24-05-2023, 09:15 PM
(24-05-2023, 08:56 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Not sure if you all miss my point or prove my point. BBC News isn't made primarily for a UK audience anymore, hence a death of a celebrity with an international profile is likely to be dealt with more appropriately on a channel which prioritises it's international profile.On Monday, the channel was leading on a minor British political scandal and later the Madeleine McCann case - spending the best part of ten minutes on the very UK-based stories during the half-hours I caught. The other day, it was leading on Schofield. While you're right that BBC News is no longer made solely for a UK audience, the idea that it is neglecting major UK news isn't particularly credible. Plus, where international news has taken precedence it has almost always been editorially justifiable, which isn't something I would say of the times UK news has taken precedence.
As others have said, Turner's death would have been a main story on the old News channel anyway - it's a slow news day and it never had a problem covering entertainment news, particularly obituaries.