12-05-2024, 08:23 PM
(12-05-2024, 04:51 PM)Matrix Wrote: I kind of get the nostalgic element but I do wonder why you would choose to search out a 15 minute bulletin on BBC 2 which would, presumably, rely on the same packages, number and types of script, and largely reflect content on the BBC 1 bulls or the News Channel?
The only saving grace, as I see it, is that at least the Newsnight name and brand remain. There is some (limited) scope of the news making interviews but ultimately I keep coming back to Late Night Politics Live (in all but name).
It's actually quite simple. It's the same reason I used to prefer watching the news at 5:45 or 5:40 back in the day. It's a concise wrap up of the news, nothing superfluous. Just the news for 15 minutes straight. I'd prefer that anyday, but the current BBC & ITN bulletins are mostly too long winded and for their length, feel less like a wrap up of the days news and more like they're trying to emulate what was Newsnight, and what is Channel 4 News, almost like they're current affairs programmes, rather than news bulletins.