tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post378577745440361227..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Malware at the Heart of the BBC's DeclineGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-844555432734622162011-03-09T13:29:51.911+00:002011-03-09T13:29:51.911+00:00@guy: yes, I'm sure you're right that pres...@guy: yes, I'm sure you're right that pressure is an issue. But journalists are supposed work well under pressure...Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-86402739390870791092011-03-09T13:26:52.559+00:002011-03-09T13:26:52.559+00:00I agree that you only really become aware of the t...I agree that you only really become aware of the true quality of reporting when it covers a subject that you know well. Yes, IT related news output from the BBC is patchy, and yes, the same goes for other areas (I also notice it when anything related to certain classic cars gets reported). But I guess it's caused by the same 'time to market' pressure that commercial software also suffers from --- it doesn't have to be good, just good enough. Some of the output that takes longer to create like, say, the 'In Business' programmes on Radio4 that have covered open source and 'free' content, have been reasonable summaries of their subjects, though you still have to put up with the "look, these crazy guys are giving it away!" tone.guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-25903127556153549232011-03-07T18:43:32.662+00:002011-03-07T18:43:32.662+00:00@Jeremy: I know Bill - whose coverage on these mat...@Jeremy: I know Bill - whose coverage on these matters is impeccable - but not Rory. Maybe that's part of the problem: the BBC journos (Bill is a freelancer) don't real mix with us plebs...Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-35984222906876329552011-03-07T09:32:10.450+00:002011-03-07T09:32:10.450+00:00Hi Glyn,
I'm sure you know some of the BBC...Hi Glyn,<br /><br />I'm sure you know some of the BBC's key players (Rory Cellan-Jones for example) well enough to call them. What do they have to say about your views. What about their semi-independent contributors like Bill Thompson?<br /><br />Like you, I find the reporting in this speciality skewed, just as I find the comparative difficulty of using iPlayer download under Linux deeply frustrating.<br /><br />However I've seen nothing to suggest the individual reporters are not men and women of integrity, which suggests the problem is institutional. If that is the case, then what is the underlying cause? Too many ex-Microsoft employees in senior management? The downgrading of the status of BBC's Engineering division?Jeremy Bennetthttp://www.jeremybennett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-18643710486397055102011-03-04T16:57:22.820+00:002011-03-04T16:57:22.820+00:00@James: yes, this was my suspicion, but I didn'...@James: yes, this was my suspicion, but I didn't feel competent to make that judgement in other areas.<br /><br />And don't get me started on The Economist....<br /><br />http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/search?q=economistGlyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-51919401344493837862011-03-04T16:49:12.540+00:002011-03-04T16:49:12.540+00:00I would venture that the BBC has incredibly (for s...I would venture that the BBC has incredibly (for supposedly one of the world's finest news organisations) poor journalism in a lot of areas - you just notice this area because you know it so well.<br /><br />And not just the BBC. I remember the first time I realised The Economist was not an all-knowing font of wisdom, when I read an article about the internet and realised it was written at just above layman level.James MacAonghushttp://www.aqute.comnoreply@blogger.com