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The BBC, why......

cee-dee — Wed, 04 May 2016 19:57:44 GMT

Why is it that when there's anything "political" happening do the BBC remove all links on their website to regional news sites like regional newspapers?

Often, the only way to read any "interesting" news is to read such links which then have their own links to other regional news items.

The BBC only provide a limited amount of info about a news item but the links from regional newspapers (or news sites) provide a more in-depth coverage.

As to the coverage of "political happenings", I think the headline news items are what people want to see but the over-the-top, constant, over-sensationalised, blanket coverage just makes people go elsewhere or (with the TV news) switch off altogether?

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angelah1847 — Wed, 04 May 2016 20:04:21 GMT

Have you tried the 'regions' section? There are usually links to local newspaper stories there.

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cee-dee — Wed, 04 May 2016 21:00:54 GMT

But that's what I'm saying, the BBC have removed all the links there. Go see?

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right-then-petal — Wed, 04 May 2016 21:07:01 GMT

just looked at regents it's still there

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36200359

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cee-dee — Wed, 04 May 2016 21:10:55 GMT

Petal, it's not the link to "Regions" I was on about, it was the links to regional news sites/newspapers on the regional pages.

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angelah1847 — Wed, 04 May 2016 21:14:07 GMT

Maybe it's a blip.

The links were definitely there on my regional page at lunchtime today, but now they're not

Why would it be a 'political' thing?

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cee-dee — Wed, 04 May 2016 21:15:38 GMT

Because every time there's anything "political" happening, they do the same thing.

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artful_dodgings — Wed, 04 May 2016 22:50:28 GMT

@cee-dee wrote:
I think the headline news items are what people want to see but the over-the-top, constant, over-sensationalised, blanket coverage just makes people go elsewhere or (with the TV news) switch off altogether?

Slightly off-topic...

I am well aware that those at the BBC are totally and utterly obsessed with sport, and will inject a 'sporty' piece into any programme regardless of the theme, wherever and whenever possible. Yesterday's news bulletin opened up with Leicester City. This continued for a full seven minutes of airing. This however, wasn't an end to it. Halfway through the bulletin they returned to the Leicester City topic once more, and rolled this out for a further three minutes. I think the reason for this was that Leicester City won some sort of football match.

Complete overkill or what ?

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upthecreekyetagain — Thu, 05 May 2016 17:49:13 GMT

Slightly more than just a football match!

There were 13 million tickets sold for Premier League matches so far this season, add to that the tens of millions who watch the matches on TV and you have an event that is of great interest to a large proportion of the general population.

i'm off to Middlesbrough on Saturday - if we win you may just see a similar 'overkill, (by your opinion), in a couple of years.

SEAGULLS - SEAGULLS

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fallen-archie — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:04:27 GMT

The BeeB gets attacked for just about anything and everything. It's a shame that this pioneer of broadcasting has become a punchbag. You get the other broadcasters who feel undermined by them, the Murdoch spivs just wanting to asset strip, the politicians seeking maximum exposure on their own terms. The Leicester story was an amazing one for the millions who follow football yet there are those who would prefer to see the world Gurning championships or a live debate from the Stockingford social club concerning the life and times of a limp Lettuce. I wonder if I am the only one who considers the average Brit to have truly earned the title coined by our antipodean cousins? Wingeing Poms.

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angelah1847 — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:58:26 GMT

@upthecreekyetagain wrote:

i'm off to Middlesbrough on Saturday - if we win you may just see a similar 'overkill, (by your opinion), in a couple of years.

SEAGULLS - SEAGULLS

Go Boro my home town

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upthecreekyetagain — Thu, 05 May 2016 19:09:28 GMT

You can still get promoted via the playoffs after we beat you on Saturday 🙂

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angelah1847 — Thu, 05 May 2016 20:19:41 GMT

We've been in the playoffs before and look what happened

We only need a draw though, you need a win

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upthecreekyetagain — Thu, 05 May 2016 21:12:15 GMT

If we do win I think we might have to creep out of the stadium

We've been in the playoffs twice in the last 4 years - not very nice when you don't win 😞

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artful_dodgings — Fri, 06 May 2016 07:44:04 GMT

@fallen-archie wrote:
there are those who would prefer to see the world Gurning championships or a live debate from the Stockingford social club concerning the life and times of a limp Lettuce. I wonder if I am the only one who considers the average Brit to have truly earned the title coined by our antipodean cousins? Wingeing Poms.

Far too tame for me. I much prefer watching a nice Welly Wanging, Shin Kicking, or Ferret Legging competition myself. As to the latter part of your posting, no, sadly you can't claim that accolade. Dame Edna Everage was heard to voice that very thing when she visited the Heinz Baked Bean factory in Wigan. Off camera of course.

If you've got an hour to spare, you can watch her entire work experience below. Or you could always do it in your lunch hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE025LnvJuw

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cee-dee — Sun, 08 May 2016 21:05:44 GMT

If you look now, you'll see that "From other local news sites" is back with links to local news items.

It's always the same when there's anything political "in the news".