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Coverage on 31 January 2020 (January 2020)

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WH
Whataday Founding member

Well, one of the first things the BBC did was grab a couple of ladies from the Brexit rally in Parliament Square and asked them what they wanted from Brexit, and when the answer they gave wasn't good enough, the reporter proceeded to try and skew them for more detail. The sort of detail they would never demand of a Remain voter.

The rest of their coverage dwelt on the fact that nothing has changed and the focus of concern moved to 31st December, and all the problems that could occur then if we don't get a trade deal.


I didn't see the clip you mention but with regard to the latter points, the news is there to provide analysis and explanation. Nothing has really changed as EU law continues to apply, the big changes will indeed come on the 31st December and if there's no trade deal then it's widely accepted there will be consequences. So which bit of this did you take exception to?


Bias can exist in coverage even if it is factually accurate. The coverage as a whole has felt skewed, not helped by the camera cutting to the studio too soon after a clip of the pro-Brexit rally were played.

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Perhaps her look of disdain was unrelated, but her expression changed pretty sharpish once she realised she was on air.

That's my opinion, and I am someone that has vehemently defended the BBC's political coverage in the past.
NI
nigel

Well, one of the first things the BBC did was grab a couple of ladies from the Brexit rally in Parliament Square and asked them what they wanted from Brexit, and when the answer they gave wasn't good enough, the reporter proceeded to try and skew them for more detail. The sort of detail they would never demand of a Remain voter.

The rest of their coverage dwelt on the fact that nothing has changed and the focus of concern moved to 31st December, and all the problems that could occur then if we don't get a trade deal.

I am the first to defend the BBC normally when it comes to bias but I have to say their centre of gravity when it comes to EU membership is clearly skewed. I don't even think it's intentional - I think genuinely some of its staff cannot fathom how anyone can think Brexit is a good idea.


I suspect this will end up with some complaints to Ofcom...




Didn't Jon Snow say that on Channel 4 on the 31st March and OFCOM let him off the hook?


And this is why referendums should not be an option again.

It’s like a scene from “Little Britain”.
Brekkie and Blake Connolly gave kudos
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Meanwhile in the BBC World Service studios, Sasha Twining is watching the test card!

SN
The SNT Three

Well, one of the first things the BBC did was grab a couple of ladies from the Brexit rally in Parliament Square and asked them what they wanted from Brexit, and when the answer they gave wasn't good enough, the reporter proceeded to try and skew them for more detail. The sort of detail they would never demand of a Remain voter.

The rest of their coverage dwelt on the fact that nothing has changed and the focus of concern moved to 31st December, and all the problems that could occur then if we don't get a trade deal.


I didn't see the clip you mention but with regard to the latter points, the news is there to provide analysis and explanation. Nothing has really changed as EU law continues to apply, the big changes will indeed come on the 31st December and if there's no trade deal then it's widely accepted there will be consequences. So which bit of this did you take exception to?


Bias can exist in coverage even if it is factually accurate. The coverage as a whole has felt skewed, not helped by the camera cutting to the studio too soon after a clip of the pro-Brexit rally were played.

*

Perhaps her look of disdain was unrelated, but her expression changed pretty sharpish once she realised she was on air.

That's my opinion, and I am someone that has vehemently defended the BBC's political coverage in the past.


What would you have included in the programme instead?
WH
Whataday Founding member
I would have included some more retrospective reports, covering from the referendum onwards which would have shown how we got to this stage. I think that would have been a good counterbalance rather than lay on the "we aren't out of the woods yet" too thickly.
MA
manclad
I would have included some more retrospective reports, covering from the referendum onwards which would have shown how we got to this stage. I think that would have been a good counterbalance rather than lay on the "we aren't out of the woods yet" too thickly.


Like it or not there are many who think that that’s it, Brexit is done, in the same way some thought we’d leave the EU the day after the referendum. And yeah, I know.... we all knew what we were voting for.

So with that in mind, the BBC has a responsibility to hammer home that this is just the start. We all know what’s happened the last few years.

As for the faces of Katty and Christian, they will of course have their own views, it’s naive to think otherwise. If they thought they were not in vision then........
Brekkie and james-2001 gave kudos
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Brexit is now official. I wonder how the broadcasters will cover it.


Well, one of the first things the BBC did was grab a couple of ladies from the Brexit rally in Parliament Square and asked them what they wanted from Brexit, and when the answer they gave wasn't good enough, the reporter proceeded to try and skew them for more detail. The sort of detail they would never demand of a Remain voter.

The rest of their coverage dwelt on the fact that nothing has changed and the focus of concern moved to 31st December, and all the problems that could occur then if we don't get a trade deal.

I am the first to defend the BBC normally when it comes to bias but I have to say their centre of gravity when it comes to EU membership is clearly skewed. I don't even think it's intentional - I think genuinely some of its staff cannot fathom how anyone can think Brexit is a good idea.


Given that remain voters backed the status quo there would be very little point asking them what changes they were looking forward to. Asking somebody celebrating the changes to explain what benefits they are now expecting from the change is perfectly reasonable.
JW
JamesWorldNews
AT LAST: ITS ALL OVER! WE CAN BREATHE AND REST EASY NOW.



DRY JANUARY IS ALL OVER.

How did Brexit go?
TVLand and Steve in Pudsey gave kudos
WW
WW Update
Brexit is now official. I wonder how the broadcasters will cover it.


Well, one of the first things the BBC did was grab a couple of ladies from the Brexit rally in Parliament Square and asked them what they wanted from Brexit, and when the answer they gave wasn't good enough, the reporter proceeded to try and skew them for more detail. The sort of detail they would never demand of a Remain voter.

The rest of their coverage dwelt on the fact that nothing has changed and the focus of concern moved to 31st December, and all the problems that could occur then if we don't get a trade deal.

I am the first to defend the BBC normally when it comes to bias but I have to say their centre of gravity when it comes to EU membership is clearly skewed. I don't even think it's intentional - I think genuinely some of its staff cannot fathom how anyone can think Brexit is a good idea.


I suspect this will end up with some complaints to Ofcom...



Well, if the crowd was overwhelmingly white in an otherwise multicultural, multiracial London, surely there's nothing wrong with mentioning that fact? It's relevant.
Last edited by WW Update on 1 February 2020 4:45am
RK
Rkolsen

Well, one of the first things the BBC did was grab a couple of ladies from the Brexit rally in Parliament Square and asked them what they wanted from Brexit, and when the answer they gave wasn't good enough, the reporter proceeded to try and skew them for more detail. The sort of detail they would never demand of a Remain voter.

The rest of their coverage dwelt on the fact that nothing has changed and the focus of concern moved to 31st December, and all the problems that could occur then if we don't get a trade deal.


I didn't see the clip you mention but with regard to the latter points, the news is there to provide analysis and explanation. Nothing has really changed as EU law continues to apply, the big changes will indeed come on the 31st December and if there's no trade deal then it's widely accepted there will be consequences. So which bit of this did you take exception to?


Bias can exist in coverage even if it is factually accurate. The coverage as a whole has felt skewed, not helped by the camera cutting to the studio too soon after a clip of the pro-Brexit rally were played.

*

Perhaps her look of disdain was unrelated, but her expression changed pretty sharpish once she realised she was on air.

That's my opinion, and I am someone that has vehemently defended the BBC's political coverage in the past.


I don’t think it’s necessarily a look of disdain but just how some people look when they’re off camera (or believe to be). I’ve seen Katty make that look on Morning Joe when she’s on a flash camera and they suddenly put up a multi box of every guest.

I imagine they were looking closely at the return feed which is either a screen further away (and maybe off axis from the cameras) or a smaller screen below the prompter. This is something I’ve seen before at all levels from local to international news as a package or remote ends and they quickly regain the focus on the camera.

Edit : I just checked the US evening news and only the CBS Evening News was the only one to report Brexit, it was a 15 second report at the end of the A Block.
Last edited by Rkolsen on 1 February 2020 6:44am
RO
rob Founding member
Adam Hills will be shaving his beard for C4. That's about the only good thing about it.


I note that last week The Last Leg said that Lorraine Kelly would be a "roving reporter" for their special. However, instead of her, it was Tom Allen.
BR
Brekkie
And that was really uncomfortable. Indeed notable last night how coverage across the main channels was anchored from the safety of the studios.

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