> > >> > >>
> >>> > >>>> Is anybody else fed up with celebs and others bad quality web cams and
> >>>> grotty rooms...and sky clapping and adverts thanking every bugger...and
> >>>> instructions on how to deal with lock down ? ...pain in the arse..... > >>> +1
> >> +2 Yes, thoroughly sick of it. I barely watch TV these days because of
> >> it. I don't know about ITV, but the Beeb's coverage is repetitive and
> >> trivial, and way beyond excessive. Sadly, they probably think they're
> >> doing a very good job bringing it all to our attention.
> >>
> >
> > As the editor of the Times said at the beginning of the lockdown
> > (paraphrasing) the news media are the 4th emergency service bringing the
> > truth to the nation.[1]
> >
> > The BBC are only fulfilling this brief by reporting all the trivial crap
> > on the virus they can find 24/7. Its all made worse by not being able to
> > cover live sports. Its only going to get a lot worse - no wall to wall
> > coverage of Wimbledon or the Olympics in the next few months. > >
> >
> > [1]
> > The Times editor was however also asking for government money to
> > compensate for the fall in newspaper sales because of the lock-down. > >
> why are the dozens of rubber boat occupants being welcomed into this
> country ? ..... never mentioned on any news....
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