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"Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: Mizter T wrote: "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. What isn't? I'm asking questions which are clearly about what MIG said. He didn't mention anything about Londoners, let alone any requirement to be one. I don't think it's unreasonable that BBC *London* should strive for accuracy when it comes to reporting London travel news. All right, same question to you then, but unpacked. The implication behind your (and MIG's) comment seems to be that staff whose job it is to *read* the news ("newsreaders" above) on Radio Xtown should have some intrinsic knowledge about Xtown so that they can correct the news in real time if it is not correct on their script. Why should this be so,m and how should it be achieved? Well, in relation to MIG's comments it'd be useful if he unpacked them too Should newsreaders be employed on the basis of what they know, or the quality of their vocal projection? My view is that presenters on radio should be employed on the basis of their ability to speak so as not to be misunderstood by listeners. Anything else (e.g. unscripted banter e.g. Eddie Mair, interesting regional accents e.g. Ian MacMillan, or the propensity to dissolve in fits of giggles e.g. Brian Johnston, are all bonuses.) (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. Plus, I don't think the inaccuracy that prompted MIG's post was really all that heinous either! Me neither. -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p9683717.html (55032 (Class 121) at Gloucester Central, Jun 1985) |
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Mizter T wrote:
"Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: Mizter T wrote: "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. What isn't? I'm asking questions which are clearly about what MIG said. He didn't mention anything about Londoners, let alone any requirement to be one. I know. I can't see what your problem is with what I asked. Did you miss the question mark between the "Why" and the "Do", thus misreading the question? -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p9632886.html (33 111 at Weymouth Town, May 1985) |
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"Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: Mizter T wrote: "Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: Mizter T wrote: "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. What isn't? I'm asking questions which are clearly about what MIG said. He didn't mention anything about Londoners, let alone any requirement to be one. I know. I can't see what your problem is with what I asked. Did you miss the question mark between the "Why" and the "Do", thus misreading the question? Why did you introduce the Londoners concept? The way you worded your question implied that that's what MIG either said or thinks (a little akin to 'How often do you beat you wife?', though hardly of the same league). FWIW, I'd certainly think - indeed expect - that a "London travel newsroom would have some vague idea about transport in London" - I'm not sure that's so contentious a point. His preceding sentence about "newsreaders [who] just keep on dumbly reading it out" does complicate his point a bit, as we've discussed. |
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Mizter T wrote:
"Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: Mizter T wrote: "Chris Tolley" (ukonline really) wrote: Mizter T wrote: "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. What isn't? I'm asking questions which are clearly about what MIG said. He didn't mention anything about Londoners, let alone any requirement to be one. I know. I can't see what your problem is with what I asked. Did you miss the question mark between the "Why" and the "Do", thus misreading the question? Why did you introduce the Londoners concept? The way you worded your question implied that that's what MIG either said or thinks (a little akin to 'How often do you beat you wife?', though hardly of the same league). For exactly the same reason that I speculated about what was causing you the difficulty in my question above. To me that and the question posed to MIG are functionally and structurally equivalent. As I said, I can't see why you seized on it, especially as you took my second question in your stride. I suppose that in both cases, they are just me confiding the impression that has been created for me by the thing that I am asking about. FWIW, I'd certainly think - indeed expect - that a "London travel newsroom would have some vague idea about transport in London" - I'm not sure that's so contentious a point. His preceding sentence about "newsreaders [who] just keep on dumbly reading it out" does complicate his point a bit, as we've discussed. That was the whole of it for me. I read what MIG wrote as suggesting the final responsibility for accuracy of the broadcast news lay with the newsreaders. -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p9683620.html (A class 101 set led by 50315 about to leave Stratford-upon-Avon, 1982) |
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