If they want a something to liven up their bland offerings I could give them a story about public sector attitudes to wild deer on the Isle of Wight !Have nothing to do with them.
I was involved in a 'piece' and bit of filming for Countryfile about 4 years ago.
Was a story involving fisheries.
They went completely off the agreed agenda and just wanted sensationalised / politically sensitive aspects of the story and were not interested in the nuts and bolts...the facts. The level of editing involved was shocking and the final piece that was broadcast was hardly recognisable compared to the material that we covered during filming.....horrendous spin on it. As a contributor to a piece for the BBC you have NO editorial control at all...they even make you sign a document agreeing as such.
The presenter that I have the misfortune to work with was Tom Heap.
He was an abrupt, rude and down right unpleasant fellow to work with !
I would honestly advise you to think twice about working with Countryfile.
Although it may be generally viewed as a light weight informative pseudo-country programme, they are in fact quite politically driven and like a 'hot' story to add to their generally bland offerings on a Sunday
Rant over !
CVK
If they want a something to liven up their bland offerings I could give them a story about public sector attitudes to wild deer on the Isle of Wight !
You could Tim, but what you couldn't control is which side they would take and you might find you came out of it a lot worse than you went in. It is very, very rare for any genuine and honest person to come away from contact with the media feeling better than when they went in, most feel misrepresented, lied to, mislead and that they've been taken for a ride.
No part of the media is about the truth, it is about sensationalist entertainment and, as such, complex situations that require an understanding of many factors are rarely well presented. It is also the case that many people involved appear to have personal agendas.
You could Tim, but what you couldn't control is which side they would take and you might find you came out of it a lot worse than you went in. It is very, very rare for any genuine and honest person to come away from contact with the media feeling better than when they went in, most feel misrepresented, lied to, mislead and that they've been taken for a ride.
No part of the media is about the truth, it is about sensationalist entertainment and, as such, complex situations that require an understanding of many factors are rarely well presented. It is also the case that many people involved appear to have personal agendas.
You could Tim, but what you couldn't control is which side they would take and you might find you came out of it a lot worse than you went in. It is very, very rare for any genuine and honest person to come away from contact with the media feeling better than when they went in, most feel misrepresented, lied to, mislead and that they've been taken for a ride.
No part of the media is about the truth, it is about sensationalist entertainment and, as such, complex situations that require an understanding of many factors are rarely well presented. It is also the case that many people involved appear to have personal agendas.
You could Tim, but what you couldn't control is which side they would take and you might find you came out of it a lot worse than you went in. It is very, very rare for any genuine and honest person to come away from contact with the media feeling better than when they went in, most feel misrepresented, lied to, mislead and that they've been taken for a ride.
No part of the media is about the truth, it is about sensationalist entertainment and, as such, complex situations that require an understanding of many factors are rarely well presented. It is also the case that many people involved appear to have personal agendas.
If I have been contacted by country file just what has it got to do with BASC .
If I have been contacted by country file just what has it got to do with BASC .
Here we go!If I have been contacted by country file just what has it got to do with BASC .
Here we go!
I should imagine they will want to give you advice on how to handle the media
I'm sure if you are your charming self then the shooting fraternity will owe you a debt of gratitude..