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BBC London News
"Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: MIG wrote: The newsreaders just keep on dumbly reading it out every half hour. You'd think that the London travel newsroom would have some vague idea about transport in London. Would you? Why? Do you think it is a requirement for people who mention London in the things they read out to be Londoners? Except that's not what MIG said. I don't think it's unreasonable that BBC *London* should strive for accuracy when it comes to reporting London travel news. (MIG doesn't however state which outlet this was - i.e. whether it was BBC London radio, or the local London inserts on BBC Breakfast television programme - I never watch the latter so don't know how it's presented, but the former are read out on air by members of BBC London's travel team who are also involved in compiling the information - they also 'tweet' here http://twitter.com/bbctravelalert - my impression is that they're fairly on the ball, TBH.) If you *know* the BBC is broadcasting something that is inaccurate, then wouldn't it be constructive for you to contact them directly to correct it? Complaining about it here won't achieve anything. Not sure that merely saying that is going to quell those who post on usenet to sound off about something though - that's a long and well established tradition! Also, there's been the occasional suggestion that points made here can sometimes permeate their way into transport organisations more effectively than other methods, though I don't think the same really applies to gripes about media reportage. Plus, I don't think the inaccuracy that prompted MIG's post was really all that heinous either! |
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