22/06/2012 Newswatch

There will be more from us at 9pm. Right now it is time for news watch.

This week, he asks what was Fiona Welcome to news watch. Later and

the programme... The leader of the party...

BBC journalists forget the name of the Labour leader.

And the importance of staying on the ball at all times.

First, the appearance of newsreaders in locations far from

their normal studio. Last Friday saw Fiona Bruce then Athens.

The world is watching as Greece prepares to vote in her election.

Other BBC correspondents were also on the spot covering Greece's

election. This led some viewers to question the point of Fiona Bruce's

point of being there. This is what Joining the now from a Coventry

City at -- studio are to guests. Bill, did you on a's presence at

you connect with the story? No, I am afraid she did not. I got the

impression that she was being shipped to end as some eye candy

for the majority of the viewing public. I believe that the

reporters that you had based their had agreed to a depth of knowledge

of the situation, which was of course very important to all of us.

Brenda, what did you make of it? agree absolutely. I think Fiona

distracted me from concentrating on that the programme, as why was she

there? And she was spending time worrying about that! Yes! We have

had these people out there for quite some times. They have been

reporting, we have been understanding everything, and all

the sudden Fiona Bruce pops up. Was she on holiday? What she getting

her jollities? No, I do not think that was necessary. Bell, as a

licence payer what you think of the cost. It is not a huge cost but

inevitably it is extra cost. would like to see perhaps the BBC

give us some indication of the actual costs of doing this. I am

not for it -- not sure how much sprays travel out there but I am

expecting it was not steerage class. I guessed she did not have a night

in a budget hotel. It was probably a better establishment in Athens. I

cannot see that the cost of that added one iota to the presentation

of the programme. I have seen this so many times in the past. I

thought it had been avoided and that the BBC were not going to

continue to do this so much. But it seems to be very prevalent at the

moment. To be fair, she did to do a story which I saw myself with the

family of a taxi driver, a human story about what life is like for

Greek citizens at the moment. Perhaps she added a bit more than

just standing in front of the news. Not really. You shale a programme

that says that when a story is breaking that you have people on

the ground. -- trail a programme. So why do you have to ship people

in? These people on the ground and have more -- more knowledge. I

think it is a waste of money. you find a brief message to the BBC

editors? I believe that they should take their a deep consideration of

these sorts of views and avoid sending these... These sort of

prestige, highly paid news readers who would be well better spent

stopping at home and reading the news. Thank you very much.

There have been plenty of health stories around this week, including

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds

one on the news of website are Another health story this week

brought a more favourable reaction. If what you think is the critical

problem in the way that the NHS treats people with mental illness?

I think it is reflected in The BBC launched its very own

college of journalism seven years ago, designed to train its own

staff and also journalists and made a -- media students elsewhere. On

Tuesday any lodged its website. -- its relaunched its website. With me

is the editor of the website. Why are you relaunching it and what are

you trying to achieve? The existing website had been sitting on some

quite old technology and the design and feel and look and tone of the

website was quite old fashioned. The content and credibility and

authority of that material was terrific, but we needed to move it

on to rig platform that was stable and it -- and robust and bring it

into that BBC design field, so it looks like the BBC website. Can you

trained journalists on line? Isn't there a danger that they go through

it in a mechanical way? The website is about informal learning. What we

know is that a lot of journalists learnt by chatting to their friends

in the newsroom. Asking questions. What we're trying to do with the

whips the -- website is replicate that the will and say, here is some

useful information, have a look at it at home perhaps and you can find

out how it the best of the BBC do their job. But should the BBC

licence fee be paying for not just the training of BBC journalists but

media students and to journalists on commission? The BBC has a remit

to train and share its training across the whole of the industry.

This is exactly what we're trying to do. How much does all this cost?

The Academy has a training budget of about �27 million. That covers

every bit of training that the BBC does, from health and safety to

broadcast engineering, technology, production, journalism... It is a

huge responsibility. It seems like a lot of money. Are you good value?

I think we are incredible value for what we do within the BBC and I

think the BBC has an important role and we recognise that in

maintaining certain standards across the whole of the industry.

The website itself, outside of the UK, is behind as clubs -- behind a

subscription will, so in other countries they are paying to access

this material. Members of the audience in the UK who would like

to see the sort of issues and values that art hopefully being

given it to journalists can look in. Absolutely. I think that is what is

fantastic. People can see how the best BBC journalists do their jobs.

Insights from Jeremy Paxman, John Humphrys, some of our leading

producers. These guys are offering their skills and expertise on this

website. Thank you very much. Before we go, despite all the

training, BBC journalists have do sometimes get it wrong. Twice

before, viewers have spotted the Labour leader being named on air as

Des Burke -- David Miliband. This week it happened again. The leader

of that Labour Party David Miliband has made an outspoken attack on

David Cameron, calling him a tainted Prime Minister. Brian Duffy

Perhaps the presenters of breakfast also need a reminder. Here is

Susanna read. He recorded his are bomb at the famous Abbey Road

studios here end... Ought not here Finally, one golden rule of

broadcasting, look like you are interested. A joint investigation