Isolation

[douglas9401]

The news, when it's finished beating us over the head with the message to stay at home and save lives, seem to think it's okay for their on-screen drones along with crew to trek to isolated beauty spots and show us how deserted they are.

Surely they immediately become the problem in their overwhelming need to show what an empty country road looks like.

Great play is made of six foot microphone poles keeping both parties at the prescribed distance but there's really no need for the journalist and crew to be there in the first place with their big city germs and all.

Maybe a period of furlough until something worth reporting on develops is in order.

[TonyV]

jno I guess so just my point of view.

[albaqwerty]

Haven't read any replies yet, but please do not call these excuses 'journalists' They are Reporters, nothing more. Plus, they are jumped up excuses for vermin. Scare-mongering pieces of trash. Self-opinionated muppets.

Of course they are the problem. They do not need to report from whichever location, but they think they are key workers to allow them to travel unnecessarily.

[hellywelly4]

If people travel to these places there is always the risk that they might have a road accident or fall ill, which will involve valuable resources being used to look after them. Gloomy I know, but it’s a possibility.

[TonyV]

I am giving up and going for a sleep.

[Theland]

The news now consists mainly of interviews between the newsroom anchor and the roving reporter.

[lankeela]

Not just beauty spots, I could throw a brick at the tv when we get 'Jennifer' or whoever reporting from Westminster when there are not even any MPs there. My thoughts immediately were why on earth are you there then no doubt with a cameraman, driver, sound technician and whoever else they need to tag along. Why not do it from the studio but even better let the announcer say what it is you are trying to make up because there is no actual news that we are not already aware of.

[douglas9401]

That went better than expected. :-)

[Theland]

And the BA goes to ?

[TonyV]

My SIL is a shop fitter, been laid of but getting 80%

[Theland]

:-)