RSS feeds for 大象传媒 News correspondent pages
I'm delighted to tell followers of our new-style blogs (Nick Robinson, Robert Peston, Mark Mardell and co) that full RSS feeds are available again.
When we launched the new pages, I said it had been an unintended consequence of our changes that we were no longer making full feeds available. We recognised that significant numbers of people use RSS readers - particularly those who read a lot of blogs - and we hope the development will be welcome.
I should also note that following feedback to the earlier post, we also changed the way comments are displayed by default on correspondent pages. Unlike news stories - where the first visible comments are those most recently added - the default on correspondents' posts is chronological order, oldest first.
We've also started including correspondents' tweets on their pages. An example is my colleague Dominic Casciani, home affairs correspondent, who was recently tweeting from the Old Bailey and from outside St Paul's Cathedral among other places. The growth of web-based short-form journalism, seen also in our Live Pages, is fascinating and is one of the ways in which our blogging is kept fresh.
Giles Wilson is the features editor of the 大象传媒 News website.
Comment number 1.
At 9th Dec 2011, username578 wrote:All this user's posts have been removed.Why?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 1)
Comment number 2.
At 9th Dec 2011, Alcuin wrote:If I wanted the opinions of people who think like this, I would go to the Guardian. I do not pay my licence fee to get soft Left metropolitan discourse, and I object to your correspondents spending time that I am coerced into paying for in blogging their opinions. Please stick to reporting the News - all of it - without opinion, spin, group-think, redaction or spin.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 2)
Comment number 3.
At 10th Dec 2011, ButterflyWooDip wrote:大象传媒 News cannot come up with more pertinent stories than one on the chances of getting a double yolk egg? This and other recent stories of the same outstanding banality seem to be increasing. A disappointment. C Holtzer
Complain about this comment (Comment number 3)
Comment number 4.
At 10th Dec 2011, BluesBerry wrote:The default on correspondents' posts is chronological order, oldest first. Being Canadian I'm pretty well always buried among the newer comments because my comments are newer, but that's okay. Someone has to be firs and someone last.
We've also started including correspondents' tweets on their pages. Good, I'm not a tweeter but I do have an interest in what everyone has to say.
Thanks mostly for keeping your audience up-to-date.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 4)
Comment number 5.
At 10th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:'We've also started including correspondents' tweets on their pages.'
Is it possible to clarify the 大象传媒's editorial guideline position on these?
It's just that it's not proving too easy to ascertain what content of our objective national broadcaster that gets to the pages/screens via this medium is impartial reporting vs. blatant tribal opinion. Or without sensible managerial oversight or censure if needed.
Such as this does not reassure:
Given the evidence of one's own eyes (and others ), this plea seems to have gone relatively unheeded.
Unsurprisingly.
/editorialguidelines/page/guidance-blogs-personal-full
/guidelines/editorialguidelines/page/guidance-blogs-personal-summary
There appears a 'try to tell, but if ignored don't ask any more' policy.
For the largest, most trusted 'news' outfit in the world, that seems regrettably loose, at best.
Maybe it''s different with multi-hundred k senior execs of multi-national media monopolies, but I'm not sure in my more modest media empire, one of the head honchos asking if they'd make nice and at least look like they are behaving would cut it.
JMx
Complain about this comment (Comment number 5)
Comment number 6.
At 10th Dec 2011, TV_As_Eyes wrote:3. "This and other recent stories of the same outstanding banality seem to be increasing."
proper gander in overdrive.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 6)
Comment number 7.
At 10th Dec 2011, lurker2020 wrote:Any comment on why comments are not allowed on Brian Taylor's and Douglas Frasers Blogs?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 7)
Comment number 8.
At 11th Dec 2011, KatzTales wrote:I'd be more impressed if you actually started reporting news - and without bias. You're reporting on the Euro discussions is particularity disgraceful. Stop messing about with tech toys, and get back to what you are paid to do by license fee payers: report the news without bias!
Complain about this comment (Comment number 8)
Comment number 9.
At 11th Dec 2011, Phil wrote:I'd be interested in knowing which of the team came up with the utterly digraceful article "Clegg attacks Cameron over EU Veto"? There isn't a single fact in it to support the ludicrous and OTT headline, just a load of second hand gossip.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 9)
Comment number 10.
At 11th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:'9. At 08:29 11th Dec 2011, Zinedine Zidane - that's how I'd like to retire from my work too!
Probably the same 'team' that 'run' the Newsnight blog, where they first off stealth edit the blog intro after folk have started commenting, and then 'refer' (censor) you if you ask what the heck is going on.
Interesting times.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 10)
Comment number 11.
At 11th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:'6. At 18:48 10th Dec 2011, TV_As_Eyes
There's always Newswatch. /programmes/b00qjrk2
But they seem more keen on asking for views than actually offering any tangible answers (note how the riots critique is posed, but then laughed off).
A bit like other places one could mention?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 11)
Comment number 12.
At 11th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:9. At 08:29 11th Dec 2011, Zinedine Zidane -
I'd be interested in knowing which of the team came up with the utterly digraceful article "Clegg attacks Cameron over EU Veto"?
Of possible further interest, we seem in the last few hours to have seen a headline downgrade from an 'attack' to a 'warning'.
/news/uk-16129004
These evolving editorial stances are hard to keep track of.
Some might say, to a rather excessive degree.
And if stretching accuracy or veracity beyond reasonable parameters, maybe there should surely be consequences?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 12)
Comment number 13.
At 12th Dec 2011, foolonthehill wrote:Very welcome news and thank you for listening to us!
Complain about this comment (Comment number 13)
Comment number 14.
At 12th Dec 2011, ghymer wrote:It would be nice if you could drop the censorship and allow posts
on the Scottish political and busines sites again.
It is really disturbing that the Scottish sites have been gagged !
Complain about this comment (Comment number 14)
Comment number 15.
At 12th Dec 2011, brora wrote:I am disgusted that the Scottish political and business sites have been censored. I never actually posted a blog but enjoyed reading the comments. Why are the Scots being discrimated by the 大象传媒?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 15)
Comment number 16.
At 13th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:Wot 'e sed...
/blogs/theeditors/2011/12/the_challenge_of_reporting.html?postId=111163287
'While you're at it sort out the Twitter hoohah, if the twitter is your reporters personal opinion WHY is it all over your news pages?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 16)
Comment number 17.
At 13th Dec 2011, malcolm hill wrote:The 大象传媒 reporting of the results of Camerons meeting with other EU leaders is some of the most biased reporting I have seen from the 大象传媒.
Reporter after reporter lined up to present it as " Bad news for Britain" ignoring public opinion.Even when interviews took place with either Cameron or members of the government or the Tory party the interviews were aggressive and often allowed the opposition parties to speak first putting over their views before the Tories were asked theirs
Then the 大象传媒 wheeled out all the usual pro EU and Euro suspects such as Hesseltine who if he had his way would have taken us into the Euro when it was launched and other failed Euro supporters.
Even yesterday's report to parliament the 大象传媒 was once again trying to convey that this was bad for Britain after hearing Camerons explanation.Even when Douglas Alexander gave his interview as Milliband didnt want to face the cameras he was allowed free reign without being challenged about what the Labour Party would have done.
If the 大象传媒 is to be taken seriously on these type of important matters they need to curb the enthusiam of their left wing correspondents and try for once to get a balanced approach to the subject otherwise all go and work for the Guardian and the Mirror and get in some journalists who can report the news fairly and properly.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 17)
Comment number 18.
At 13th Dec 2011, yourkidding wrote:Why am I able to comment on Europe but not able to comment on Scottish politics on The 大象传媒 Scotland news/politics website ?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 18)
Comment number 19.
At 14th Dec 2011, Michelle Summers wrote:Giles, thanks for this. When the design had changed I was quite disappointed that I could not access the full feeds. Certainly was not thrilled with the new design actually.. still think the number of comments displayed per post are too few to allow for a decent 'conversation' from commentators with each other and the post author though.
Just read an article linked to from another 大象传媒 post on .. sounds like the latest updates are following the key points in those suggestions including integrating social media through twitter and giving access to the full RSS feeds - would definitely be much appreciated if 大象传媒 would allow feed subscriptions by email - any chance of that happening?
Michelle
Complain about this comment (Comment number 19)
Comment number 20.
At 14th Dec 2011, Malcolm_J wrote:17.At 16:28 13th Dec 2011, malcolm hill wrote:
The 大象传媒 reporting of the results of Camerons meeting with other EU leaders is some of the most biased reporting I have seen from the 大象传媒....
I have to agree. The 大象传媒 took an immediate 'anti-government' line, probably before they had any idea what had actually happened. It came over as total gloom and doom, in what is a nuanced and far from simple situation. The schoolboy oversimplification of the 大象传媒's coverage was disgraceful, and only matched by some external commentators with axes to grind.
While I realise that to some extent all sides of a news story may claim bias, in the case of the Euro meeting reporting it has seemed particularly bad.
I think a problem is that some correspondents (Nick Robinson is a clear leader here) think they are here to entertain, to dish out bits of gossip and to build up to a vaguely witty end quote. Please get down to some more well-researched and properly balanced reporting, and forget your adoring fans - or transfer to the stage!
This topic is much too serious to be treated like a Christmas pantomime, as Robinson appears to do. How about starting out by giving the benefit of the doubt to the Government - perhaps they are not a bunch of idiots and all the 大象传媒 reporters savants?
I'm also wondering if reporters fear they will be bullied/decried by their fellows if they dare to report positively about the Government!
Complain about this comment (Comment number 20)
Comment number 21.
At 14th Dec 2011, waterntor wrote:On controversial issues, the 大象传媒 appears to enthusiastically engage in 'Perception Management' (currently, commonly known as 'spin') - particularly eg. on the subject of climate-change, anthropic global warming and carbon emissions, where all three major political parties in Westminster claim to be 'the most green' whilst agreeing to continue funding our daily dose of environmental propaganda which is inserted ad nauseam into the most interesting Natural History programmes appearing on our TV screens.
The voters therefore have no democratic political choice on such subjects and the much-vaunted 大象传媒 policy of 'Balanced View' is being discarded in favour of a one-sided debate.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 21)
Comment number 22.
At 14th Dec 2011, waterntor wrote:IMHO some of the political interviews and discussions are not only highly entertaining but also informative. Don't knock it folks!
Complain about this comment (Comment number 22)
Comment number 23.
At 15th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:'22. At 18:42 14th Dec 2011, waterntor wrote:
IMHO some of the political interviews and discussions are not only highly entertaining but also informative. Don't knock it folks!'
While the humble opinions in political interviews can indeed be entertaining, the informative aspects tend to depend on what is asked or not. And the responses gleaned.
It seems odd to apply the notion of not knocking things (the status quo?) here on the blog, whilst one presumes that attitude would not be viewed as healthy if adopted by interviewers.
A little unfair to apply one set of standards to those challenging the 大象传媒 on one of its few outlets of interactivity, when I am pretty sure they would not be expected to be held to such in their own professional dealings.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 23)
Comment number 24.
At 16th Dec 2011, robmaterazzi wrote:Your reports on the European summit were the most biased things I've ever seen on 大象传媒 News, it was very much out of kilter with ITV and Sky News reports which seemed far more balanced. And the constant pushing of this 'isolated' line made your reporters sound like they were reading a Labour press release. We are forced to pay a license fee for your services, try and remember that you are there for the whole country, not just the 300,000 who read the guardian.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 24)
Comment number 25.
At 19th Dec 2011, TheGingerF wrote:Giles, please can i ask why it is possible to post comments on the UK politics page (Nick Robinson) and the Welsh politics page, but not the Scottish politics page. What is the thinking behind this and what possible justification can there be for this?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 25)
Comment number 26.
At 20th Dec 2011, redrobb wrote:Is this technical change the reason why I can't contribute to political bloggs north of the border i.e. SCOTLAND?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 26)
Comment number 27.
At 21st Dec 2011, tooobias wrote:Hi, just buzzing by, 大象传媒 overall has become a propaganda machine that Goebbels would have been proud off the moment any seems to make a negative statement especially regarding their US coverage you comments disappear, comments are closed etc . I grew up in Europe with a healthy respect for the 大象传媒 but they have become a flag in the wind witch happens to blow from the left no matter what side of the pole you are on.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 27)
Comment number 28.
At 22nd Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:Quick question. When a blog thread heads for 200, and not in a good way, is there an alert gets tripped to get it closed PDQ?
Though, in some cases, it can happen earlier... and loooong ago...
/news/business-16112447
25. On the 9th. Really? Nothing 'economic' worth discussing since?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 28)
Comment number 29.
At 23rd Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:Maybe it's the way 'they' tell 'em?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 29)
Comment number 30.
At 23rd Dec 2011, HenryLondon wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 30)
Comment number 31.
At 26th Dec 2011, Craig Smith wrote:Giles this is definitely a welcome change thank you - with the trend toward consolidating content through readers etc full RSS feeds are a must. One question though - with the increasing importance of , is there any possibility of integrating 大象传媒 reporter twitter feeds, for example, with the RSS streams? It would be great for readers and followers to get all their relevant news feeds in one place.. not sure how difficult it would be to do this technically or even whether it would be possible.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 31)
Comment number 32.
At 27th Dec 2011, Ewanmax wrote:Like others who have already asked the question, which bizarrely remains unanswered, I'm interested to know why comments are not allowed on either Brian Taylor of Douglas Fraser's blogs on 大象传媒 Scotland? Is it simply because the 大象传媒 by its very being, serves only Britain and will do all it can to defeat any political movement which challenges it?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 32)
Comment number 33.
At 28th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:'32. At 13:53 27th Dec 2011, Ewanmax'
A quick review of most, if not all, Editors who use this blog will show that they see it more as an extra mechanism for broadcast alone.
They don't, as such, 'do' answers.
That way, it makes listening to and taking on board 'our' views in giving 'us' what 'we' are thinking a lot easier. Apparently.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 33)
Comment number 34.
At 28th Dec 2011, JunkkMale wrote:As most 大象传媒 Editors' contributions dried up a while ago, even on twitter, for the school hols, being that the world still produces 'news' and we seem to be surviving on how it has been portrayed while they are gone, I am given to wonder what function all these folk actually serve.
As their 'analysis' appears merely highly partisan 'edits' of 'what they think is', maybe it is not news at all?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 34)
Comment number 35.
At 3rd Jan 2012, zevrapak wrote:I very humbly rrequest 大象传媒 to show to the world the total lossses of lives in Iraq war:-
More than 4,000 US soldiers were killed and tens of thousands more injured after nearly nine years of war in Iraq. But the number of Iraqi civilians killed in the conflict is much higher.
There are no official statistics – but according to the latest estimates, more than a hundred thousand innocent Iraqis were killed during and after the US-led invasion of 2003. Some estimates even put that number at a million.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 35)
Comment number 36.
At 5th Jan 2012, Maximus Hastings wrote:The media studies department at Tsinghua University (清华大学) in Beijing have researched 大象传媒 censorship practices over last 12 months and will publish surprising findings that show:
- lack of independence
- infringements of free speech
- government propaganda
Complain about this comment (Comment number 36)
Comment number 37.
At 6th Jan 2012, JunkkMale wrote:'36. At 18:44 5th Jan 2012, Maximus Hastings
Funny thing is, and ironically, who might I trust more in a 'it's true/not true, because we say it is/isn't, have commissioned a poll' duel between these two august bodies?
But then, here at least, I have never been asked. Told a lot. Never asked.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 37)
Comment number 38.
At 16th Jan 2012, piotrovski wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 38)
Comment number 39.
At 16th Jan 2012, piotrovski wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 39)