Talk:Sky News

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New Schedule

I removed the following section because it appears to be pure speculation.

With the return of Andrew Wilson to Sky Centre, it is rumoured that a new schedule will be devised, taking effect around mi-August when it's expected that several staff including Lorna Dunkley (weekend presenter) will go off on maternity leave.

06.00 - Sunrise with Eamonn Holmes

09.00 - Sky News Today with Martin Stanford and Julie Etchingham

12.00 - Lunchtime Live with Kay Burley

14.00 - TBA with Andrew Wilson and Anna Jones

17.00 - Live at 5 with Jeremy Thompson and Anna Botting

20.00 - TBA with Adam Boulton

21.00 - Sky News Tonight with Colin Brazier and TBA

00.00 - Sky News with Lukwesa Burak ~Enviroboy^Talk_Contribs - 18:50, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Scheudles ARE NOT ALLOWED, please see WP:NOT  BRIANTIST  (talk) 11:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Could we please also make sure that we get simple details correct; the channel started on the 5th of February.User:Sn2005 (talk)

Updates and reformat

I've done lots of reworking of the article, which has included providing references for the claims and adding a few more quotes from Rupert and the like, and I hope it's more neutral now. I have removed most of the 'guesswork' which comprised this article before.  BRIANTIST  (talk) 00:38, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

However, I haven't got anything to support the Awards section, please add these if you have them!  BRIANTIST  (talk) 00:40, 23 May 2007 (UTC) -> if you're looking for a list of awards, try http://www.skypressoffice.co.uk/SkyNews/AboutUs/awards.asp though I don't know if that counts as a good source. ~Griffindd

Also, I have moved the rather indiscriminate list of presenters and correspondents to a separate page.  BRIANTIST  (talk) 00:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Great work - looks fantastic. TBH I dont think its far off of GA status now - if we are going to submit it two things which will certainly come up are the lead see WP:Lead which is much too short, and the lack of references in the article. There isnt much work to do though I dont think, and in my experience, we should be there quite soon.--Flymeoutofhere 07:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I think I've sorted almost all the references now. I'll have a look at the intro.  BRIANTIST  (talk) 09:20, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I think the intro now works for WP:Lead  BRIANTIST  (talk) 09:52, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

The section headings used level 1 (=) -- I've corrected the, Also, it should not pass GA with the Logos gallery: far too many non-free images without critical context. The JPS^{talk to me} 17:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

OK-Great - we need to try to find citations where the citation needed tags are...and probably therefore get some licenses on those logos--Flymeoutofhere 19:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Is this enough commentary?  BRIANTIST  (talk) 08:58, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Looks fine to me...lets see what happens with the GA.--Flymeoutofhere 09:03, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Failed "good article" nomination

This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of June 2, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Pass

2. Factually accurate?: Fail Several {{fact}} templates throughout

3. Broad in coverage?: Pass

4. Neutral point of view?: Pass

5. Article stability? Pass

6. Images?: Fail I've removed a fair use gallery (see WP:FAIR) and several images do not have fair use rationales (Template:Fair use rationale is useful).

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Reception

I just wanted to check something here. The article says that it cannot be made available in America as Sky does not own the international rights for the programming, especially sports programming. I find this a bit odd as Sky News does not generally show sports events except within regular new bulletins and if they didn't own the "international rights," how would they be able to show it in other countries, as they are not American rights but international rights. Also, they occasionally show Sky News at Ten in America on cable. --Sebastian Cartwright 01:53, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

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Sky News Business Channel

Having followed the cited link for this section and examined the source it appears to be an article relating to Sky News Australia, can I suggest that the section either receive the correct citation, or be deleted. Thanks 195.144.135.189 (talk) 04:13, 17 November 2007 (UTC)dmc5007

Suggestions for "Perception and Awards" section

1. Elaboration or a link to explain the United Kingdom's "regulations that require neutrality" -- particularly to see how Sky News and Fox News in the U.S. compare, credibilitywise. David (talk) 18:03, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
2. An explanation of the controversy behind running an interview with Lady Bienvenida Buck. David (talk) 18:03, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

I was wondering whether you should comment on allegations of political bias? As in, I would state that the website message boards are censored heavily in a pro tory manner —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.128.223.68 (talk) 16:32, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

non partisan reporting

Wouldn't a column on the channels political independence be valid? Sky News (Uk and OZ) as well as Fox news in the States are all considered staunchly conservative/republican, to the point of outright bias.

It's a privately owned channel - by Rupert Murdoch, and was once edited by Kelvin McKenzie - two people who think anyone centre left are "marxists".

Read a stories message board - it's like Alf Garnett, over and over again. They censor out any moderate comments

~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.128.223.67 (talk) 17:21, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

On the 18th October 2018 Skynews Australia ran a story on the website "Malcolm Turnbull is a cancer within the Liberal Party". Turnbull was Prime Minister in Australia until 31st August, resigned from Parliament, necessitating a byelection on the 20th October. Nobody has offered a proper explanation why he was ousted. Describing Turnbull as a cancer is really over the top, and doing that two days before the election was election meddling. Skynews Australia is taking sides and needs to be registered as a foreign agent. Penalties for election meddling should also be explored. 2001:8003:AD40:8400:699E:C8B0:56AC:6ABD (talk) 05:29, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

Highly Experienced

I took out that since it's implying it's a viewpoint of wikipedia. Mikeandherson (talk) 21:23, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Bureaux

I work at Sky News and I edited the list of international bureaux and worldwide live studios.

The previous list was inaccurate as it listed non-existing bureaux and also listed live studios that are used for guests as actual bureaux (which implies a Sky News correspondent on the ground).

Programmes

I work at Sky News and I updated the list of programmes and their content following Sky News spring 2011 programme revamp and new schedule. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.253.202 (talk) 02:37, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

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Doorstepping incident by Martin Brunt

I added the following in criticism section related to doorstepping incident by Martin Brunt. I was surprised is wasn't mentioned as it was a high profile case that resulted in widespread media coverage

Sky News was again embroiled in controversy in October 2014, when their journalist Martin Brunt and his camera crew initiated and carried out a type of sting operation called doorstepping to reveal the identity of Brenda Leyland, who had posted comments concerning the McCann investigation on social media. Following the confrontation Leyland was later found dead in a hotel, leading to calls on social media for Brunt to be sacked. During the inquest into Leyland’s death, Brunt expressed to the coroner that he was devastated at hearing the news of Leyland taking her own life. Following the inquest, Ofcom reported they had received 171 complaints to date in relation to the case and that they would consider these complaints in light of the coroner’s verdict. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8084:25C0:380:D574:A687:B40:393E (talk) 23:38, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

References

Copy editing flag still needed?

I can't see who put the copy editing flag up or see why it was done. Is it really still necessary? Griffindd (talk) 11:08, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Who wrote KICK YOUR ASS RIGHT NOW! It needs to stop. Please, I'm soooo tired of this crap!

It was Shaylin. Shaylin how dare you are editing that's it you are grounded for 1 hour, at 9:00am! Now go to your room right now at Mum's bed/house.

It's 9:00am I will stop editing right now. 😎 and never do it again!😡 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:B984:5E00:408C:FACD:4F44:6965 (talk) 06:59, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Bureaus

The plural of the English word "bureau" is "bureaus", not "bureaux". I've corrected instances of the misspelled words. Matuko (talk) 22:02, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Poor choice of words

One caption to an illustration reads as follows:

"Sky News viewing peaked during 11 September attacks, Iraq War, Asian tsunami, 7 July 2005 London bombings and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales but has generally declined to a quarter achieved in 1992–95"

The last phrase "declined to a quarter achieved in 1992–95" is so poorly worded that very few readers will understand it.

But also, there is no need for this illustration! It tells us that more people listen to and watch news programs on days when there is important news. But everybody already knows this.2600:1700:E1C0:F340:BD07:6D57:F259:5F86 (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2019 (UTC)