27/04/2012 Newswatch

More from us at the top of the hour. Now, it's time for NewsWatch. This

week, the move of Breakfast to a Welcome to NewsWatch. Later, these

men have made it through to the run-off in the French presidential

election, should we agree on how to pronounce their names? First, it is

2 1/2 weeks since Breakfast moved to Salford. It went more smoothly

than many predicted that some viewers object to the look of the

studio and others question the value and cost of the whole

exercise. # Move on up! # It was almost a decade since the mood was

first mooted. It was the year it since it first opened. The transfer

of a daily show has been the biggest step yet in the migration.

Around half of the team moved but Sian Williams and Chris Hollins let

the show go without them. There It may be possible to change the

colours and atmosphere but he was would have to get used to the show

coming from Salford. Is it a welcome and economical evolution or

an extravagant and damaging example of political correctness? In a

moment, I'll put that to the man who oversaw the move to Salford.

Before that, the views of two viewers, Jonathan Evans in

Birmingham and Ann Keith in Cambridge. Ann Keith, what you make

of the move to Salford and has it affected your viewing? It was

totally unnecessary. The BBC is a national broadcaster and I think if

it moves to a region for its make up it, it stands -- runs the risk

of being a regional broadcaster instead of a national one. How do

you think the move has affected Breakfast? The studio set up his

rather cramped. It is not as pleasant as the London set-up was.

And also, I think the quality of presentation has declined. Do you

think too many down the lines as opposed to live guests make a

difference? Yes, I do. Because when politicians were able to come into

the studio, it seemed more immediate and the interviewers were

able to approach them in a more direct way. Jonathan Evans, what do

you make of the move? I disagree, it was a bad mistake, London is a

world centre, not just an English or UK centre. I think a programme

like Breakfast should be located in London long term. It will affect

the quality of the programme. I think the news programmes should be

consolidated in one centre in London as opposed to putting it in

Manchester. You may as well have put it in Edinburgh or Dublin. It

needs to be in London. Would you think of the argument that the BBC

is to Metropolitan and this is a move to recognise the rest of the

country. I do not agree when it comes to a programme like a news

programme, it should be located where the news is. London is a

worldwide centre. It is not just a UK centre. And it has cost too much

money which has been wasted in doing that. Why do think it has

cost too much and why is it a waste? The management team at the

BBC made a big mistake because they are trying to cut costs and at the

same time they spent �200 million relocating to Manchester. They

spent �80 million on redundancies and retraining and lost 54% of the

team. What is the point? It is a political gesture. Ann Keith, do

you miss Sian Williams? Yes, very much. I think the present present

is now on not as serious as a Sian Williams was on many occasions. She

did good interviews which I have not heard from the current team

with the exception of Charlie Stayt and Bill Turnbull. Thank you very

much. Adam Bullimore is deputy editor of Breakfast. I know you're

not responsible for the decision but logistically, how well has done

it gone? Amazingly well. It is a hugely complex business moving 83

hour network news programmes like Breakfast 200 miles from the mother

ship. And to be three weeks in and to have had very few technical

issues, to have had a clean programme and the quality of the

output we have had for the first few weeks for the audience to have

held up and stuck with us, I think we're really pleased. What do you

have to say to viewers like Ann Keith and Jonathan Evans who say

the move was not necessary and has cost far too much? Well, the move

is part of a wider commitment by the BBC to spread the value of the

licence the around the UK. We and now in the centre of the UK in

Salford, not just the North of England. And we think we can make

the Breakfast people know and love in Salford. By definition, you

simply can't get the same quality of guests actually on the sofa, the

top politicians, the top authors. The UK is a London-based Society

and she will have to do more down- the-line interviews which uses the

sense of presence and intimacy. Well, we have had a top guests all

ready. Not the same number. Even in West London, some top guests would

not sit on the sofa. We ended up doing them down the line or pre-

recorded. It is early days, we have had some great guests and we will

continue to push for great guests. We reached 7 million people every

day, the audience is a massive draw for people. But this week, we have

had the Leveson Inquiry and the spin-offs of the problems faced by

the Culture Secretary. You're not able to get any of those people

live in the studio. I think the Leveson Inquiry is a difficult

story to do in Salford. But the reality was, and is, we would

always have done Leveson Inquiry from outside the High Court, the

politicians who are commenting on the Leveson Inquiry would have gone

into Westminster so it would have been down the line anyway. Other

viewers have asked about travel cost, Susanna Reid is commuting.

Who pays? Well, it doesn't matter if you are a top presenter or a

junior researcher, the relocation packages available to staff of the

same for everyone. But when that runs out they are responsible for

their own costs? Yes, they are. We have had many complaints about the

set. There are two areas of complaint, it seems small, the

camera angles seemed to be in the present his face and people don't

like the colours. Is this a small studio than Breakfast used to be

from? Yes, it is. The studio we broadcast from is the NewsWatch

studio. But we think we have the space we need. You would expect

some comment, people on the whole do not like change. Those of your

interactions came in the first 48 hours but after that they had dried

up and people are now talking about the stories. We are pleased with

the set, we have made some changes and listened to some of the views

and the tight shots some people had a problem with we are more Lisa and

relaxed in the way we should programme. And I think the reality

is, we are still settling in and still finding the best angles and

best shots and getting used to the environment. Frankie very much

indeed. Just time for a quick mention of last weekend's French

presidential election. The runner- up was Nicholas... He is Mishal

Hussain. Exit polls show Sar-ko-ZEE trials. The official BBC

pronunciation is Sar-KO-zee. Although it is not took the like of

You might expect them to get the name of the Challenger right. This

is how Jane Hill put it. We have been waiting for the last half an

hour to here from the victorious candidate in the first round of