I accept that people can change. What I won't accept is the whitewashing of their life before they became the 'good guy'. McGuinness has the blood of many innocents on his hands but it seems that doesn't matter!
Can I just suggest that this forum is not the place for politics ... it's caused problems before ... can we learn from the past even if the politicians can't?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The potting shed is the place for non gardening discussion. Nobody is forced to join in if they don't wish to.
On the original subject, I've had a response from the BBC who said it's the reporter's job to voice concerns raised by others. I don't doubt that, just the raising of 'concerns' less than 24 hours after the event. Then, I didn't expect any other response from the BBC. Just watch 'Newswatch' to see how the producers dismiss any complaints or concerns raised.
Interestingly one of the senior editors or producers of the News on BBC was on Newswatch this morning. As with every other person from the BBC ever questioned about content, he wouldn't accept that they could or should have done anything differently. He even claimed that having the two presenters of Breakfast stood in the road, instead of staying in the studio, gave a better understanding of what was happening.
He said it gave the presenters a better understanding. To me they just looked cold and somewhat embarrassed to be there.
What these people need is to be forced to watch their coverage of such events and then, maybe, they'd learn how poor it is and how unimaginative it is and how unprofessional and then they can do better.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I do watch Newswatch because now and then they talk to a correspondent or journalist rather than some talking head from the management and those conversations are sometimes illuminating. The management always say 'well it's a balance.....'
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Daisy, this is quite true, but there's also the facility on this board, to "scroll down," should you personally consider anything posted . within the terms of conditions of course, inappropriate, or of no interest to you.
Correct, we do not have to watch and yes we all have on off buttons, or on here a scroll facility, though we do tend to be a curious lot. BBC think they need pander to that curiosity by their phrenetic coverage 24 hours seven days a week. What annoys me is the need to be filmed on site, have they not heard of greenwall and back ground projection? Why go to all the cost of moving people around on already over loaded road systems, where does global warming come into the equation I ask.
As to content this is a discussion part of the forum, we all have views some widely divergent to others. In my case those who attack inocent people to pursue thier own ends are terrorists no matter what they do in the future. Those people leave devastated families broken bodies and cause breakdown in social order, would I have obeyed the order to shoot on sight? Yes I would at that time and those circumstances. Someone has to say it.
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I accept that people can change. What I won't accept is the whitewashing of their life before they became the 'good guy'. McGuinness has the blood of many innocents on his hands but it seems that doesn't matter!
Can I just suggest that this forum is not the place for politics ... it's caused problems before ... can we learn from the past even if the politicians can't?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The potting shed is the place for non gardening discussion. Nobody is forced to join in if they don't wish to.
On the original subject, I've had a response from the BBC who said it's the reporter's job to voice concerns raised by others. I don't doubt that, just the raising of 'concerns' less than 24 hours after the event. Then, I didn't expect any other response from the BBC. Just watch 'Newswatch' to see how the producers dismiss any complaints or concerns raised.
I have no problem with your original post and subject matter at all KT53
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
There is always the "OFF" switch for anyone who does not wish to watch/hear. It really is very useful, works well, and fail safe. Do try it.
Interestingly one of the senior editors or producers of the News on BBC was on Newswatch this morning. As with every other person from the BBC ever questioned about content, he wouldn't accept that they could or should have done anything differently. He even claimed that having the two presenters of Breakfast stood in the road, instead of staying in the studio, gave a better understanding of what was happening.
He said it gave the presenters a better understanding. To me they just looked cold and somewhat embarrassed to be there.
What these people need is to be forced to watch their coverage of such events and then, maybe, they'd learn how poor it is and how unimaginative it is and how unprofessional and then they can do better.
I do watch Newswatch because now and then they talk to a correspondent or journalist rather than some talking head from the management and those conversations are sometimes illuminating. The management always say 'well it's a balance.....'
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
You have completely missed my point, but no matter.
Correct, we do not have to watch and yes we all have on off buttons, or on here a scroll facility, though we do tend to be a curious lot. BBC think they need pander to that curiosity by their phrenetic coverage 24 hours seven days a week. What annoys me is the need to be filmed on site, have they not heard of greenwall and back ground projection? Why go to all the cost of moving people around on already over loaded road systems, where does global warming come into the equation I ask.
As to content this is a discussion part of the forum, we all have views some widely divergent to others. In my case those who attack inocent people to pursue thier own ends are terrorists no matter what they do in the future. Those people leave devastated families broken bodies and cause breakdown in social order, would I have obeyed the order to shoot on sight? Yes I would at that time and those circumstances. Someone has to say it.
Frank.