gap in programming, was the same one they showed the other week when the Iraq memorial service over-ran.
I did notice that the Cash in the Attic they showed to fill the rest of the gap in programming, was the same one they showed the other week when the Iraq memorial service over-ran.
MO
One of the things which really annoys me when I'm watching news conferences is the several hundred microphones on the podium and not a one pointed at the people asking the questions.
If you're lucky when, say, the BBC reporter asks a question you here that if you're watching News 24, but all the other questionners are completely inaudable. You have to guess the question from the answer, and when the answer is, "No, I totally deny that!", it's quite difficult to guess!
Why can't they pool sound on these sorts of things and have one or two mikes up front and the rest pointing at the questionners?
If you're lucky when, say, the BBC reporter asks a question you here that if you're watching News 24, but all the other questionners are completely inaudable. You have to guess the question from the answer, and when the answer is, "No, I totally deny that!", it's quite difficult to guess!
Why can't they pool sound on these sorts of things and have one or two mikes up front and the rest pointing at the questionners?
NG
No - that is almost certainly the exception.
The reality is that many of these news conferences are called at the last minute - meaning it is a scramble to get a mic to the main speakers and cameras rigged and cabled. Pooling sound would be desirable - but is unrealistic in these set-ups - as it may often require extra kit.
The "hand round the mic" and the "walk up to mic" style events are normally those that have more set-up time, like MoD briefings etc. where often the sound is provided by the event organisers.
noggin
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Barney Boo posted:
Don't most pass around mics or have on a stand which they walk up to á la Montel? 
No - that is almost certainly the exception.
The reality is that many of these news conferences are called at the last minute - meaning it is a scramble to get a mic to the main speakers and cameras rigged and cabled. Pooling sound would be desirable - but is unrealistic in these set-ups - as it may often require extra kit.
The "hand round the mic" and the "walk up to mic" style events are normally those that have more set-up time, like MoD briefings etc. where often the sound is provided by the event organisers.
LO
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Andrew posted:
I did like the way that after the announcement on the ITV News Channel Nick Robinson did a live piece to camera. Over on BBC News 24 whilst the BBC bloke did the same Nick could be seen on the right hand side, and over on Sky News Nick could be seen on the left!.
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