BBC News Thread

To my knowledge, there are 4 during the day, and 3 overnight. I imagine one for vision, one for sound and one for communications. Not sure about the fourth one - something to do with the autoque perhaps? It might not be that rigid though, as I imagine during major news, it's all hands on deck? I'm sure someone with more knowledge can help me out on this one.

Isn't there a text producer or something, for all the wonderful text?

4 really doesn't seem that many, considering I've seen more working on one of the smallest regional local opts...

Whilst watching News 24 last night at 10pm, I noticed that Tim Willcox had replaced Jon Sopel who was on at 9pm with Louise Minchin. Can anybody explain a reason for this?

News24 Have

Technical:
1 Director: - directs, vision mixes and operates cameras
1 Sound Operator -sound
1 Comms - lines up OS's, cues up graphics, runs floats
1 Graphics Director - playes in live graphics

Editorial:
1 Output Editor - controls editorial runnning order
1 Strand Editor- has overall control of Channel
1 Text Producer - writes astons and operates TOG to put them to air

+ 1 Autoque Operator
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BBC World Have

Technical

1 Director - Directs, vision mixes, operates cameras, controls TOG astons
1 Sound - Sound
1 Comms - lines up outside sources, runs floats
For major programms such as BBC4
1 Camera Operator - controls cameras

Editorial
1 Output editor- Controls running order

+ Text producer for Breaking News - writes astons and operates Ticker



NB Overnight there are just two technical staff. The sound person lines up OS's and graphics and plays floats.

Does no-one here know how to spell autocue? I've seen it misspelt at least four times in the last week.

So News 24 have more *technical people* on than BBC World?!? Before the relaunch I'd have said that World was better output than N24, but since the relaunch they're both not too good at all.

The biggest fault is the playing of the generic BBC NEWS titles at the TOTH or the Headlines or Coming Up graphics failing!

Those figures are quite interesting Marucs.



He was on all morning and afternoon (till 3) with the Budget Coverage - he came back later to present the special in the evening.

You've spelt it correct there!

Yes. That's because he knows how to spell it, and was highlighting the fact that - as he's seen it misspelt so often recently - it seems that "no-one" knows how to. Of course, there will be people here who know how to spell it, but making an exaggerated statement such as that emphasises the point.

Another example would be if I were to say "Does no-one on here have a single f*cking brain cell?" to highlight the increase in utterly mindless posts. Again, it's fair to say that some users may have at least one brain cell - although not many - but it emphasises the plague that continues to spread through TV Forum quite nicely.

Someone needs a cuddle. And perhaps a gun.

Jon had been doing Budget coverage during the day.

And overnight there only tends to be one editorial person in the gallery. So the biggest audience (on BBC One, BBC News 24, BBC World and hundreds of PBS stations in the US) has the least staff in the gallery.

I'd love to know the official reasoning behind this. The fact the audience doesn't diminish can't have been forgotten by the BBC - surely it must have been considered when drawing up overnight staffing arrangements. So how can they justify the fact there are so few people running the show? It seems utter madness but, as I say, there must be a reason behind it somewhere.