ITV and Robert Preston.

[highflyer]

Agree with you on Mason, but not on Peston. Mason is an anti-capitalist, by the way.

'post capitalist' not anti-capitalist
I don't necessarily agree with him on everything but he is prepared to stick his neck out and say interesting and provacative things. Which I respect.
And on many issues i'd trust his sources way ahead of the mainstream boys and girls at BBC, ITV, Sky etc
Sadly he has yet to tell us whether Glenn Murray is returning.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Paul Mason (Channel 4) is a cut above in my opinion. He really doesn't follow the herd, he has his own contacts (so doesn't just rely on repeating the line being fed by the bankers PR machines) and does his own thinking.

He also did a fantastic documentary on Northern Soul a couple of years ago.

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[Publius Ovidius]

That and her Bobby Robson style mouth.

You would though!

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Peston on news at 10 last night looked like a farmer on a night out, even Julia Summerville was taking the piss out of him.
Kussenburg is 'orrible, she needs to get her face straightened out.

PS its Sophie Rayworth? That I am desperate to do some thing appalling to.

 

[vegster]

When the presenter becomes bigger than the story it's the time to ignore them. When they become the story then its even worse. Plenty of better political/financial journo's about anyway.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Disagree with earlier posts about Peston and the financial crisis.

The awards he won were from other journalists, just back slapping. Getting a scoop in that situation wasn't helpful to anyone but him.

I doubt anyone affected by the collapse of Northern Rock would give him an award. He also wrote misleading stuff later about the causes of the crisis to justify his part in the run on that bank.

Lots of people still seem to think that NR giving people in the UK 125% mortgages was a major cause of the collapse of the financial system instead of a symptom. It wasn't, and the symptom could have been treated far better had there not been so much scaremongering.

On my phone so can't be bothered to find the data but the fact is that home repossessions in the UK were actually barely affected considering the situation and therefore the "toxic" assets taken over by the government (as NRAM) have proved to be mostly just assets rather than the rubbish people were lead (particularly by Peston) to believe they were. I did research on this as the figures just didn't add up.

We did not have a subprime mortgage problem like America.

He built his part very well though I'll give him that.

 

[wellquickwoody]

You would though!

Err......no.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I like Peston, mainly because he reminds me of a mate. Love his laid back attitude. maybe not right for the news and must be a nightmare when trying to keep a story to time.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

You would though!

Just you and me then although she's no Emily Maitlis.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

I didn't know Robert Peston gone to ITV. That's truly excellent news. Who watches ITV anyway?

The world is unexpectedly lovely. The Albion have won 4-0 and I completely agree with Notters.

 

[Barry Izbak]

You would though!

Trouble is, she wouldn't

 

[Machiavelli]

'post capitalist' not anti-capitalist
I don't necessarily agree with him on everything but he is prepared to stick his neck out and say interesting and provacative things. Which I respect.
And on many issues i'd trust his sources way ahead of the mainstream boys and girls at BBC, ITV, Sky etc
Sadly he has yet to tell us whether Glenn Murray is returning.

I still agree with you on Mason. I just think that he's none too fond of capitalism, and is (perhaps prematurely) predicting its demise (he was doing it on Start the Week yesterday, for instance). This might be another way of saying that he's both anti-capitalist and post-capitalist, although the latter is the theory he's articulated.
Yes, he says interesting stuff, but what stands out is that he's a relatively mainstream journalist that says something different (whereas just about everyone else doesn't veer too far off the script). This says more about the lack of diversity in mainstream economics/politics journalism, than anything else. It's also worth noting that he got constant abuse in the press when working at the BBC (whereas those of a different political persuasion get off scot-free).

 

[Lower West Stander]

I quite like Kuenssburg, and I'm very very glad Peston has moved to a channel I rarely watch.

Paul Mason (Channel 4) is a cut above in my opinion. He really doesn't follow the herd, he has his own contacts (so doesn't just rely on repeating the line being fed by the bankers PR machines) and does his own thinking.

Many of those in the 'financial world' need to stop being so arrogant and if they think they are being misrepresented by journalists start to think about how they might communicate with a little more clarity and a lot more humility. It's become pretty clear most of them have no idea what is going on most of the time either.

But it's a vicious circle. If those in the markets thought there would be accurate reporting they would talk to these people - problem is that journos are more interested in headline news rather than what's really going on.

If they knew anything they'd be in the market - not reporting on it

 

[Sussex Nomad]

A good fit for ITV though as their news output is appalling.

They sugary coat anything to do with news, BBC have always been head and shoulders above.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I quite liked Pathe News

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Trouble is, she wouldn't

She might though! Lol