14-12-2023, 01:52 PM
Back to S4C's troubled executives, and more detail about the allegations against chair Rhodri Williams. We're obviously on the outside, but it is a little hard to grasp the difference between the treatment of Williams and Siân Doyle.
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Quite true. I do wonder if he announced this 24 hours prior would it even be the lead story in Wales over the fatal bus crash in the Valleys.
Their Prince Phillip interuption was quite late as well IIRC - around 12:45? I certainly remember the S4C Newyddion or BBC Cymru Fyw app notification being a good five to ten minutes later than the others I received that day.
How was the resignation of Carwyn Jones covered? I think that was quite unexpected and had a whiff of controversy following the sacking and then death of Carl Sargent. I was away that day, so didn't hear or see the news to around 5pm so missed how it was covered at the time.
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(14-12-2023, 12:05 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Arguably a politician confirming the date of his long announced resignation isn't too significant, especially when not linked to a scandal. If it had been a busier day it would have likely dropped down the running order.
Quite true. I do wonder if he announced this 24 hours prior would it even be the lead story in Wales over the fatal bus crash in the Valleys.
(14-12-2023, 12:30 PM)lookoutwales Wrote: IRN (Sky) certainly led with Drakeford at midday and 1, before moving onto COP28 later in the afternoon.
I can recall Newyddion breaking in to programming - think it was at the break point in the latter case - to go into obituary mode for Prince Philip and The Queen.
But that aside, I can't recall Newyddion ever running a newsflash - indeed, it wasn't that long ago that the most you could expect day-by-day was the main programme and a short bulletin somewhere in the evening.
One other thing RE Radio Wales - somewhat ironically, Rob Phillips was sitting in for Wynne Evans yesterday so would have been quite well placed to handle the breaking news. But they were locked into a 'Happy Hour' phone-in feature - and persisted with a song and a call before Peter Gillibrand finally chipped in with an improvised update.
Doesn't exactly give confidence to their news output when Radio Cymru were prepared and go with it there and then.
Their Prince Phillip interuption was quite late as well IIRC - around 12:45? I certainly remember the S4C Newyddion or BBC Cymru Fyw app notification being a good five to ten minutes later than the others I received that day.
How was the resignation of Carwyn Jones covered? I think that was quite unexpected and had a whiff of controversy following the sacking and then death of Carl Sargent. I was away that day, so didn't hear or see the news to around 5pm so missed how it was covered at the time.