BBC coverage

Bahlambs · 11-07-2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by One Londoner

Why not ask the BBC to put links to candidates' websites? IIRC they did so for the Tory and LibDim leadership elections.

Yes, let everyone see UKIP's potential leaders' views on 'the EU Police State'. That'll stop us looking like loons for sure.

Ahem.

Baaa

SponPlague · 12-07-2006, 09:00 AM

The BBC would have trouble squaring the fact that Nigel doesn't have a website! Or DCB for that matter, although I'm sure as a media-savvy chap, he has one in preparation... :P

mark starr · 13-07-2006, 01:50 PM

Nigel now has one so he, Richard and David N have a website , what about D C B?

eublues · 13-07-2006, 04:15 PM

It's www.dcb2win.org

mark starr · 13-07-2006, 05:09 PM

NOw all 4 candidates have websites we can contact the relevant BBC people and point out that as they provided links to the leadership contenders in the Lib Dem and Conservative Party contests they must to retain their impartiality provide links to our 4 candidates and as they gave considerable exposure to the other parties'candidates on TV and radio again they should do likewise for us.
We should be polite and point out
In the European elections we were the the third biggest party, in the local elections the 4th biggest party and we regularly push one of the 3 main parties into 4th place .eg.Bromley in focussed elections
Contacts are
Chairman michael.grade@bbc.co.uk
MD mark.thompson@bbc.co.uk
Director in charge of technologyand BBC website
ashley.highfield@bbc.co.uk
Director of TV jana.bennett@bbc.co.uk
Director of Radio jenny.abramsky@bbc.co.uk

In particular Michael Grade is responsible to ensure impartiality and no bias.
Any views??

jim h · 14-07-2006, 11:10 AM

Have done so,will advise if any reply from any of the 4.
The more of us who contact them the better it has got to be.

One Londoner · 14-07-2006, 01:06 PM

Surely this is a job for the UKIP press office. No doubt Mark has personal contacts in BBC Online, as I'm sure his office is in almost daily contact with them. :wink:

Hartlepool · 14-07-2006, 01:32 PM

Yeh,right,if he is, that would explain why the bbc is loath to mention UKIP.

jim h · 18-07-2006, 07:08 AM

I was glad to see from Sponplague's message on the BBC that their website will carry the links to the contenders' sites.
Jana Bennett's office has replied and said they have forwarded my request about coverage of the election to David Jordan ,head of editorial policy at BBC TV, I will advise his reply.

Hartlepool · 18-07-2006, 07:56 AM

Thats good,thanks Jim.

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12-07-2006, 09:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
SponPlague Uber Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Zurich Posts: 3,178	The BBC would have trouble squaring the fact that Nigel doesn't have a website! Or DCB for that matter, although I'm sure as a media-savvy chap, he has one in preparation... :P

13-07-2006, 01:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
mark starr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 642	Nigel now has one so he, Richard and David N have a website , what about D C B?

13-07-2006, 04:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,129	It's www.dcb2win.org

13-07-2006, 05:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
mark starr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 642	NOw all 4 candidates have websites we can contact the relevant BBC people and point out that as they provided links to the leadership contenders in the Lib Dem and Conservative Party contests they must to retain their impartiality provide links to our 4 candidates and as they gave considerable exposure to the other parties'candidates on TV and radio again they should do likewise for us. We should be polite and point out In the European elections we were the the third biggest party, in the local elections the 4th biggest party and we regularly push one of the 3 main parties into 4th place .eg.Bromley in focussed elections Contacts are Chairman michael.grade@bbc.co.uk MD mark.thompson@bbc.co.uk Director in charge of technologyand BBC website ashley.highfield@bbc.co.uk Director of TV jana.bennett@bbc.co.uk Director of Radio jenny.abramsky@bbc.co.uk In particular Michael Grade is responsible to ensure impartiality and no bias. Any views??

14-07-2006, 11:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
jim h Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 361	Have done so,will advise if any reply from any of the 4. The more of us who contact them the better it has got to be.

14-07-2006, 01:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
One Londoner Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 468	Surely this is a job for the UKIP press office. No doubt Mark has personal contacts in BBC Online, as I'm sure his office is in almost daily contact with them. :wink:

14-07-2006, 01:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
Hartlepool Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 6,817 Party: Popular Democrats	Yeh,right,if he is, that would explain why the bbc is loath to mention UKIP.

18-07-2006, 07:08 AM	#19 (permalink)
jim h Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 361	I was glad to see from Sponplague's message on the BBC that their website will carry the links to the contenders' sites. Jana Bennett's office has replied and said they have forwarded my request about coverage of the election to David Jordan ,head of editorial policy at BBC TV, I will advise his reply.

18-07-2006, 07:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
Hartlepool Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 6,817 Party: Popular Democrats	Thats good,thanks Jim.