Post by edwardbancroft1 on Apr 19, 2010 1:05:16 GMT
One thing that I have noticed is the how the BBC studio interview approach to announcements from the Conservatives is different to that used for Labour. It goes like this:
For Labour, there is first a summary headline giving a positive spin, or at least a non-controversial view, on the topic. Then the Labour spokesperson gets to have their say, followed by a few supposedly 'anti' questioners for balance, but only with some fairly anodyne questions. The Labour spokeperson is allowed some time to follow up these soft questions. The general tone of the interview is calm.
For the Conservatives, the BBC interviewer adopts a slightly higher pitched and possibly anxious vocal tone, giving the impression that something possibly damaging or wrong is going to come from the Conservatives. The summary headline selects the most controversial or difficult aspect of the topic, and presents it in stark tabloid headline mode. The BBC then lead in with the opposing questions, which will probably be setting up some misleading interpretation of the Conservative proposals. The Conservative speaker is only then allowed to comment, and who will by now be on the back foot, having to defend himself from the questioners first before explaining the core of the new proposals.
Do others on this forum also perceive this to be the case?
Ed
For Labour, there is first a summary headline giving a positive spin, or at least a non-controversial view, on the topic. Then the Labour spokesperson gets to have their say, followed by a few supposedly 'anti' questioners for balance, but only with some fairly anodyne questions. The Labour spokeperson is allowed some time to follow up these soft questions. The general tone of the interview is calm.
For the Conservatives, the BBC interviewer adopts a slightly higher pitched and possibly anxious vocal tone, giving the impression that something possibly damaging or wrong is going to come from the Conservatives. The summary headline selects the most controversial or difficult aspect of the topic, and presents it in stark tabloid headline mode. The BBC then lead in with the opposing questions, which will probably be setting up some misleading interpretation of the Conservative proposals. The Conservative speaker is only then allowed to comment, and who will by now be on the back foot, having to defend himself from the questioners first before explaining the core of the new proposals.
Do others on this forum also perceive this to be the case?
Ed
