BBC Breakfast News Hypocrisy

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I’ve just watched a report on how few people were out in the sunshine on Bank Holiday weekend. The reporters know this because a film crew drove the length and breadth of the country, stopping at (empty) service stations to prove it.

I also got the feeling there was frustration and disappointment that the public had actually followed the guidelines and they couldn’t do sad face reporting about how selfish and dreadful we all are.

The blatant hypocrisy is sickening.

I think it is important that news journalism keeps going at this time.
Either to know that people are complying, or to bring pressure to bare on those who aren't.

Then they could have got reports from people in the area, they didn’t need a crew to drive all over the country.

I understand where you're coming from, but seeing that others are following the rules helps increase compliance. People are much more likely to respect rules that others are also respecting.

Yes but why drive there? Anyone can make a report on their phone these days.

I think it's justified. It's important to me to see what's going on. To actually see photos or film, as well as reported words, has greater impact.

Did they drive up and down the country or did local news crew record footage that they compiled?

It was speeded up footage of them on various empty high streets, motorways, beach fronts and service stations. Totally pointless. Throughout the (unseen) reporter sounded almost disappointed he couldn’t wave a morally superior finger at the great unwashed who were all doing exactly what they should be doing, ie staying at home.

All the same crew, London, Blackpool, Hastings, service stations, motorways. All empty apart from a patronising BBC film crew.

What’s the hypocrisy? Journalists and public service broadcasters are deemed essential workers. This is their job and they are allowed to travel to do it.

Sounds like essential workers going about their business and also observing social distancing..not quite sure what the problem is..?

You sure it was the same person doing all the filming? You know they can put film together from different sources??

YANBU - the media reporting has been pitiful - they seem to want people to be caught out, rather than respecting social distancing. I think we've got to the point where the mainstream media don't want to report anything positive about the UK or its people!

Trouble is in these days of rolling 24 hours news they are desperate to fill the time. There is only so many times to report a scary number of deaths and that Boris is installed at Chequers to recouperate. There isn't much else going on - little crime, no other government business, everyone is at home etc etc.
There is so little happening with everyone at home, they keep interviewing randoms in front of their bookshelves (I only notice the bookshelves now!). I limit myself to 15 mins in the morning and the daily briefing now. All the rest is speculation and time-filling.

Journalists reporting the news have a really important role right now.

Interesting that they are physically travelling about. We’ve had drones with cameras flying around here (France) to make sure we are all at home.
One flew over me yesterday as I sat on my back patio.

Yanbu

(I also have a bit of a thing about book cases at the moment)

The same BBC that ran a highly irresponsible report last month with a doctor backing up the PM's claim that shaking hands was fine. In fact, it was to be encouraged.