[Globaltraffic24]

Sorry, am I missing something here? A vacancy is being advertised and that’s seen as a bad thing..? Literally every job should be advertised, otherwise you end up with a culture of people just hiring their mates.

Unfortunately you are missing something here. Typically, roles are advertised externally to avoid criticism of nepotism. In reality, this role will go to one of the two candidates already named in this thread. The result of advertising externally? The internal candidates end up waiting an unnecessary amount of time for the confirmation they expected, an interview and hiring process, often involved several people has been conducted for no reason whatsoever, and at cost to the public, and (arguably the worst bit of all this) external candidates were led to believe they had a chance when they never did.

It’s more common than ever these days and genuinely quite frustrating for all parties.

Don’t get me started on the written test. This whole process is an example of weak leadership allowing HR to run the show. NEVER allow your people team to run these processes. They are there to support, not dictate. YOU are the expert, not them. Their expertise is in the wider recruitment process, onboarding and firing.

[Brekkie]

I thought they had to advertise externally now, hence the ads in recent years for BBC Breakfast presenter when the line of succession was quite obvious.

Royal Editor is a strange roll really - largely doing fluff pieces but then critical at times of key events. I would have thought while an internal promotion or movement across departments for correspondent roles could be justified it is right the Editor roles are advertised more widely.

[all new phil]

Unfortunately you are missing something here. Typically, roles are advertised externally to avoid criticism of nepotism. In reality, this role will go to one of the two candidates already named in this thread. The result of advertising externally? The internal candidates end up waiting an unnecessary amount of time for the confirmation they expected, an interview and hiring process, often involved several people has been conducted for no reason whatsoever, and at cost to the public, and (arguably the worst bit of all this) external candidates were led to believe they had a chance when they never did.

It’s more common than ever these days and genuinely quite frustrating for all parties.

Don’t get me started on the written test. This whole process is an example of weak leadership allowing HR to run the show. NEVER allow your people team to run these processes. They are there to support, not dictate. YOU are the expert, not them. Their expertise is in the wider recruitment process, onboarding and firing.

Nope, pretty sure I’m not missing a thing.

[chris]

Isn’t the point that the hiring process is once again being bungled, in the same way the Pol Ed role was?

If you’re going to put it out externally, great. But do it from the off.

[Scratch_Perry]

I'd have thought the smart money would have been on (Royal Correspondent) Sarah Campbell becoming Royal Editor, given that her profile has increased in the last 12 months by co-hosting Breakfast and anchoring various slots on the News Channel.

[m_in_m]

I'd have thought the smart money would have been on (Royal Correspondent) Sarah Campbell becoming Royal Editor, given that her profile has increased in the last 12 months by co-hosting Breakfast and anchoring various slots on the News Channel.

That might depend on how much Sarah is going to be presenting Breakfast and for how long. If she is now the third presenter i.e. primary cover for both Sally and Naga that might be preferable to being an on screen editor that may not actually be on air much.

[House]

They are, also, very different roles - being an editor isn’t just about having a visible profile, but your connections, ability to break stories, depth of knowledge etc. Anna Foster presenting on the news channel and News at One doesn’t make it any more likely she’ll replace Jeremy Bowen as International Editor, for example, even though it raises her viewer recognition.

I think you have to assume they’re looking for someone who adds a new dimension to the coverage than has been seen to date - else you’d stay with having royal correspondents only.

There is no guarantee Sarah would even want to apply. For a good sense of the difference between being a correspondent and an onscreen editor, particularly in terms of impact on your life and the demands of the role, consider this tweet from Zoe Kleinman:

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[Stuart]

In many organisations vacancies are advertised internally first. It's a way of encouraging career progression for existing staff. If HR are doing their job correctly there is no element of nepotism as the line management of the post are not the only people in the process.

Ultimately you then end up with a vacancy, which is advertised externally, unless you are looking to reduce overall numbers.

High profile positions can be advertised internally and externally at the same time. The sift for interview is 'blind' so you wouldn't know who fell into which category.

[thePineapple]

The headlines on the News at Six on the news channel were kind of funky today - they had other headlines overlaid. I assume they were the headlines playing out on the world feed?

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[interestednovice]

Presumably this was an error with VizRT. Viz-generated graphics can be set to “copy” another feed, or be led by another feed with variations. This is how the same gallery can/has, quite regularly, put out a feed of the national news for BBC One with no ticker or flipper, while the same feed on NC has a clock, bug and ticker/flipper.

It’s also how simulcast programmes in the days pre-merger could be simultaneously branded as “BBC World News” and “BBC News” (channel) for the UK.

The UK feed of the NC still exists as a separate service, to allow for opt-outs, but is obviously set to sync to the main, formerly-WN feed, the majority of the time.

During simulcast BBC One bulletins, it should be set to sync with BBC One but allow the NC variant of the graphics to be shown. It sounds like the system was somehow trying to sync to both BBC One and the global feed of the NC at the same time! In the past, Viz has also had issues and the channel has temporarily lost the flipper/ticker. This used to happen quite often back when the move to NBH first occurred, as the system had a few bugs.

You don’t see it so often now.