BBC coverage of Obama inauguration

Our local weekly newspaper actually has the editor there! Pretentious or what? It is out on a Friday and often given away free in the marketplace.

I think the BBC has lost the plot full stop.

I prefer to watch Sky on Freeview and Aljazeera for better world coverage. The BBC is no longer the worlds best new maker I'm afraid to say.

As for the inauguration I agree it was not the best in the west.

Why must they keep sending so many staff to cover overseas stuff anyway, surely it is not beyond the whit of man to get coverage from american stations and save money. The news coverage is poor, teletext is not up-dated quickly, they have to do everyting in 2's and they are rubbish with their interviewing skills, downright b----y rude at times. Sky presenters are much better.

Moan over.

You'd think they'd have learned a lesson after the criticism of their coverage of the Jubilee celebrations - Sky got all the praise then.

I quite agree, Specki. I think the point needs to be made to the BBC news team. They didn't chat over the swearing in and the speeches, but it was very bad manners to witter on over the singing.