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I can imagine ITV giving Piers a week (or more likely 3 days) guest-presenting News at Ten. He’d probably be rather good too.
WM
I like how it’s now acceptable to have newscasters sounding off with their own opinions. I thought impartiality was required on UK News?
I can imagine ITV giving Piers a week (or more likely 3 days) guest-presenting News at Ten. He’d probably be rather good too.
I like how it’s now acceptable to have newscasters sounding off with their own opinions. I thought impartiality was required on UK News?
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A former member
Why - what way politically does he lean?
BA
Sullying the main ITV News brand with his name... eugh.
I can imagine ITV giving Piers a week (or more likely 3 days) guest-presenting News at Ten. He’d probably be rather good too.
Sullying the main ITV News brand with his name... eugh.
PC
Impartiality is a battle waiting to be fought in terms of UK regulation. John Pilger got plenty of documentaries out where he gave his views as long as the opposing view was broadcast. LBC has plenty of presenters who give their views during their shows and seem to get away with it because a) there is a spread of opinion throughout the schedule and b) outside London, it's digital only and not as well known.
In terms of Piers, his views swing from left to right depending on the topic. His only clear-cut pattern is that he has to have an opinion on something.
In terms of Piers, his views swing from left to right depending on the topic. His only clear-cut pattern is that he has to have an opinion on something.
MA
We all know Ofcom are a soft touch these days, but LBC surely must be conforming to the impartiality code still ?
Interesting article here by Roger Mosey
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2018/06/why-success-lbc-s-shock-jocks-unsettling-bbc
Impartiality is a battle waiting to be fought in terms of UK regulation. John Pilger got plenty of documentaries out where he gave his views as long as the opposing view was broadcast. LBC has plenty of presenters who give their views during their shows and seem to get away with it because a) there is a spread of opinion throughout the schedule and b) outside London, it's digital only and not as well known.
We all know Ofcom are a soft touch these days, but LBC surely must be conforming to the impartiality code still ?
Interesting article here by Roger Mosey
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2018/06/why-success-lbc-s-shock-jocks-unsettling-bbc
SP
c) Most of their shows are phone-ins and they are doing nothing wrong under OFCOM's rules
Whether Farage cutting Carol Cadwallader off last week meets that requirement is probably a subject for a future Broadcast Bulletin
LBC has plenty of presenters who give their views during their shows and seem to get away with it because a) there is a spread of opinion throughout the schedule and b) outside London, it's digital only and not as well known.
c) Most of their shows are phone-ins and they are doing nothing wrong under OFCOM's rules
Quote:
5.9
Presenters and reporters (with the exception of news presenters and reporters in
news programmes), presenters of “personal view” or “authored” programmes
or items, and chairs of discussion programmes may express their own views on
matters of political or industrial controversy or matters relating to current public
policy. However, alternative viewpoints must be adequately represented either
in the programme, or in a series of programmes taken as a whole. Additionally,
presenters must not use the advantage of regular appearances to promote their
views in a way that compromises the requirement for due impartiality. Presenter
phone-ins must encourage and must not exclude alternative views.
Presenters and reporters (with the exception of news presenters and reporters in
news programmes), presenters of “personal view” or “authored” programmes
or items, and chairs of discussion programmes may express their own views on
matters of political or industrial controversy or matters relating to current public
policy. However, alternative viewpoints must be adequately represented either
in the programme, or in a series of programmes taken as a whole. Additionally,
presenters must not use the advantage of regular appearances to promote their
views in a way that compromises the requirement for due impartiality. Presenter
phone-ins must encourage and must not exclude alternative views.
Whether Farage cutting Carol Cadwallader off last week meets that requirement is probably a subject for a future Broadcast Bulletin
LL
London Lite
Founding member
The only time presenters have to be objective on phone-in radio is before a general election. It's probably also the case before local elections as well.
JK
They're still capable of moving it away from 10pm though.
That's exactly what they did in 1999.
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Well, they created a shorter, differently-named bulletin at 11 and moved Trevor to 6:30.
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In 1999 they took the 20 minute 5.40pm Early Evening News and moved it to 11.00pm. They then took News at Ten and moved it to 6.30pm and called it Evening News. Total disaster for them.
The biggest mistake they made was in 2001, when under pressure they "reinstated" News at Ten, which was a complete lie, they just moved the 11.00pm nightly news to 10.00pm on at least three days a week. That ruined it all for them, and they never have recovered since then.
They're still capable of moving it away from 10pm though.
That's exactly what they did in 1999.
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Well, they created a shorter, differently-named bulletin at 11 and moved Trevor to 6:30.
</pedant>
In 1999 they took the 20 minute 5.40pm Early Evening News and moved it to 11.00pm. They then took News at Ten and moved it to 6.30pm and called it Evening News. Total disaster for them.
The biggest mistake they made was in 2001, when under pressure they "reinstated" News at Ten, which was a complete lie, they just moved the 11.00pm nightly news to 10.00pm on at least three days a week. That ruined it all for them, and they never have recovered since then.
JK
That is right. The worst time for ITV News from 2001-2004. They promoted it as the return of News at Ten, but it was a con job. It was just the nightly news moved to 10.00pm. Fridays was titled weekend news, and ITV could move the Monday to Thursday bulletin 52 times in a year. Pathetic from a proud news broadcaster ITN.
That was the dreaded News at When, which rarely aired at the same time any two days running, and even when ostensibly scheduled at 10:00pm (as it was officially at least three days each week) rarely started on time!
That is right. The worst time for ITV News from 2001-2004. They promoted it as the return of News at Ten, but it was a con job. It was just the nightly news moved to 10.00pm. Fridays was titled weekend news, and ITV could move the Monday to Thursday bulletin 52 times in a year. Pathetic from a proud news broadcaster ITN.