hissingsid Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Kate who ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKRP Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 This is not ‘news’ https://147-5433bc3297b05.radiocms.com/news/isle-of-man-news/should-the-iom-ban-using-hands-free-phones-whilst-driving/ This is just some random people in Strand Street reacting to a UK story. Yes, it make interesting listening, but as part of a wider feature item on the subject, maybe with Harmer or Shimmins and placed in Mandate, but not on its own and labelled as news. We all know it’s silly season but surely just a bit more thought on what to do to fill the airtime with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 More adverts, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 hours ago, WKRP said: This is not ‘news’ In your opinion. Maybe they should do a piece on bitter Manx Radio rejects and how their lives were left shattered after the pain of rejection. Look Ron Berry and Juan Turder both set up their own stations when they were emptied out. Maybe you should think about doing the same. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 6 hours ago, WKRP said: This is not ‘news’ https://147-5433bc3297b05.radiocms.com/news/isle-of-man-news/should-the-iom-ban-using-hands-free-phones-whilst-driving/ This is just some random people in Strand Street reacting to a UK story. Yes, it make interesting listening, but as part of a wider feature item on the subject, maybe with Harmer or Shimmins and placed in Mandate, but not on its own and labelled as news. We all know it’s silly season but surely just a bit more thought on what to do to fill the airtime with. Well to be fair it's better journalism to get reactions off what some random people say in Strand Street, than it is repeating what some random people say on Twitter. Which is what a lot of UK journalism seems to consist of nowadays. And it's far better than just cutting down a government press release to five sentences, which is Manx Radio's usual method. And the link does also contain interviews with someone from a road safety charity and with Oor Derek - though maybe those weren't up when you first posted. If you're not going to to put it up under News on the website, where would you? It's also worth remembering that the Island introduced restrictions on mobile phones when driving before the UK, so there is the possibility of local action. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: Well to be fair it's better journalism to get reactions off what some random people say in Strand Street, than it is repeating what some random people say on Twitter. Voxpops are equally dumb. And almost invariably edited to represent a range of (often preconceived) opinion - typically without any of the weighting which a proper survey provides. It's cheap and formulaic filler. The same. Meaningless. The best way of doing the news would be to read it out and put it online. No need for an old fashioned radio station at all. Ditto TV. Shut it all down and sell off the frequencies. Spend the money improving connectivity. Edited August 14, 2019 by pongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 5 hours ago, pongo said: Voxpops are equally dumb. And almost invariably edited to represent a range of (often preconceived) opinion - typically without any of the weighting which a proper survey provides. It's cheap and formulaic filler. The same. Meaningless. The best way of doing the news would be to read it out and put it online. No need for an old fashioned radio station at all. Ditto TV. Shut it all down and sell off the frequencies. Spend the money improving connectivity. Pongo, you've been banging on with this same old idea for years now. Give it a rest eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Stu Peters said: Pongo, you've been banging on with this same old idea for years now. Give it a rest eh? Stu, you have been banging out the same old radio show for years now..... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 14 hours ago, pongo said: The best way of doing the news would be to read it out and put it online. No need for an old fashioned radio station at all. Ditto TV. Shut it all down and sell off the frequencies. Spend the money improving connectivity. Like the terrible 3fm news reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 The person who is responsible for collating the news stories must feel as if they are walking on egg shells with the Government being their main sponsor and of course they must not upset advertisers, difficult job in a small community I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 12 hours ago, hissingsid said: The person who is responsible for collating the news stories must feel as if they are walking on egg shells with the Government being their main sponsor and of course they must not upset advertisers, difficult job in a small community I think. Doesn't come into it in my experience (5 years in the newsroom). News is news and is reported without fear or favour. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 That may be true when it 'becomes' news and gets to the newsroom Stu, but there's much that never gets that far and Manx Radio aren't going to go looking for it either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Reporting press releases is not news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I think there is a sea change up at the MR newsroom. There are a lot of young hacks in there, and they have come up to speed pretty quickly. The ‘communications release’ broadcasting does remain an issue. Most of them are vapid, and add nothing to the Island picture, but because Minister X has said something there seems to be a compulsion to publish it. Ignoring a few might make the Cabinet Office Comms room up its game? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Derek Flint said: I think there is a sea change up at the MR newsroom. There are a lot of young hacks in there, and they have come up to speed pretty quickly. The ‘communications release’ broadcasting does remain an issue. Most of them are vapid, and add nothing to the Island picture, but because Minister X has said something there seems to be a compulsion to publish it. Ignoring a few might make the Cabinet Office Comms room up its game? Do you think they know how to up their game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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