:00:00. > :00:15.option that is left. More in the coming hours. Now it is time for
:00:15. > :00:20.Newswatch. Hello and welcome to Newswatch with me, at Samira Ahmed.
:00:20. > :00:25.A cultural landmark where they of serious treatment, the launch of
:00:25. > :00:31.Grand Theft Auto 5 puts their attitude of video games under the
:00:31. > :00:39.spotlight. Coverage of the Scottish independence debate means an
:00:39. > :00:44.English backlash. I am worried the BBC will flood us with pot is
:00:44. > :00:54.essentially a Scottish issue. What is he holding in his hands? —— what
:00:54. > :01:07.is essentially. It is the latest in a franchise which has already sold
:01:07. > :01:14.5 had its release on Tuesday. 5 had its release on Tuesday.
:01:14. > :01:18.Midnight and crowds rushed to get their hands on what could well be
:01:18. > :01:23.the biggest selling entertainment product of all time. It is not an
:01:23. > :01:28.album or a movie but a game that fans have been desperate to play. I
:01:28. > :01:30.have been here since a 5 o'clock this morning. I am a bit tired but
:01:30. > :01:35.I am looking forward to I am looking forward to getting my
:01:35. > :01:37.hands on the game. It is a violent, 18 rated game with extraordinary
:01:38. > :01:44.graphics and a cinematic sweep. Ed graphics and a cinematic sweep. Ed
:01:44. > :02:08.from Cardiff graphics and a cinematic sweep. Ed
:02:08. > :02:10.Others believe the media has been slow to take seriously what they
:02:10. > :02:40.This tweet came in. To discuss how the BBC covers video
:02:40. > :02:43.games like this, I am joined by Rory Cellan—Jones himself. We know
:02:43. > :02:48.that video—game coverage does that video—game coverage does
:02:48. > :02:53.divide the audience. Some think it is irrelevant and for others it is
:02:53. > :02:57.a normal part of leisure activity. How do you construct coverage? It
:02:57. > :03:01.is difficult. The coverage has changed the stub years ago I found
:03:01. > :03:06.it difficult to get on a story about video games that was not
:03:06. > :03:09.about violence, not about a threat to children's well—being. Nowadays
:03:09. > :03:14.it is slightly easier to get it is slightly easier to get
:03:14. > :03:18.coverage of the game — a game such as Grand Theft Auto as the major
:03:18. > :03:24.business and cultural event. When you think about that launch this
:03:24. > :03:29.week, it did turn out to be the biggest, single entertainment
:03:29. > :03:32.important business story and, important business story and,
:03:32. > :03:34.according to a lot of the Games to viewers who are now becoming a more
:03:34. > :03:45.established breed, it was a cultural high point in the history
:03:45. > :03:49.of games. —— games reviewers. One concern is the business side of it,
:03:49. > :03:54.of games. —— games reviewers. One a lot of these games are 18
:03:54. > :04:02.certificate and buries a lot of violence and quite misogynistic
:04:02. > :04:04.violence. I was keen to put in the content. —— there is a lot of
:04:05. > :04:06.violence. I was keen to put in the script this
:04:06. > :04:16.game and should not be played by game and should not
:04:16. > :04:22.into add coverage. There is a concern with the business side that
:04:22. > :04:27.the big launches like the Apple launch, the BBC news coverage could
:04:27. > :04:29.just be part of the PR. I get that concern from editors all the time.
:04:29. > :04:34.Every time the new technology story they're
:04:34. > :04:39.just another product launch. I just
:04:39. > :04:42.point back to events like the point back to events like the
:04:42. > :04:44.launch of the launch of the first iPhone in 2007.
:04:44. > :04:49.It was a major turning point in It was a major turning point in the
:04:49. > :04:52.whole industry. It changed the way we live and brought about a whole
:04:52. > :04:54.new way of using the internet on the move. It would have been a
:04:54. > :04:59.mistake just to mistake just to say that is a
:04:59. > :05:04.product Lord and we must not cover it. We have to be choosy and have
:05:04. > :05:12.decide which of them are actually turning points in the way we use
:05:12. > :05:18.them. I can remember a few years ago a lot of news coverage of
:05:18. > :05:23.them. I can remember a few years things like Second Life. That has
:05:23. > :05:27.died with her trace. When should we be covering some of these emerging
:05:27. > :05:34.technologies? You only have to look back at Old episodes of tomorrow's
:05:34. > :05:44.world. Some of them are part of every day lives and part of them
:05:44. > :05:50.never took off. Sometimes I go, while, that really is going to
:05:50. > :05:54.change our lives! Sometimes I am completely wrong. I think it is
:05:54. > :06:01.worth trying to push to try to get more of those stories on to our
:06:01. > :06:05.coverage. Why is it sometimes hard? Are some editors old fashioned
:06:05. > :06:13.and entertainment? There is a lack and entertainment? There is a lack
:06:13. > :06:21.of a newspaper. Wearable technology is the next big thing. Where to
:06:21. > :06:28.the news? —— Where do I get? It is the news? —— Where do I get? It is
:06:28. > :06:30.quite difficult to get them past editors. I am only interested in
:06:30. > :06:37.what is happening what is happening today. A need to
:06:37. > :06:41.show an event they can build a story around. —— I need. Thank you.
:06:41. > :06:42.Do let us know your story around. —— I need. Thank you.
:06:42. > :06:53.or on any aspect of how to contact us at the end of
:06:53. > :06:58.the programme. —— details. There was a Panorama special broadcast
:06:58. > :07:04.this week. It was apparent concerns against South African police over
:07:04. > :07:09.Shrien Dewani. Reports were shown on BBC news before it went out.
:07:09. > :07:12.Panorama has discovered that statements from three key witnesses
:07:12. > :07:14.who have all struck deals with the South African state in return for
:07:15. > :07:19.their testimony appeared to their testimony appeared to
:07:19. > :07:21.contradict the actual records like lists of ankles and CCTV in the
:07:21. > :07:30.police files. It gives accounts of police files. It gives accounts of
:07:30. > :07:37.calls that did not happen and video evidence to disprove this. The
:07:37. > :07:49.family has said it is trial by television. Some Euros agreed. ——
:07:49. > :08:06.viewers. programme from Glasgow about
:08:06. > :08:12.coverage of the build up to the referendum on Scottish independence.
:08:12. > :08:12.Wednesday marked a year to the vote and the arguments for and against
:08:12. > :09:15.the With a year to go it was a good time
:09:15. > :09:19.to do some reports. My worry is that somebody living south of the border
:09:19. > :09:21.who has got absolutely no way of influencing the outcome of the
:09:21. > :09:24.election, I am worried that the BBC election, I am worried that the BBC
:09:24. > :09:30.are going to flood us with are going to flood us with is
:09:30. > :09:34.essentially Scottish issues. We present is often feel the need to
:09:34. > :09:39.hold onto things for a sense of security. Back—up scripts come a pen
:09:39. > :09:48.or often a computer tablet. The choice of one news presenter has
:09:48. > :09:55.become an Internet sensation. Welcome to BBC News. Plans were
:09:55. > :09:59.privately run drunk tanks. White matter in his hands was nothing more
:09:59. > :10:03.high—tech billy refilled pack of paper. The spokesman confirmed that
:10:03. > :10:09.he had picked the paper instead of a tablet. An easy mistake to take? It
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