Sky News Reporter detained in China

Mint Sauce

Just seen this on the journal.ie, the video of Sky News Mark Stone being detained by Beijing police, whilst filming a live report, and being allowed to continuing his live report.

Weather its a set up or genuine, have to admit, its a major scoring point for them.

Switched over to them ashamingly for the first time in ages, just to see where they go with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIRbTD5fhnw

Kichote

GBoL!

suicide_circus

Kay Burley for the firing squad?

msg11

Well.. That was interesting!

Pilotdude5

I get the feeling they won't be too pleased when they realise that broadcast was live!

aSligoDub

irish-stew wrote: »

Just seen this on the journal.ie, the video of Sky News Mark Stone being detained by Beijing police, whilst filming a live report, and being allowed to continuing his live report.

Weather its a set up or genuine, have to admit, its a major scoring point for them.

Switched over to them ashamingly for the first time in ages, just to see where they go with it.

You're ashamed to switch over to sky news, but dont mind the journal.ie?

I'd say each to their own, but thats stretching it.



Edit; maybe your ashamed that you haven't switched over in so long....

sfwcork

Whats the buzz with the jessie j music i could hear

Mint Sauce

aSligoDub wrote: »

You're ashamed to switch over to sky news, but dont mind the journal.ie?

I'd say each to their own, but thats stretching it.



Edit; maybe your ashamed that you haven't switched over in so long....

The journal I can cope with, Skynews though I consider them the redtops of 24hr News, hence it probably being a major scoring point for them, and my shame of switching over to them. However have just switched off as it hasn't even made it to their top story.

ejmaztec

suicide_circus wrote: »

Kay Burley for the firing squad?

They'll send "Rambo" Burley to get him out, she makes Chuck Norris look live a five stone weakling.

Duckworth_Luas

The Chinese, otherwise a good bunch, are notorious dwarf haters.

Why Sky News sent Warwick Davis to do live reports is anyones guess!

TeddyTedson

"It's not about the money - money - money"
People in the media still need to follow the laws of the country they're in.
This lad was asked to turn of the camera and he kept on filming... He is lucky not to be prosecuted for doing that. Totally disrespectful to the law.

AnonoBoy

It would have been better if they'd started beating him because a polite and respectful police officer talking to someone is never going to go viral at all.

And really that's what we want from the news nowadays, not information but something we can forward to our friends, stick on facebook/boards and tweet about, isn't it?

donvito99

If this'd been Fox News they'd already be lobbying for nuclear strikes on the Chinese mainland.