TV3 newsflash regarding the pope

JackieChan

A newsflash popped up on tv3 between 8 and 8:30 stating that the pope had died. I turned the 9'o clock news on rte and he was still alive,albeit gravely ill. How could they make such an error!

aidan_walsh

They said it had been reported but unconfirmed that he had died. Still unprofessional, if you ask me.

p~b

poor journalism

tinkerbell

Even if they said it was reported but unconfirmed, they should still check their facts. I was watching TV3 at the time, and they gave the impression that it was definite that he was dead, when he wasn't at all.

They are such idiots. Professional people don't go doing a special broadcast on something that is unconfirmed.

JackieChan

Professional people don't go doing a special broadcast on something that is unconfirmed

This is what I can't understand. Very bad to do a newsflash to broadcast spurious unconfirmed claims. This would be fine for their main news story. A newsflash to me is always something very serious and more to the point, completly factual

p~b

just think of the people down the country who dont have sky news who were told he was dead.

limerick_man

Maybe it was just a April Fools Joke. For God's sake dont take jokes so seriously. Sure they're bringing the news up to the minute! Of course they're will be errors!

Anyway he probably died days ago... and the vatican are just seeing how long until people realise that when he gets out to his window and says nothing and doesnt really move ... its because he's dead!

Big Ears

p~b wrote:

just think of the people down the country who dont have sky news who were told he was dead.

why would it matter if they were down the country ?

aphex™

It was announced on Italian TV that he was dead, earlier. They must've got it from there. But he is alive. They probably thought it was true because italian tv would know first.

OLDYELLAR

they are some tools , hes not even dead , complete idiots , I wouldnt like radio kilkenny saying i was dead if i wasnt especially on a weekend , weekdays would`nt be too bad .

Big Ears

limerick_man wrote:

Maybe it was just a April Fools Joke.

because we know everyone in this vast majority of Catholics country would love that joke ?

p~b

Big Ears wrote:

why would it matter if they were down the country ?

some people down the country only have 3 channels

OLDYELLAR

I was like i wish he wasnt dead and what do ya know hes alive , god loves me

Rew

TV3 news is tabloid standard at best...

Dinner

TV3 said that they were getting unconfirmed reports from Italian media that he died, the same Italian media that reported the Pope was in a coma. Its the Italians we shouldnt be trusting.

limerick_man

Big Ears wrote:

because we know everyone in this vast majority of Catholics country would love that joke ?

Yes!! Exactly, most of this pop. couldnt give two craps... at least i give one!

pickarooney

CNN ran the same newsflash, then ran one saying the Vatican had denied it.

Rew

Arabel wrote:

TV3 said that they were getting unconfirmed reports from Italian media that he died, the same Italian media that reported the Pope was in a coma. Its the Italians we shouldnt be trusting.

Its not just this coverage thats bad its everything they do.

Dac51

p~b wrote:

some people down the country only have 3 channels

Some people in Dublin only have 3 channels. NTL and Sky are not exclusive to the Pale!

p~b

Dac51 wrote:

Some people in Dublin only have 3 channels. NTL and Sky are not exclusive to the Pale!

what i ment was that some people can only get 3 channels in the coutry unlike in dublin where u can get most channels

Cabaal

Big Ears wrote:

because we know everyone in this vast majority of Catholics country would love that joke ?

rofl
Anyway...at the very least TV3 could have checked out cnn.com and bbcnews.com before posting up a newsflash.
I'd have to agree its very unprofessional indeed

po0k

p~b wrote:

some people down the country only have 3 channels

Some people in Dublin don't have houses.

Your point?

muppet

OLDYELLAR

SyxPak wrote:

Some people in Dublin don't have houses.

Your point?

muppet

heh funny but not for the people obviously

dearg_doom

limerick_man wrote:

Anyway he probably died days ago... and the vatican are just seeing how long until people realise that when he gets out to his window and says nothing and doesnt really move ... its because he's dead!

heh... Weekend at JP's

Arabel wrote:

TV3 said that they were getting unconfirmed reports from Italian media that he died, the same Italian media that reported the Pope was in a coma. Its the Italians we shouldnt be trusting.

yep, these are the guys who who gave us papparazzi!

Ste-

Cabaal wrote:

rofl
Anyway...at the very least TV3 could have checked out cnn.com and bbcnews.com before posting up a newsflash.
I'd have to agree its very unprofessional indeed

Maybe they didn't as they wanted to be the first with the story.
It was bad journalism I agree but mistakes happen get over it.

Rew

No mistakes this time they have confirmed that he has died...

RIP

paddyman10000

p~b wrote:

what i ment was that some people can only get 3 channels in the coutry unlike in dublin where u can get most channels

That statement is completely wrong. There is no part of the country where you can only get 3 channels. In Dublin you can get cable tv, that's not available outside. BUT you can get sky digital (like me) anywhere in the country. Then you have hundreds of channels. Way more than you get with just cable tv.

Skyuser

They thought he was going to die within a few hours of their news flash so they could say that they were "first with the news" that the pope had died....its what the media do.

Dave

He died at 8:37 GMT so they weren't that off in fairness.

Drag00n79

Dave wrote:

He died at 8:37 GMT so they weren't that off in fairness.

Their "Newsflash" was broadcast on Friday night, Dave, not last night. Very poor.

Rew

Dave wrote:

He died at 8:37 GMT so they weren't that off in fairness.

There were 24 hours, 7 mins off.

Mossy Monk

p~b wrote:

some people down the country only have 3 channels

luckily for them TV3 is the one thats missing

AdMMM

Yes it was unprofessional, however as it was pointed out, they would have liked to have been the first to report the news.

sceptre

|.Murderer.| wrote:

Yes it was unprofessional, however as it was pointed out, they would have liked to have been the first to report the news.

Indeed. Might as well have broadcast it last Christmas though for all the accuracy it had. They'd have been first then too.

Ray777

Last night, I was watching television, when RTÉ went to the Nine o Clock News at 20:57, to announce the death of the Pope. I started flicking around the different channels, interested in seeing how quickly they'd respond to the story and interrupt their schedule. TV3 were showing the appalling 'The Swan' thrash, with semi-naked, plastic bimbos prancing around in a 'swimsuit contest', when a banner appeared at the bottom of the screen, announcing the death of the Pope and that a 'TV3 News Report' would follow shortly. They couldn't even be bothered interrupting such a vacuous load of thrash, to bring us news about the death of one of the world's most important leaders. The death had been confirmed by the Vatican, so they weren't just 'playing it safe' and biding their time. At TV3, the first priority is earning money and providing any kind of public service couldn't be further from their minds. Their complete lack of professionalism or competance of any description is a sickening disgrace and they shouldn't be allowed to broadcast.

snappieT

Oh, lets face it.

Who here actually tunes into TV3 for the sole sake of watching the news?
RTE is for news, TV3 is and was always meant to be for Entertainment.

Ste-

Ray777 wrote:

At TV3, the first priority is earning money and providing any kind of public service couldn't be further from their minds. Their complete lack of professionalism or competance of any description is a sickening disgrace and they shouldn't be allowed to broadcast.

Every business has that as their first priority.
Sure they don't see a penny from the TV license do they ?
RTE 1/2 do and they show massive amounts of tripe aswell.

Ray777

TV3 is a complete waste of the airwaves. They have contributed nothing to Irish society and provide nothing original, in terms of programming. Almost every single programme they screen, is available elsewhere. The fact that they don't possess an ounce of creativity means that if they were to be given license fee funding, they would most likely purchase even more cheap American or British light-entertainment, rather than begin providing shows of their own.

From what I can see, the only purpose TV3 serves, is making RTÉ look less crap than it actually is.

SkepticOne

Any purely commercial channel in Ireland paid for by advertising is going to show almost entirely crap.

Ste-

Ray777 wrote:

From what I can see, the only purpose TV3 serves, is making RTÉ look less crap than it actually is.

RTE look less crap, are you mad ?
What about selling shows to channel four only to have it come back and bite you in the ass, by turning out to be one of the best Irish shows ever.
Big boo boo I'll never let RTE live down.

Rew

There is not one single thing that I watch on TV3 and im sure alot of people will say the same. Plenty I watch on RTE.

byte

Ste- wrote:

RTE look less crap, are you mad ?
What about selling shows to channel four only to have it come back and bite you in the ass, by turning out to be one of the best Irish shows ever.
Big boo boo I'll never let RTE live down.

I assume you refer to Father Ted? Anyway, what makes you think that Fr Ted would have been as good if RTE were behind it? I reckon the show may have been **** if RTE had went with it.

Ste-

byte wrote:

I assume you refer to Father Ted? Anyway, what makes you think that Fr Ted would have been as good if RTE were behind it? I reckon the show may have been **** if RTE had went with it.

I disagree, a good programme is a good programme no matter what station it's shown on imo.

Rew

He ment that if RTE had backed it the quality might not have been the same. Ch4 have alot more experince with making that type of program.

byte

Rew wrote:

He ment that if RTE had backed it the quality might not have been the same. Ch4 have alot more experince with making that type of program.

Yup, that's what I meant. I should have worded it better.

sceptre

Ste- wrote:

RTE look less crap, are you mad ?
What about selling shows to channel four only to have it come back and bite you in the ass, by turning out to be one of the best Irish shows ever.
Big boo boo I'll never let RTE live down.

I'm unaware of any such show. Before you start never letting RTE live it down, are you sure you're not thinking of the myth that RTE were ever offered any sort of option on Father Ted at all?

Jip

Yes, I have to agree with Sceptre, it is indeed a myth that Father Ted was offered to RTE and they turned it down, it never happened.

Ste-

I stand corrected.

Dave

Shamrok wrote:

Their "Newsflash" was broadcast on Friday night, Dave, not last night. Very poor.

Oops!!