BBC to Time-Delay Live Sensitive News

mkpdavies · 26-06-2005, 09:38 AM

http://channels.netscape.ca/entertai...22200909990003

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LONDON (AP) - The BBC will introduce a time delay for live broadcasts of sensitive news events such as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States and the school massacre in Beslan, Russia, the company said Thursday.

The several-second delay will allow editors time to cut scenes deemed too shocking, the broadcaster said.

Ominous. Sure they don't want kids seeing certain things. However this could be misused and abused to make sure the public only get the news they want us to see.

I don't have kids in my home, so I want the real uncensored, undelayed news as it happens.

kernow · 26-06-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

http://channels.netscape.ca/entertainment/article.adp?id=20050622200909990003

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LONDON (AP) - The BBC will introduce a time delay for live broadcasts of sensitive news events such as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States and the school massacre in Beslan, Russia, the company said Thursday.

The several-second delay will allow editors time to cut scenes deemed too shocking, the broadcaster said.

Ominous. Sure they don't want kids seeing certain things. However this could be misused and abused to make sure the public only get the news they want us to see.

I agree, this very dodgy. The problem is "Joe Public" will say ,"Good old BBC looking after our interests again"

John Carter · 26-06-2005, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

I don't have kids in my home, so I want the real uncensored, undelayed news as it happens.

So watch ITV then!

mkpdavies · 26-06-2005, 12:19 PM

That's fine as long as ITV do provide it, but they may go the same way.

As the BBC is supposed to be our public broadcasting organisation, funded by tax payers cash, I think they need to be seen as not censoring things, or at least providing the option for those of us who are not squeamish.

I'm in conspiracy mode today, so throw me a frickin bone here.

WindupMerchant · 26-06-2005, 01:51 PM

I always thought they already had time delays, they heve " breaking news" minutes after Sky News

IceDragon · 26-06-2005, 03:19 PM

It's not really about sensitive people being shocked it is about not letting people really know what is going on. If there was a biological incident in London for instance, would the government want people to be able to escape before they were all corralled in to die?

arden forester · 26-06-2005, 10:25 PM

If the BBC had a time delay on news before now, how would they have dealt with the foxhunters entering the Commons, Blair's "Ceausescu" moment at the last Labour conference (when he blinked in a panicky way at the lights in front of him searching for the trouble), again with foxhunting gatecrashers, and the very occasional heckler that gets past the goons at election time, such as the legendary Sharron Storer in 2001! :?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/vote2001/hi/en...00/1334131.stm

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26-06-2005, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
WindupMerchant Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,508	I always thought they already had time delays, they heve " breaking news" minutes after Sky News

26-06-2005, 03:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
IceDragon Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,048	It's not really about sensitive people being shocked it is about not letting people really know what is going on. If there was a biological incident in London for instance, would the government want people to be able to escape before they were all corralled in to die?

26-06-2005, 10:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,660 Party: None	If the BBC had a time delay on news before now, how would they have dealt with the foxhunters entering the Commons, Blair's "Ceausescu" moment at the last Labour conference (when he blinked in a panicky way at the lights in front of him searching for the trouble), again with foxhunting gatecrashers, and the very occasional heckler that gets past the goons at election time, such as the legendary Sharron Storer in 2001! :? http://news.bbc.co.uk/vote2001/hi/en...00/1334131.stm