Will RTÉ make a mess of another momentous news story?

[Defeated Romanticist]

[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]After being thoroughly outclassed by the Protestants at the BBC when Pope John Paul died and and making the decision to base their coverage of the Iraq war from Bahrain(or Qatar?), it looks RTÉ are going to do it again. The broadcaster paid for by you and I appears like it will totally misportray the US presidential election finale.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]They have already made a mess of it so far. No live coverage of the debates, nothing on the conventions, nothing on Super Tuesday, crass coverage coverage of the candidates dripping in sentimentality and little in the way of prioritising the event. Instead we are limited to 10 minutes of so every other Thursday are a 30 second mention 20 minutes in to 6.1 on slow news days.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]I would not be surprised if the only mention of the result was a mention by Cathy Halloran in passing about how the election of some guy in America will mean fewer troops going through Shannon in future.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Someone needs to get the News dept's head out of their collective asses.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Rant over.[/FONT]

[wombat]

Don't worry, Charlie Bird has moved to Washington (State?)

[peadarmc]

true wombat and sure with charlie there....as always he'll be up front, the face of RTE news and somehow manage to make the US election story all about himself! remember the dublin riots anyone?!

[florin]

[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]After being thoroughly outclassed by the Protestants at the BBC when Pope John Paul died and and making the decision to base their coverage of the Iraq war from Bahrain(or Qatar?), it looks RTÉ are going to do it again. The broadcaster paid for by you and I appears like it will totally misportray the US presidential election finale.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]They have already made a mess of it so far. No live coverage of the debates, nothing on the conventions, nothing on Super Tuesday, crass coverage coverage of the candidates dripping in sentimentality and little in the way of prioritising the event. Instead we are limited to 10 minutes of so every other Thursday are a 30 second mention 20 minutes in to 6.1 on slow news days.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]I would not be surprised if the only mention of the result was a mention by Cathy Halloran in passing about how the election of some guy in America will mean fewer troops going through Shannon in future.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Someone needs to get the News dept's head out of their collective asses.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Rant over.[/FONT]

Why should they add to the endless bombardment form a country thousands of miles away? Do the Indian, Brazilian, Japanese elections not also affect millions of people? We need a lot less American news, not more. How many people could name the new Japanese Prime Minister? And how many could name Barack Obama's children?

[Odyessus]

Why should they add to the endless bombardment form a country thousands of miles away? Do the Indian, Brazilian, Japanese elections not also affect millions of people? We need a lot less American news, not more. How many people could name the new Japanese Prime Minister? And how many could name Barack Obama's children?

Who cares ? Charlie has gravitas.

[markeys]

Why should they add to the endless bombardment form a country thousands of miles away? Do the Indian, Brazilian, Japanese elections not also affect millions of people? We need a lot less American news, not more. How many people could name the new Japanese Prime Minister? And how many could name Barack Obama's children?

Because Irish people are a lot closer to America (Both historically and through trade) then they are to India, Brazil or Japan - so its reasonable to assume that the American elections would be of interest to the viewing public.

[Odyessus]

Don't worry, Charlie Bird has moved to Washington (State?)

"You mean there's TWO of them?"

Charlie (ask me something I know) Bird.

[Odyessus]

Because Irish people are a lot closer to America (Both historically and through trade) then they are to India, Brazil or Japan - so its reasonable to assume that the American elections would be of interest to the viewing public.

Good point.

[peadarmc]

Because Irish people are a lot closer to America (Both historically and through trade) then they are to India, Brazil or Japan - so its reasonable to assume that the American elections would be of interest to the viewing public.

yep have to agree! good point!

[socialdemocrate]

what's everyone doing the night of the election count - i'll have a six pack of bud light ( joe six pack celebrating as every state turns blue bar texas and alaska! part in my gaff!