To be fair both Sky News and CNN are doing saturation coverage (I don't have Fox so maybe they mentioned that some black foreign dude died after the college football results). However, I do get the sense that in the Guardian-reading Islington-living newsrooms of the BBC this is an event they have been planning for years and it would have wiped anything short of a royal death off the headlines.
I imagine everytime someone famous dies they can run all that prepared stuff and have a day off.
To be fair both Sky News and CNN are doing saturation coverage (I don't have Fox so maybe they mentioned that some black foreign dude died after the college football results). However, I do get the sense that in the Guardian-reading Islington-living newsrooms of the BBC this is an event they have been planning for years and it would have wiped anything short of a royal death off the headlines.
Sadly I fear you may be right.
Sky News is a law unto itself and CNN is there to give a more global view of things, but the BBC has a public service remit - this is a story in Britain affecting British people NOW. If they can't even at least provide snippets of information on the Tidal surge across the ticker, then one has to ask - what is the BBC News Channel for?
Tonight it has failed the very people it is supposed to serve.
Mandela was so much more important than them, or any of the other public figures who got tremendous attention. I appreciate he was an old man, and his death is not a surprise, but his impact during life was massive. He's the most important global figure in my life-time, and probably in my parents' lifetime too.
People have been getting flood warnings all day, and the advice is always to tune into local radio for the best, most relevant information.
I do live in one of the effected areas and TBH news coverage doesn't really matter
We have not had the evacuation notice yet yet someone who lives about 5 mins away from us have so we are ready just in case (Luckily my brother is in respite this week )
Like others have said those of us in effected areas either know what is going off or are to busy sorting it out to watch the news anyway
Only thing we now have to worry about is a power cut and if that happens I hardly need to watch the news to tell me about it
I think the news of Nelson Mandela's death is more important
I do live in one of the effected areas and TBH news coverage doesn't really matter
We have not had the evacuation notice yet yet someone who lives about 5 mins away from us have so we are ready just in case (Luckily my brother is in respite this week )
Like others have said those of us in effected areas either know what is going off or are to busy sorting it out to watch the news anyway
Only thing we now have to worry about is a power cut and if that happens I hardly need to watch the news to tell me about it
I think the news of Nelson Mandela's death is more important
I hope you're not too badly affected, James Frederick. Stay safe!
I do live in one of the effected areas and TBH news coverage doesn't really matter
We have not had the evacuation notice yet yet someone who lives about 5 mins away from us have so we are ready just in case (Luckily my brother is in respite this week )
Like others have said those of us in effected areas either know what is going off or are to busy sorting it out to watch the news anyway
Only thing we now have to worry about is a power cut and if that happens I hardly need to watch the news to tell me about it
I think the news of Nelson Mandela's death is more important
James, i hope you aren't effected, but i'd like to point out people have relatives and friends in the effected areas who they are unable to contact but they are able to monitor what's going on via news coverage.
To be fair both Sky News and CNN are doing saturation coverage (I don't have Fox so maybe they mentioned that some black foreign dude died after the college football results). However, I do get the sense that in the Guardian-reading Islington-living newsrooms of the BBC this is an event they have been planning for years and it would have wiped anything short of a royal death off the headlines.
nowt wrong with Islington - I live there!
and I dont read the guardian...
I find it offensive to tell people sitting in the path of the biggest storm surge since 1953 to go and look at weather websites offensive.
But in the time that people have sat here complaining about the TV they could have found out their weather updates and thus wouldn't have a reason to complain..
I hope at least UK radio stations are giving out some information for those who live in or near evacuation areas.
Shameful behaviour from the "British" Broadcasting Corporation.
They are. Someone has already said they've been doing so, and I've said several times now that it's official policy for the important information to be broadcast on local radio. The national BBC news bulletin just did a national summary, and advised people to tune into local radio for the most detailed local news.
The widespread and variable nature of these storms means that national news coverage is not helpful anyway. What is relevant for people in Essex is not relevant for people in Scotland.
James, i hope you aren't effected, but i'd like to point out people have relatives and friends in the effected areas who they are unable to contact but they are able to monitor what's going on via news coverage.
I think that could worry them even more we know have the media love to give random death tolls out so saying X amount of people have died and not been able to get in contact would worry them more
I hope at least UK radio stations are giving out some information for those who live in or near evacuation areas.
Shameful behaviour from the "British" Broadcasting Corporation.
Err.. and how many of those local radio stations are run by the BBC? That's them doing what they are meant to. Most of the supposedly local independent stations just run national playlists.
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Sky News has gone for it's first commercial break since the mandela news broke.
I imagine everytime someone famous dies they can run all that prepared stuff and have a day off.
I thought that was Kim Il Sung???
We were all young and ignorant once. Being called a troll is a different matter.
About time.
Sadly I fear you may be right.
Sky News is a law unto itself and CNN is there to give a more global view of things, but the BBC has a public service remit - this is a story in Britain affecting British people NOW. If they can't even at least provide snippets of information on the Tidal surge across the ticker, then one has to ask - what is the BBC News Channel for?
Tonight it has failed the very people it is supposed to serve.
Except it's not offensive to be either. Unless you look down on such people yourself. Then that would make you offensive. Wouldn't it?
I do live in one of the effected areas and TBH news coverage doesn't really matter
We have not had the evacuation notice yet yet someone who lives about 5 mins away from us have so we are ready just in case (Luckily my brother is in respite this week )
Like others have said those of us in effected areas either know what is going off or are to busy sorting it out to watch the news anyway
Only thing we now have to worry about is a power cut and if that happens I hardly need to watch the news to tell me about it
I think the news of Nelson Mandela's death is more important
I hope you're not too badly affected, James Frederick. Stay safe!
James, i hope you aren't effected, but i'd like to point out people have relatives and friends in the effected areas who they are unable to contact but they are able to monitor what's going on via news coverage.
I find it offensive to tell people sitting in the path of the biggest storm surge since 1953 to go and look at weather websites offensive.
I doubt that they are here. You're being offended on behalf of someone who isn't even here, do you realise?
nowt wrong with Islington - I live there!
and I dont read the guardian...
But in the time that people have sat here complaining about the TV they could have found out their weather updates and thus wouldn't have a reason to complain..
They are. Someone has already said they've been doing so, and I've said several times now that it's official policy for the important information to be broadcast on local radio. The national BBC news bulletin just did a national summary, and advised people to tune into local radio for the most detailed local news.
The widespread and variable nature of these storms means that national news coverage is not helpful anyway. What is relevant for people in Essex is not relevant for people in Scotland.
I am here cheers.
Are you in danger and looking for information you can't find?
Do you really think we and others would be watching the news for updates we are here we know what is going off
It is a bit of overkill on 3 channels though but Diana was much worse, they didn't stop QVC for Mandela.
Err.. and how many of those local radio stations are run by the BBC? That's them doing what they are meant to. Most of the supposedly local independent stations just run national playlists.
Who would be arguing on here if they're slap bang in the middle of the situation?
In your anger, don't forget Sky and ITV news.