26-01-2023, 06:34 PM
(26-01-2023, 05:18 PM)Skygeek Wrote: ....
Y'know... foreign bureaus and in-depth reporting as opposed to lengthy studio discussionss where everyone apart from one browbeaten leftie agrees with each other, before throwing to some tadpole of a reporter fresh out of uni on the end of a bad 4G connection standing next to a bloke with a sign saying "Keep Channel migrants out of our Northamptonshire village".
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News and current affairs talk has ALWAYS been reliant on talking head guests to fill the time when manufacturing content is required - that's mostly when there's not a single major event.
Oniy difference now is you don't need studio bookings, DTL points or a camera crew on someone's doorstep to get the visuals.
It's hardly fair to describe the qualified graduate reporters in such a dismissive, disparaging and unprofessional way.
Staff at startups are younger. Adam Boulton was 30ish at start of Sky News, Kay Burley 29 or so. With on screen reporters of similar age to the current GB News 'tadpoles' you describe.
Also, a lack of foreign news or presence isn't a sign of news legitimacy for a commercial news organisation. While I personally value international coverage (its my favourite parts of Sky News) Ofcom research has shown the wider public place a far lower priority on that content