01-11-2023, 07:46 PM
(31-10-2023, 06:40 PM)Radio_man Wrote: Not to sound insensitive to the dreadful situation in the middle east, but we've had virtually 24/7 endless rolling coverage of it on the news channel, and on BBC 1 bulletins, at the expense of almost all other news, for almost a month.
The revelations coming out of the Covid inquiry this week are damning, shocking and hugely damaging to the current government and the UK's system of government. The Covid inquiry should absolutely be getting headline and full coverage this week, at the expense of the middle east. I think UK viewers can manage without 24/7 rolling coverage of the middle east for a few days.
If the Six and Ten don't lead tonight with and dedicate a significant amount of time to coverage and analysis of today's revelations at the inquiry, the BBC has serious Qs to answer about it's editorial decisions.
It does seem like the network bulletins are now locked in the lead on the Middle East every night with at least the first 10 minutes dedicated to it
ITV for example lead on the storms, which due to them effecting the south you’d usually expect blanket coverage on the BBC as well. Indeed ITV have lead on a variety of stories over the past few weeks, still covering Israel/Gaza but at a varying place in the agenda