9 Jul
5:19pm, 9 Jul 2024
5,791 posts
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paulcook
I had Twitter and a live map on the Guardian which was excellent for about 2 hours then slowed right down. Last time I covered a count ITN paid me extra to get the result for whoever they were supplying (ITV plus others) before it was on BBC or Sky. Quite often there’s an array of journalists at some counts. In today’s age info gets out very quickly. |
9 Jul
5:34pm, 9 Jul 2024
5,429 posts
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J2R
fetch, it wasn't that they weren't cutting to the returning officers, the results weren't even showing up on screen quickly. I don't think either the BBC or Channel 4 covered themselves in glory on the night, by all accounts. Maybe I should have tried Sky or ITV? Same results in the end, though (except perhaps GB News?).
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9 Jul
5:50pm, 9 Jul 2024
22,655 posts
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rf_fozzy
I found that by going to bed, getting some sleep and then waking up in time to hear Liz Truss had the boot and all the results were up on the internet worked well 
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9 Jul
5:50pm, 9 Jul 2024
16,271 posts
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mrs shanksi
We thought Sky had the best coverage on the night. I liked BBC Scotland for the Scottish specific results and interviews. Can't stand Alastair Campbell or Nadine Dorries so they were a turn off.
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9 Jul
5:52pm, 9 Jul 2024
5,792 posts
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paulcook
rf_fozzy wrote: I found that by going to bed, getting some sleep and then waking up in time to hear Liz Truss had the boot and all the results were up on the internet worked well Which, in turns out, is exactly what at least 100 Reform candidates, did!!! |
9 Jul
6:19pm, 9 Jul 2024
21,894 posts
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Chrisull
I didn't do fozzy's tactic but on reflection I should have. Stayed up and only got to see Shapps dethronement and then Suella Braverman's acceptance speech. Wanted to see the blood in the water, there was none.
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9 Jul
7:50pm, 9 Jul 2024
16,272 posts
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mrs shanksi
I went to bed at about 22:45, got up at 03:00 and saw all of them, Shapps, JRM, Truss, etc it was great 😀
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9 Jul
8:02pm, 9 Jul 2024
4,442 posts
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Bob!
Yes, I went to bed about 23.45 after the first results, up at 2.30. Stuck with BBC, because I couldn't stand Dorris after 1 minute. Back to bed at 09.00 for a couple of hours |
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9 Jul
8:34pm, 9 Jul 2024
5,431 posts
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J2R
My only main regret of the night was missing the Truss result. But it was being very much flagged before I went to bed, so I was happy.
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9 Jul
8:40pm, 9 Jul 2024
27,038 posts
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Bazoaxe
I went to bed about half ten after the exit poll and although I woke a few times and checked the scores, I was too tired to get up
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