Morning all, I see the BBC has shipped another prominent journalist out to Japan to cover the terrible events there. Don’t get me wrong their news gathering operation should be reporting on events; but do I need the complete personalisation of the tragedy to the nth degree as the BBC are now intent on demonstrating, there can be very few British people that have familial links or business in that particular area. I know the Japanese affected will be distraught, upset, worried, bewildered etc, I do not need a journalist to ask “How are you feeling?” and then have costly translators and voice over artists with Japanese accents to tell me, I don’t need a journalist to say “Look at the devastation” as he waves his hand to show me where to look, I can see it. Apart form the poor standard of journalism and the BBC’s seeming never ending need to compete with the independent television stations and appeal to the lowest common denominator, what are they actually contributing. If I wanted to watch this rubbish I would watch ITV with its sanitised, jokey, treat the viewer like an idiot style. I want to be informed in a manner I can relate to.
And don’t get me started on Fiona Bruce. You don’t end the main evening news with “Bye, bye” as she does, “Good evening” or “Good night” is appropriate. BBC, LCD more like.
And I'll put this on 606 to see how long it lasts.