The Breakfast Investigation Unit

Am I the first to comment?



I recently filled in the form on line to give your opinion about 5 live to the committee who are looking into 5 live, and my comments were very favourable.



One question that was asked was do think that 5 live is doing enough investigative reporting? Apparently the station has a duty to do some investigative reporting. I replied that I was n't particularly interested in such things, although I'm a big fan of 5 live. The thing about 5 live is that it take notice of its listeners, and this determines the direction of the station. The thing about investigative reporting is that it is not taking a lead from the listeners necessarily, but is more something that journalists do to win respect from fellow journalists. If the investigation is something that listeners want to be investigated, then that is different. Therefore investigative reporting is fine with me, but is not something I particularly look for as a listener, unless it as a subject which listeners want to be covered. I think that Tony Livesey programme on Sunday is good sometimes. It seems to be very open to listeners views. Indeed many other programmes are also open to listeners views. The interview of Kenneth Clarke by Victoria Derbyshire is an outstanding example, of listeners contributions.

Having a presentation of a newsworthy subject then inviting responses is the same as every other phone in. I just wish they were more widespread in terms of subjects. Instead of creating a bit of news, for example today Breakfast led with violence by wives against their husbands, as it is not particularly newsworthy. I would rather hear how the phone in population feel about three soldier deaths in Afghanistan, or the implications of the rioting in Israel (Golan), Syria or the Yemen. there is nowhere near enough current affairs covered except by the most cursory of news headlines.

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First of all, why have you linked to the Telegraph online site but not the Mirror site?



Secondly i dont see the need in having an investigative unit specifically for the Breakfast show, surely 5live as a whole should have a core investigative unit, and topics like "male victims of domestic abuse" should be aired on whichever porgramme is suitable, for this topic i think Mens Hour would have been ideal, with follow ups on Breakfast etc.



It seems a waste for one show to have a dedicated team, what about the rest of 5live, or indeed the BBC, do you not have conflicts with other BBC shows (Panorama etc), when both of you are chasing the same story, and trying to get interviews with the same people?

Here's something new: I agree with Fedster wholeheartedly.



Whether or not you are chasing a theme you have thought up or not, it seems a better idea to keep this kind of reportage off what is a news show and maybe put it elsewhere.

Yes, yes - BIU, bunker, stints...well done, our money well spent (is this enough of what you want?) well I never

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I guess certain people are persona non grata, but I was only suggesting BIU did a piece on free speech and it seems this is unacceptable.

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"All posts are reactively-moderated. What does this mean?"



Can't see where I have broken the rules in my posts. Also have no explanation for pulled posts in my email account from BBC mods. Is my licence fee really paying for this?

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And what does that mean in relation to what has been written on this page? How did the comments break the rules?

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Well put ryanw.

Hasit... this needs explaining... "Behind the scenes at BBC Radio 5 live. Follow 5 live on Twitter and Facebook for programme information, debates and highlights. Comments on posts are automatically closed after seven days."



So now it appears Twitter and Facebook -- exclusive non-BBC channels are where we find programme information, debates and highlights about 5Live.



It's a disgrace and confirms everything we've been saying.



Contrast this with the statement a few months ago --



"Behind the scenes at BBC Radio 5 live. A blog where Controller Adrian Van Klaveren, senior managers and editors talk about what's important at 5 live and 5 live sports extra. Big stories, changes and updates plus snapshots from the BBC's move to Salford."



Massive step backwards.

You have said it all again ryanw. Nothing more to add.

The 5live facebook page is actually more popular than this blog, 5live listeners seem to be more comfortable posting on 5lives facebook page, than posting on this blog, so far just over 20,000 fans have liked the facebook page, each discussion is attracting a wide range of views, from a variety of people.



So this begs the question, why should Hasit and Nigel prioritize this blog over Social Media when a large proportion prefer to use Facebook to get involved in discussions rather then this blog, surely it is a step forward in embracing platforms, where the majority of listeners are based?

And its cheap. Cuts, cuts and more cuts. Fedster, just because a Facebook page has followers who 'like' the page, it doesn't actually always mean they like it, pet.



Ciao everyone.

Fedster, call me old fashioned but I think the BBC should be the place, first and foremost, you find out information about the BBC and its channels



You should not be forced to join a commercial social network to gain exclusive information.



Your claim that the facebook page is more popular than the blog is unsubstantiated and highly dubious... even if it was, it is inappropriate for the public broadcaster as "most democratic station in the country" to post exclusively on a commercial network information about its programming.

Hasit it would be intresting if you could post figures on how many people view and post on this blog,compared to the 5live Facebook page, there seems to be more unique posters on the Facebook page, than on here, Ryan with all due respect to you, you and Carrie seem to make up a large chunck of the total postings on this blog.



You just have to look at how many people are posting on the Facebook page,especially unique posters to see how popular it is, i admit this is not official research on my part, but i would be shocked if Hasit came back with figures which did not confirm my view.

Fedster, unique visitors and posters are two different measures. As Nigel Smith has said before there is little correlation between posts and views.



This blog is open to ALL, facebook is a closed commercial social network.



I doubt Hasit will post numbers. They are irrelevant anyway, as this is a question of accessibility.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the BBC should not be using third party websites such as Facebook or Twitter for interaction between its journalists and viewers/listeners. The BBC has a large enough website for such interaction to take place within it. Furthermore how can the BBC excercise editorial control over its own journalists if they are posting on Facebook/Twitter?