BBC's Nick Robinson shows his support for war
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I don't think he's showing his support for war, just that he'd rather get on with his job without morons hanging about over his shoulder. I don't blame him tbh, must be like trying to read a magazine with someone leaning in to read too.
No problem with protesting, but you've got to expect that you might get on some peoples nerves whether they agree or not.
No problem with protesting, but you've got to expect that you might get on some peoples nerves whether they agree or not.
Esseesse said:
I don't think he's showing his support for war, just that he'd rather get on with his job without morons hanging about over his shoulder. I don't blame him tbh, must be like trying to read a magazine with someone leaning in to read too.
No problem with protesting, but you've got to expect that you might get on some peoples nerves whether they agree or not.
Quite. YOu have the right to protest, and if you stick your placard inches from my face, I have the right to smash it to piecesNo problem with protesting, but you've got to expect that you might get on some peoples nerves whether they agree or not.
Not as good as that fat guy who turns up for all the location news reports though
t FFS.I think he was completely out of order, personally.
Why do TV journalists think they have some sort of inalianable right to take over whatever public space they want? If they want to film outside broadcasts from public areas, then they should accept that other members of the public have exactly the same right as they do to be there, and to say what they like.
If placard bloke had been hassling Robinson, trying to shove his placard in his face or something, then Robinson might've had a point, but he wasn't.
Needless to say, if the placard had said "The BBC is politically biased in favour of the left", then placard bloke would've received rapturous support on here, and Robinson would've been universally berated.
It would be interesting to see what people's opinions would've been if the placard just said something like "hello mum". Who would people support then? Placard bloke taking up no more space than any other single human in the vicinity, or the outside broadcast team expecting everyone else in a public place to behave exactly as they want them to?
Why do TV journalists think they have some sort of inalianable right to take over whatever public space they want? If they want to film outside broadcasts from public areas, then they should accept that other members of the public have exactly the same right as they do to be there, and to say what they like.
If placard bloke had been hassling Robinson, trying to shove his placard in his face or something, then Robinson might've had a point, but he wasn't.
Needless to say, if the placard had said "The BBC is politically biased in favour of the left", then placard bloke would've received rapturous support on here, and Robinson would've been universally berated.
It would be interesting to see what people's opinions would've been if the placard just said something like "hello mum". Who would people support then? Placard bloke taking up no more space than any other single human in the vicinity, or the outside broadcast team expecting everyone else in a public place to behave exactly as they want them to?
peterbredde said:
If I was being deliberately disruptive when someone was trying to get on with their job (whatever that job was) I would fully expect some form of retaliation. That's all that happened here - nothing more, nothing less. Good on you Nick, for not being afraid to react.
But it's alright for outside broadcast crews to be significantly more disruptive to more people trying to get on with their jobs far more regularly, is it?Kermit power said:
peterbredde said:
If I was being deliberately disruptive when someone was trying to get on with their job (whatever that job was) I would fully expect some form of retaliation. That's all that happened here - nothing more, nothing less. Good on you Nick, for not being afraid to react.
But it's alright for outside broadcast crews to be significantly more disruptive to more people trying to get on with their jobs far more regularly, is it?Edited by peterbredde on Saturday 23 October 21:39
peterbredde said:
Kermit power said:
peterbredde said:
If I was being deliberately disruptive when someone was trying to get on with their job (whatever that job was) I would fully expect some form of retaliation. That's all that happened here - nothing more, nothing less. Good on you Nick, for not being afraid to react.
But it's alright for outside broadcast crews to be significantly more disruptive to more people trying to get on with their jobs far more regularly, is it?If they want to do it, then they should at least live with stuff like this with a good grace.
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