Mark200 wrote: » Exactly. And it's funny how often people in this forum make fun of Sky News for sensationalising events... but apparently it's ok as long as they're sensationalising something you support.
steddyeddy wrote: » Anne dolye described brian cowens performance as strong and your accusing sky of sensationalising.
Poly wrote: » Once again RTE fail the license fee payer, today’s march is the lead story on SKY and BBC. They have reporters covering the story live from the GPO. RTE doing fcuk all as usual.
Biggins wrote: » I'll be honest, I can see both sides. RTE is not a 24 hour news service but the protests today and people speaking all day about our national recovery and possible alternative plans, deserve to be heard like never before. What we will get is at most a collection 5/10 minutes of 10 second sound-bites. Mind you this just don't apply to RTE but this is the one national station that most of us are baying our licence fees for. By three or four in the afternoon, I'm sure there must be a number of important speeches they could have broadcast in full in a special hour or even half hour programme. ...But no, nothing except probably a brief bit at six and nine basically ...and thats it. A national day of protest when people are coming from every corner of our country, about something that will effect generations, where we are about to sign up to a deal of rip-off percentage proportions too (See here) and something that will hit us all in the wallet till the day we die - and RTE will give us just sound-bites! I hate RTE with a passion!
steddyeddy wrote: » Just saw this on the sky news website People are very unhappy, and this is their last chance to protest be ignored in large numbers before the budget. Demonstrator Pat Kenny
Einhard wrote: » Cowen was strong in that particalar announcement. I expect RTE to report the facts as they are, and not to pander to the opinion of the masses. And they report the facts for the most part. Just because they reported that he delivered a strong performance, does not mean they're endorsing him, or engaging in propoganda.
Einhard wrote: » Well first off, it's not a national day of protest, despite what the unions might claim. From the figures I've seen, approx 50k turned up in Dublin to march. That might seem a large number, but in reality it is quite small relative to the general population. Furthermore, the only protest of any significance was in Dublin, so I really don't see how it can be described as a national day of anything. Secondly, it's really not a huge story, and certainly not one that merits interrupting regular services. We know what's happening. People go on march, people make speeches, people angry. Why exactly does that need special coverage? It will be reported in full on the news later on. I don't see any reason for it to be broadcast live. Incidentally, the students staged a mass protest in Westminster the other day. BBC and Sky News covered it as one would expect. But none of the regular channels broke from their normal schedules. People who bang on about RTE being a FF shill should bear that kind of thing in mind.
Biggins wrote: » A national day of protest when people are coming from every corner of our country, about something that will effect generations, where we are about to sign up to a deal of rip-off percentage proportions too (See here) and something that will hit us all in the wallet till the day we die - and RTE will give us just sound-bites!
flynnlives wrote: » They dont report the facts!! A "strong performance" is not a fact its an opinion. he stood there waffling for 10 minutes!! They barely mentioned the utter collapse of gov. support in the by-election either. That is a fact! Or is that not newsworthy?!!
flynnlives wrote: » By all accounts iv heard that O'Connor was booed out of it. It was hard to hear him over the boos and heckling. lets see will RTE report that at 6!!
colly10 wrote: » I doubt it, I really hope so though, do ye recon they'll show that?
Micky Dolenz wrote: » RTE doesn't have a 24 hour news station. try the radio.
steddyeddy wrote: » actually a description of performance would be opinion now wouldnt it, the difference is their opinion regarding fianna fail always seem to be positive
Einhard wrote: » Well first off, it's not a national day of protest, despite what the unions might claim. From the figures I've seen, approx 50k turned up in Dublin to march. That might seem a large number, but in reality it is quite small relative to the general population.
Furthermore, the only protest of any significance was in Dublin, so I really don't see how it can be described as a national day of anything.
Einhard wrote: » Secondly, it's really not a huge story, and certainly not one that merits interrupting regular services. We know what's happening. People go on march, people make speeches, people angry. Why exactly does that need special coverage? It will be reported in full on the news later on. I don't see any reason for it to be broadcast live.
Incidentally, the students staged a mass protest in Westminster the other day. BBC and Sky News covered it as one would expect. But none of the regular channels broke from their normal schedules. People who bang on about RTE being a FF shill should bear that kind of thing in mind.
People who bang on about RTE being a FF shill should bear that kind of thing in mind.
steddyeddy wrote: » Rte is the national broadcaster by the way
soundbyte wrote: » Eh, yes it does. RTE News Channel for those of us with digital. Sh!te mind you.
