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Gareth posted:
Whataday posted:
noggin posted:
The BBC policy is that all news presenters on domestic outlets should wear poppies during the chosen period.
The responsibility over poppies should lie with the individual, not the broadcaster. Poppies are symbols which are meant to project an individual's respect, not a corporation's.


I quite agree with you there. On sunday whilst attending a rememberance parade and service one of my fellow Cub leaders refuses to wear a red poppy, prefering to wear a white one - a symbol for all who died in the war not just the military people as supported by the royal british legion with their red poppies. That's his opinion so he therefore didn't wear a poppy.

I noticed tonight that tonight Sophie was wearing her poppy on the wrong shoulder during the 6 O'clock news, it'll be interesting whether this is brought up by any papers tomorrow (hinting towards the Daily Mail - again!)

Gareth


Well Madame Raworth is on olive short of a pizza at the best of times - so i doubt anyone would care ... not even the Daily Mail!
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Steve Founding member
On a completely sad note, when the female presenters on the national news have worn poppies on the right side it's been obscured by the story slug - prompting on Friday's 10 some very odd shots of Fiona Bruce squashed in the side of the frame... and particularly good I thought that on the story about Remembrance the poppy was covered...
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A former member
I agree that personal choice is more powerful than having no choice.

But, the BBC is not a venue through which its newsreaders make personal statements.

(Or, if it is, then Andrew Gilligans tripe-reporting will become standard fare as all the pinkos start to violate objectivity and start "telling it like it is.")

I think that the newsreaders are acting as representatives of the BBC, which is representative of British society in general. Accordingly, they should wear British symbols.

And they can leave "personal choice" for their off-air time.
NG
noggin Founding member
Phileas Fogg posted:
I agree that personal choice is more powerful than having no choice.

But, the BBC is not a venue through which its newsreaders make personal statements.

(Or, if it is, then Andrew Gilligans tripe-reporting will become standard fare as all the pinkos start to violate objectivity and start "telling it like it is.")

I think that the newsreaders are acting as representatives of the BBC, which is representative of British society in general. Accordingly, they should wear British symbols.

And they can leave "personal choice" for their off-air time.


Err - that is not in conflict with what I said.

BBC Domestic news presenters are expected to wear poppies - it is GUESTS that are not required to wear them if they do not wish to...
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A former member
Right...but I'd rather they extended that policy to cover all of BBC News's output (including BBC World) for the same reasons I outlined above.

I'm not sure I understand why you think that's unreasonable, noggin.
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Still
EmleyMoor posted:


But symbols only represent certain messages in certain cultures-therefore what's the point in presenters wearing them on BBC World when they may be meaningless symbols to viewers in certain parts of the globe?


Perhaps because the presenters might want to, like you and I might choose to?
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Do presenters have to wear poppies for the rest of today then, or can they be removed now? Because I flicked over to Bid-up and Price-Drop TV earlier and their presenters had already removed their poppies (before 11am).
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Brekkie
I read that Jonathan Ross is having a Poppy super-imposed on him tonight in Film 2003 because he forgot to wear one.

I agree with Whataday on this one - at the end of the day it's the individuals choice. People don't complain when the newsreaders don't wear Red Noses for Comic Relief.

Also, do these guests and presenters make donations for wearing them?
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Brekkie Boy posted:
I read that Jonathan Ross is having a Poppy super-imposed on him tonight in Film 2003 because he forgot to wear one.


MediaGuardian.co.uk| Broadcast | BBC pinned 'virtual poppy' on Jonathan Ross
JI
Jim1701
This is from the same MediaGuardian article...
Quote:
...The BBC's policy is that presenters should wear poppies between November 2 and 11. However, last week news anchor Huw Edwards was forced to pin on a poppy halfway through a news bulletin following a complaint from a viewer....


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DV
dvboy
This is getting silly now... if a presenter forgets to wear a poppy, so they forget... hardly going to kill anyone is it?

I plead to the BBC to stop this silly poppy policy nonsense. A poppy is something people choose to wear, whether they are a TV presenter, bank manager or hairdresser - it's not something they should be forced to wear.
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The presenters on world are forced not to wear them because the chinese might not understand. Thats what strikes me as odd. Rolling Eyes

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