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All afternoon, on the one day of the year they should have been
issuing weather warnings, BBC News 24 have TOTALLY ignored the
weather.

Now I know the Hutton Report is important but *not to the extent of
ignoring the onset of severe weather probably affecting more people
than any other day this Winter*.

The BBC have been hammered in the Hutton Report and should now be
hammered for this afternoons failure to report and warn about
*important* weather News. They seem totally unable to strike the right
balance. Sad, and a failure of public duty IMHO.

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Don't get me started on the BBC.

National disgrace!

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Dave Ludlow wrote in
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All afternoon, on the one day of the year they should have been
issuing weather warnings, BBC News 24 have TOTALLY ignored the
weather.


I was thinking this and how laughable all the build up to it has been - and
now when maybe an iota of coverage is warranted (admittedly 2 inches of snow
really shouldn't make much of a difference), nothing appears. Even the more
sensationalist Sky News has nothing on it.

Food for thought the media anyhow.

R

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Richard Dixon wrote in
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Food for thought the media anyhow.


And food for thought for the two on the spot reporters in London in the
Hutton inquiry. Adam Bolton is reporting in a blizzard in Downing Street and
is going white very fast!

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On 28 Jan 2004 17:17:59 GMT, Richard Dixon
wrote:

Richard Dixon wrote in
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Food for thought the media anyhow.


And food for thought for the two on the spot reporters in London in the
Hutton inquiry. Adam Bolton is reporting in a blizzard in Downing Street and
is going white very fast!

I saw that, poor chappy! lol!

I've had to warn a taxi driver I know who's on his way to Heathrow
through the South Downs - nothing on the TV. They really are bonkers.

He's taken his land rover

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Absolutely correct, although local radio stations have been quite good. This
is where a special designated Channel for Weather and traffic details etc
independent from the hype on the media e.g. Hutton report or a plethora of
things which cut out weather info such as Royal weddings, football matches,
rugby, Olympics etc.etc. A look at the radar map this afternoon would easily
had plotted the progress. I too, looked on BBC News and the weather was
ignored. To be fair it is really is a news Channel and it brings me back to
having a proper designated Channel. We seem to have channels for virtually
everything else these days. If it was done properly it would be one of the
most popular Channels- but needs to be dynamic and informative.
White out here in Coulsdon with vivid lightning and thick snow cover in
minutes.

Ian Currie-Coulsdon
www.Frostedearth.com




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All afternoon, on the one day of the year they should have been
issuing weather warnings, BBC News 24 have TOTALLY ignored the
weather.

Now I know the Hutton Report is important but *not to the extent of
ignoring the onset of severe weather probably affecting more people
than any other day this Winter*.

The BBC have been hammered in the Hutton Report and should now be
hammered for this afternoons failure to report and warn about
*important* weather News. They seem totally unable to strike the right
balance. Sad, and a failure of public duty IMHO.

--
Dave


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In message , Dave Ludlow
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All afternoon, on the one day of the year they should have been
issuing weather warnings, BBC News 24 have TOTALLY ignored the
weather.


Just press the red button and select "weather". That's what interactive
TV is for (assuming you have it of course).
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:04:54 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

All afternoon, on the one day of the year they should have been
issuing weather warnings, BBC News 24 have TOTALLY ignored the
weather.

Now I know the Hutton Report is important but *not to the extent of
ignoring the onset of severe weather probably affecting more people
than any other day this Winter*.

The BBC have been hammered in the Hutton Report and should now be
hammered for this afternoons failure to report and warn about
*important* weather News. They seem totally unable to strike the right
balance. Sad, and a failure of public duty IMHO.


It's about time they toned down some of the hype anyway, which has
been ludicrous for the last week or so.

Some parts of the country have had some snow and temperatures have
dipped below freezing...for a few days before rising into the teens
again.

Wow! Isn't that a small taste of what used to be called Winter? That's
all!!


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