Comments on: The Golden Compass http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/ More of a geek each day... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/#comment-5495 Steve Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:59:51 +0000 http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/#comment-5495 Rightly so, Bill Thompson is generally worth avoiding. As are all these "Have your say..." things they like to push now. Fortunately, the "Have your say..." 'phenomenon' has led to at least one great website showcasing the commenter's stupidity: http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/ Rightly so, Bill Thompson is generally worth avoiding.

As are all these “Have your say…” things they like to push now. Fortunately, the “Have your say…” ‘phenomenon’ has led to at least one great website showcasing the commenter’s stupidity: http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/

]]> By: Colin http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/#comment-5491 Colin Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:08:40 +0000 http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/#comment-5491 I agree with what Steve has said, but lately the usual televised 6 and 10pm news shows have been poor. They have always been known for dumbing down the broadcasts (how long does it take to explain percentages?) but to me they have taken a leaf out of the tabloid pages and are simply going for viewer ratings. That said, stories on the BBC are usually pretty well sourced. They are not the quickest people around, but at least the investigate and only announce once they are certain of is genuine nature. BBC articles I despise, especially in the technology sections. Does anyone actually read the stuff Bill Thompson spouts? So yeah, for website news I use the BBC, but dont read the articles too deeply as they are crap. Television wise, I think Channel 4 news at 7 is the best; it just picks up more 'real' news, and in interviews they push a bit harder for answers. I agree with what Steve has said, but lately the usual televised 6 and 10pm news shows have been poor. They have always been known for dumbing down the broadcasts (how long does it take to explain percentages?) but to me they have taken a leaf out of the tabloid pages and are simply going for viewer ratings.

That said, stories on the BBC are usually pretty well sourced. They are not the quickest people around, but at least the investigate and only announce once they are certain of is genuine nature. BBC articles I despise, especially in the technology sections. Does anyone actually read the stuff Bill Thompson spouts?

So yeah, for website news I use the BBC, but dont read the articles too deeply as they are crap. Television wise, I think Channel 4 news at 7 is the best; it just picks up more ‘real’ news, and in interviews they push a bit harder for answers.

]]> By: Steve http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/#comment-5490 Steve Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:12:10 +0000 http://www.laurendempster.com/2007/11/27/the-golden-compass/#comment-5490 Their news output, if you listen to something like the news bulletins on Radio 2 for instance, is still of a high quality. TV news bulletins and Newsnight are generally good as well (if you ignore some of the obnoxious Paxman-wannabe presenters). Folks from outside the UK always speak highly of the World Service. The rolling news on News 24 and the website, however, is reasonably good at best. I expect it suffers from time to time due to overworked, underpaid staff, all reporting non-news items to give the impression of a constantly updated service... It, like RSS feeds and email, becomes less annoying when it's switched off or only looked at for short periods of time. I'd prefer if their online articles were longer, but at least much of their broadcast output is still generally of a higher quality than elsewhere. Their news output, if you listen to something like the news bulletins on Radio 2 for instance, is still of a high quality. TV news bulletins and Newsnight are generally good as well (if you ignore some of the obnoxious Paxman-wannabe presenters). Folks from outside the UK always speak highly of the World Service.

The rolling news on News 24 and the website, however, is reasonably good at best. I expect it suffers from time to time due to overworked, underpaid staff, all reporting non-news items to give the impression of a constantly updated service…

It, like RSS feeds and email, becomes less annoying when it’s switched off or only looked at for short periods of time. I’d prefer if their online articles were longer, but at least much of their broadcast output is still generally of a higher quality than elsewhere.

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