[Kojak]

I think the journalism is certainly the best it's ever been - you're right there. I don't know if it's necessarily that they have surpassed the BBC, or that the BBC's standards have slipped slightly due to less money/resources - probably a bit of both.

Look, I certainly don't think Sky News is bad, editorially or presentationally. As bland as I personally find it now, they do still innovate a lot, like with the daily Ukraine explainers at the big screen. It is much more substance over style now, which is obviously correct. Despite my earlier messianic rants (which I apologise for!) there's actually not a lot wrong with Sky News. It's just that some of their presentation is not to my taste. But they have a style and are sticking to it, which is good, I guess.

Bland is a very appropriate word for the Sky News of 2023. Very good for politics or when Alex Crawford or Stuart Ramsay in on screen, but just rather beige otherwise in their onscreen look, most of the presentation and their insipid, uninspired paper review slot.

I don't like the press previews either, but I suspect they are (sadly) here to stay, for three reasons:
1) they are cheap to make
2) they get engagement on socials and (I think) generally rate well
3) BBC has axed theirs, so Sky now has a monopoly

My issue with them is that a lot of the people they book for these reviews are booked to start a row, rather than provide any useful insight. I'd prefer more analysis, personally, from experts on whatever the top stories are that night - though I realise that probably wouldn't get anywhere near the engagement that the press previews do!