19-09-2023, 07:41 PM
Tonight's BBC News at 6 began with breaking news right at the start of the headlines:
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I can't remember the last time I saw a National bulletin start the headlines in this way -- with the top headline being that "the BBC is just getting information" on a breaking story, along with the in-vision BREAKING graphics.
Usually a breaking story is briefly tacked onto the end of the 1/6/10 headlines ("...and in the last few minutes, XYZ has happened -- we'll have more on that story" etc); or even ignored entirely until after the headlines/titles, so that the presenter can then open the programme with it (which is simpler than making last-second changes to the carefully planned and rehearsed headlines sequence).
As far as I can recall, it's something of a rarity to see a 'breaking-right-now' story being bumped up to the top of the headlines on a BBC One bulletin.
ibb.co
I can't remember the last time I saw a National bulletin start the headlines in this way -- with the top headline being that "the BBC is just getting information" on a breaking story, along with the in-vision BREAKING graphics.
Usually a breaking story is briefly tacked onto the end of the 1/6/10 headlines ("...and in the last few minutes, XYZ has happened -- we'll have more on that story" etc); or even ignored entirely until after the headlines/titles, so that the presenter can then open the programme with it (which is simpler than making last-second changes to the carefully planned and rehearsed headlines sequence).
As far as I can recall, it's something of a rarity to see a 'breaking-right-now' story being bumped up to the top of the headlines on a BBC One bulletin.