http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=adam-boulton The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 06:42:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3504#post-10081 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:46:22 +0000 Genghis Cohen 10081@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>After another fiery debate between the leaders of the three main political parties, all the news networks were last night claiming that it was their reporting which came out on top. ‘There’s no doubt that Nick Robinson won,’ said his BBC colleague Andrew Marr in the spin room afterwards. ‘He was polished, relaxed and on health, immigration and the economy had all the best questions.’</p> <p>Snap polls conducted after the debate suggest that the BBC political editor has extended his lead in the viewing figures over his ITN rival Tom Bradby, but with Sky’s Adam Boulton benefiting from his exposure to terrestrial viewers during the second debate, experts are predicting that no single news outlet will secure enough of the audience to form an overall monopoly.</p> <p>‘Coverage of this election has turned into a real three-horse race,’ said Vince Cable. ‘Gone are the days when people looked only to the two old stations for their view of the political landscape. The Sky News coverage is offering the audience a change that works for them, providing they’ve got a satellite dish and are prepared to pay £30 a month.’</p> <p>As usual, coverage of the coverage included politicians poring over every word the journalists said. ‘You can see here that when Nick Robinson said the leaders were now on the home straight and the big question was who had the most in the tank for a sprint finish, the worm goes up,’ said George Osborne. ‘Viewers seem to warm to his sporting analogy. But then afterwards, when he stares at Huw Edwards with those small, beady eyes of his as if he’s been disconnected at the mains, you can see the worm dip as voters get turned off – or turn over.’</p> <p>All the pressure in the lead up to the debate was on the ITN’s Tom Bradby following his gaffe earlier in the week when an off-screen mic heard him describe the Prime Minister as ‘a disaster’ after a frustrating interview on the street. ‘Whose idea was it to put me with him?’ he asked a producer. ‘It’s ridiculous.’ But colleagues welcomed his solid performance in the final debate coverage. ‘Robinson and Boulton may have won on style and presentation, but Bradby won on substance,’ said Alastair Stewart.</p> <p>The political editors now return to the campaign trail in a final bid to persuade floating viewers to tune in on election day. However, some fear that the turnout could be hit by audience apathy as viewers develop ‘election coverage fatigue’ and choose to protest by spoiling their TVs and turning over to watch ‘The Boy Who Talks to Hedges’ on Channel 5. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=314#post-984 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:14:30 +0000 Hunter F. Thompson 984@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>This is extremely witty and I may be obliged to put you on "RSS" feed. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=314#post-934 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:37:56 +0000 Ludicity 934@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>“It was horrendous,” said fellow presenter Adam Boulton, “Kay was just standing there when I heard the noise of breaking news. By the time I turned round, the entire wall had collapsed and she had been crushed by the full weight of events.”</p> <p>The Sky News presenter, now trapped under the rubble of the giant interactive video screen, continues to give regular live updates. “I am reporting to you quite literally from inside the news,” said Burley, “around me all I can see are the shattered remains of events, stories that have been tragically cut off in their prime, news items that will never now see the light of day. But one story remains. A story of hope. A story of triumph over disaster. And that story is me.” </p> <p>A search and rescue operation is already underway, led by Sky Weatherman, and all action hero, Francis Wilson. “If I have to pull the rubble apart with my bare hands then I will do it,” said Wilson, ripping off his shirt and adjusting his hair, “I will do whatever it takes to save that woman.” </p> <p>There is increasing concern that Burley, who is caught within a multi-media air pocket, will soon run out of the oxygen of publicity. “We will report on her plight for as long as we can,” said Dermot Murnaghan, “but, inevitably, there will be a point when we get bored of her and move on to another more important story. We can only hope and pray that during this critical period all sports stars stop having affairs.”</p> <p>It is unclear what caused the News Wall to collapse although many had warned that it was structurally unsound. “A lot of the wall was held together by much weaker items that were not made of actual news,” said media expert, Raymond Snoddy, “Within the rubble we have already found the remnants of celebrity gossip, tittle tattle and idle speculation. These features will have severely undermined the integrity of the wall and made it vulnerable to collapse.” </p> <p>Hopes were beginning to fade for Burley last night, who is being kept alive by a 24 hour news feed. “We don’t know how long she can survive in there,” said a tearful Eamonn Holmes, “but we really need to get her out soon because tomorrow she’s got a very big interview with Peter Andre.” </p>