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Ridiculous graphics accompanying news stories...AAAGGHHH

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LittlePushka · 31/08/2008 22:50

Am I alone in thinking that the BBC has reached an all time low in its news presentation? Why do sories have to be accompanied by whizzy diagrams and grahics that add nothing to the comprehension of the story?

ueg. I have jst seen a very brief item on the millionaire fire stating that an unknown male body has also been founf. It was accompanied by a silouette of a mans head with a quetionmark in it. How banal...it frankly insulting to the mass populaion who watch the news.

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melbob · 31/08/2008 22:58

Hear hear. Also the need to go to venues just for the sake of it. Like anything vaguely royal Nicholas Witchell stands outside Buck Palace in the dark no lights on or flag so obviously no one there.

oops · 31/08/2008 23:05

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 31/08/2008 23:07

yy, and that wierd sssssssssssssssht sound when they zoom in on Google maps does me head in. Grrrr

LittlePushka · 31/08/2008 23:09

No,...what is broken news?

Oh yes and the dreadfully theatrical weather forecasters who do oscar winning sweeps when fronts pass over or flick their wrists for rain.

Just tell me what the weather will be, I can see the map and I can put those two bits of information together.... grrrr

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oops · 31/08/2008 23:11

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Boco · 31/08/2008 23:13

And The Day Today too. Am amazed at how regular news is becoming more Chris Morris instead of less with all the pointless graphics.

piratecat · 31/08/2008 23:14

anyone remember The DaY Today, benchmark for Alan Partridge!! Not forgetting of course Chris Morris. It totaly took the piss out of tv graphics. ooh about teny rs back now. The of course there was Brass Eye.

oops · 31/08/2008 23:15

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combustiblelemon · 31/08/2008 23:17

Broken News

oops · 31/08/2008 23:18

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LittlePushka · 31/08/2008 23:18

BB must get some 15 year old geek to do it because the spelling is often wrong... now I know that ours is not alwaysgreat on MN,..but we are tappng away in a chat room not broadcasting further information for further clarity for the nation.

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LittlePushka · 31/08/2008 23:22

And also, whilst I am on this rant, why do the presenters have to walk about the set with a huge screen behind them? (Usually displaying all those barmy graphics...

OhAlso, when item relates to housing slump we get shots of estate agents boards, yawn!

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