[Brekkie]

Despite the media saying stuff like “The city put in lockdown”, I don’t believe the cordons were anywhere near the BBC East Midlands base. They are on the eastern side of the city centre, the cordons were more west/north west sort of side. The main transport issue seemed to be that the main cordon was right across the middle section of the tram network meaning it was suspended entirely.

The studio may have not been in the cordon but it doesn't mean those that staff it weren't, or on the other side of the city.   And the story itself was within the cordon.


I think the issue here is more a police communication issue than a broadcaster issue - understandable why they released very little information until the facts were clearer, but also understandable how that lack of information is problematic too in an era where speculation takes on a truth of it's own.