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Choices RTE make that come back to bite them (RTE NEWS)

  • 21-11-2013 07:16PM
    #1
    Onthe3rdDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭


    As much as I dislike TV3 News they had a live in vision report from a Sky News Correspondent during their 5.30 News. The subject was the three women that were held captive for 30 years. One of them is Irish.

    RTE have someone talking down a telephone line from London. They had at least 3 hours notice. I could arrange a live video from London in this day and age with that much notice and time. I could even have a seasoned journalist ready and I don't have the contacts RTE News have.

    Closing the London Office was a bad idea, It probably has the highest concentration of Irish born people in the world outside of Dublin.

    Just pointing out the obvious, pity RTE can't see it.


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  • #2
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Op, you have it in lumps. RTE News is miles ahead of anything TV 3 can do anytime:D.


  • #3
    LeBash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭LeBash


    RTE is one of the best broadcasters in Donnybrook!


  • #4
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,991 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    The BBC reporter that RTE spoke to on the phone said as much as anyone standing in front of a camera could have.


  • #5
    Onthe3rdDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Onthe3rdDay


    lertsnim wrote: »
    The BBC reporter that RTE spoke to on the phone said as much as anyone standing in front of a camera could have.

    Yes, but it's television. Obviously If it's a war zone or news that's just breaking, or a huge technical glitch a telephone is fine, but under normal circumstances a picture is needed.

    Why do they bother so with pieces to camera from all their other reporters around the country when a telephone would do the same job? In fact why bother with correspondents at all. Just get local reporters on the phone to say what's happening. There are plenty of talented journalists that would be more than willing.

    News is the most important thing that RTE does. Why not drop just one of their highest paid stars? That alone would pay for a small office and a full time journalist in London.


  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    I agree though that M.F. is overpaid by x50 for time put in and x10 more than any "presenter" should get.


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  • #7
    Onthe3rdDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Onthe3rdDay


    lertsnim wrote: »
    The BBC reporter that RTE spoke to on the phone said as much as anyone standing in front of a camera could have.

    If that was the case why did RTE then send over a reporter the next day? The fact is that if you're doing Television News, you need pictures. They know it themselves.


  • #8
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,122 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Two years before closing London had an appreciable impact. Not the best reason for keeping it.


  • #9
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    RTE do use more than a reasonable amount of mobile phone interviews. Sound quality is appalling on the best of them and unintelligent most of the rest of the time. They should have a protocol that mobile phones are only used when land line is impossible, and landlines are only used when video links are inpossible.

    The number of times RTE apologise for the poor quality sound of aconnection, and yet they continue to rely upon them as a normal part broadcasting.


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