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A busy day for the news teams just got busier!
Rooftopcowboy
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After the Autumn Budget Announcement and the weather causing havoc across the UK making it a very busy day for the news teams and journalists...its just been announced that Nelson Mandela has died!
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It doesn't look like it's coming from the BBC News Channel.
It was coming from BBC World News with Kasia Madera.
Extraordinary day where there are three massive headlines to cover, with one being broken just minutes before the Ten O'Clock news.
World News maybe? I thought the 9 o'clock bulletin was done in the virtual studio, as the main studio got ready for the 10 o'clock news. I certainly don't recognize the studio. (But I haven't watched much News Channel recently)
[EDIT: Answered above.]
I have to say the BBC One continuity wasn't very clear:
BBC World.
Lol they only had to wait 10 mins itv didn't break in
Indeed, and that single-handedly proves the necessity of pre-preparing obituary films and having obituary news rehearsals before the real thing happens.
This. It was totally unnecessary.
The man was 95, he has essentially been dead for the past 5 months and there was a regular news bulletin in less than 10 minutes.
As late breaking stories go Mandela's death would be a very easy one to cover. There has been plenty of warning both a few months ago when he was hospitalised and earlier today when he was said to be on his deathbed. Plus they'll have acres and acres of video tributes ready.
George Osborne must be gutted, his statement has been well and truly buried. Poor chap.
Not saying they shouldn't mention Mandella, but why to the detriment of news that could be affecting 100,000s of UK residents this evening, tonight?
I did laugh today it started as 30 years then it became 40 and this eve it was 50 and by 6 O'clock it was 60 years by tomorrow it will be since Noah.
They've been reporting the flooding alll day long. I doubt there's much to say now that wasn't said in earlier bulletins - and they will cover it in a few minutes.
As for breaking into scheduled programming on BBC 1, it don't know why they didn't put up a caption and invite people to retune to BBC News Channel. That way viewers have the choice.
Perhaps they feel that the local news at 10:30 is a better place to give localised flooding news? Each region needs different news and advice depending on circumstances.
Ed Balls will happy though.
The flooding is happening now as the weather system moves South and East and some places it will not happen maybe until tomorrow.
The amount of flood alerts means this is a big story that needs covering.
Not just the BBC Breakfast editor that has big decisions to make, but also the Newspaper Editors, who will have to decide ASAP which story is the front page tomorrow.
"I was shocked an appalled when Mrs Brown was just about to sing her new song on BBC-1 when the BBC cut into the programme to announce the death of a 95 year old man... shame on you BBC this could easily have waited until the termiantion of the Mrs Brown televisiual feast I will not be watching the BBC again. Shame, Shame Shame":p
Looks like Question Time is not going to get shown or delayed to another time.
Seems like quite an easy decision to me - for the nationals, anyway.