malcolmfrost wrote:..
What I said was that the details should be in the regional programmes and I would include regional England as well like South Today for example.
hmm...
AFAIK, major BBC TV and Radio News bulletins (eg BBC1 and R4 at 1800) are seen/heard identically all over UK. BBC1 (but not R4) bulletin is followed by a 'Regional' one from a local studio, eg Central South from Birmingham for us. ITV is similar, but reversed: ITV1 'Regional' is at 1800 (ITV West Bristol for us) followed by National (seen UK wide, AFAIK) at 1830.
If UK Government (deciding only for England in this context) makes some 'newsworthy' change to COVID Regulations, should BBC1 News at 1800
a. not mention it, so as not to bother viewers in Scotland etc whom it doesn't affect ?
b. mention that there has been a change affecting only England, and viewers can get details from their Regional at 1830 ?
c. Gist it at start or at least within 1800 National bulletin, stressing that it affects only England, mentioning that there will be full details within 1830 Regional ?
d. Give full details at start or at least within 1800 National bulletin, stressing that it affects only England ?
e. c. or d., but not bothering to mention that it affects only England ?
.. and if Scottish Government (deciding only for Scotland, of course) makes some analogously 'newsworthy' change to COVID Regulations, should BBC1 News at 1800
a. not mention it, so as not to bother the English etc viewers ?
b. mention that there has been a change affecting only Scotland, and viewers can get details from the Regional at 1830 ?
c. Gist it at start or at least within 1800 National bulletin, stressing that it affects only Scotland, mentioning that there will be full details within 1830 Regional ?
d. Give full details at start or at least within 1800 National bulletin, stressing that it affects only Scotland ?
e. c. or d., but not bothering to mention that it affects only Scotland ?
.. and if the answer should be different in the two cases, why ?
Who'd be a BBC News Editor/Producer .. ?