19-10-2022, 07:19 PM
(19-10-2022, 04:20 PM)bbctvtechop Wrote:Why is it madness? There will never be a 'moment like this' The Covid restrictions came to an end months prior to the Queen's death. Tim Davie is the DG, Deborah Turner's is the CEO of News so why shouldn't they be in the gallery. The BBC were delivering the most important news of our lives, theirs too. Not madness at all.(19-10-2022, 03:11 PM)steve Wrote: Apologies for bringing this thread back to the top, but I thought this was worth sharing:
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I think this is fascinating for a number of reasons - but also given the speculation about when the media found out, the fact that Deborah Turness and Tim Davie were both in the gallery at 6.30pm clearly indicates they had at least a few minutes warning.
I'll never understand why the entire structure of management feel they have to be in the gallery for moments like this. It is completely distracting to the operators, undermines the authority of the producer and director, creates unnecessary stress, and why not book a meeting room with a large screen? Not to mention this breaks all of the covid-secure rules (set by the very same people ignoring them!) regarding maximum number of bodies in the gallery to protect operationally critical staff.
It's madness.