How can the BBC have got it so hopelessly wrong?

[Tory Boy]

The BBC really let us all down with such flawed journalism.

That woman reported couldn't hide her utter joy at reporting such bad news, but the ex Southern FM presenter at least tried to give us some hope.

Even if the woman reporter got it right, which it appears she didn't, then she shouldn't have been so pleased about it.

Still no-doubt she enjoyed the champers in the village, with those that believed they won.

TB

 

[Storer68]

Perhaps Bwian, SurreySeagulls and I should go and have a word. I know where the studio is!!

They could have simply strolled across Queens Road to DMH and checked for themselves.

 

[Curious Orange]

They could have simply strolled across Queens Road to DMH and checked for themselves.

Have you not heard of de-centralisation - it's much more economical to get someone in Guildford to report on events in Brighton than to get someone in Brighton to do it. To go into a parallel (and o/t) scenario, this is a perfect example of the potential benefits of regional assemblies - take away the power from the local authority and give it to a larger body and utopia reigns, everybody is blissfully happy, and nobody from 45 miles away f*cks anything up!

 

[Man of Harveys]

Bottom line is, thanks to these utter cheesedicks at SCR, it's VERY likely that there are potential investors out there RIGHT NOW who might very well be thinking that we're screwed, that there would no point in getting involved.

I wouldn't exactly seek to summon up the Albion supporter's campaigning hellhounds for no good reason...but these hairy objects found at the top end of ladies' legs NEED to give us some explanation for their disgraceful behaviour this morning.

 

[Yorkie]

The SCR website is still reporting it in a very negative light.

There is a vote for which site is the most viable which doesn't include Falmer ggrrrr

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/news/2003/02/falmer/falmer_main.shtml

 

[Gwylan]

LI, the 'Dewey Wins' headline was from the Chicago Tribune. There was another example a few weeks ago when the NY Post had 'Kerry picks Gephardt' headline.

But they were slightly different; they were trying to second guess the outcome and be first with the news, sloppy but understandable.

SCR had the outcome in front of them but couldn't be bothered to read it and sought to get a reaction from someone else - and from the sounds of it, she hadn't read it either. There seems (and I haven't heard the broadcast, so this all second-hand itself) to have been no attempt to get a contrary view.

As you say, this is basic journalism, something that's learned from your first day at college. Just what sort of journalists does SCR employ?