22-01-2024, 05:50 PM
I disagree that it's idle speculation. Some of the points being raised are in response to coverage elsewhere in the media concerning whom the BBC could/should select to anchor its coverage of the General Election. I'd posit that it's difficult for the BBC to plan and to have rehearsals when it remains unsure as to whom will be in the chair on the night in question.
Moreover, it leads to a conversation about what the BBC and the public expect of the anchor in question on that night. Do they expect somebody with whom they are familiar but with a more foreign-based reporting record (and little to no experience in political coverage) to assume the responsibility? Or do they expect somebody equally as familiar yet with a greater level of domestic and political reporting in their background? Indeed, if it were Reeta Chakrabarti that were selected, that raises the question of who should step in to her prior role at the touchscreen. This isn't idle speculation but a considered question about the chess pieces that BBC need to resolve with urgency.
Moreover, it leads to a conversation about what the BBC and the public expect of the anchor in question on that night. Do they expect somebody with whom they are familiar but with a more foreign-based reporting record (and little to no experience in political coverage) to assume the responsibility? Or do they expect somebody equally as familiar yet with a greater level of domestic and political reporting in their background? Indeed, if it were Reeta Chakrabarti that were selected, that raises the question of who should step in to her prior role at the touchscreen. This isn't idle speculation but a considered question about the chess pieces that BBC need to resolve with urgency.