BBC - Changes In Programme Coverage

Although the BBC must adhere to rules of impartiality, this does not absolve them of a responsibility to ensure that their coverage does not harm Scottish football. They can:

• • Adopt an overall presentation style that seeks to inform, explain and enhance the listeners understanding of a much wider range of topics relating to Scottish football

  • Minimise the negative effect that their reporting of the bad aspects of the game has, by sticking to the facts of what happened and leaving out speculative opinion

  • Reduce the mundane studio chat presentation style between presenters and/or pundits and replace it with featured articles

  • Provide prospective listeners and viewers with an overview of programme content so that people can decide and plan in advance what they wish to listen to or watch

  • Provide more and coverage of interviews on topics of interest with representatives of the SFA, SPL and SFL but a less confrontational style and environment promoting a positive view

  • Similarly, provide more coverage of interviews with Club Chairmen and others actively involved in the game

  • Cut down on the number of former players and managers giving so called Expert Opinion

  • More coverage of lower divisions

  • Maximise coverage by reducing repetition and avoiding clashes of presentation between TV and Radio

  • Strive to emulate the Bill McLaren standard of match commentating

  • Even out the disproportional TV coverage between Scottish and English football

  • Seek out new stories and don’t just report on what has happened or what conveniently lands on their desk

The BBC pride themselves in representing the view of their customers so put them to the test and complain about what you don’t like or about what you would like to see. Focus on what they do that is bad for the game as well as what would be good for the game.

Adhere to their instructions for raising a complaint and on how to follow up if you are not satisfied.

If you use the email link provided by the BBC, write your complaint on separate file which you can keep and paste it into the window provided, in case they fail to reply or loose the original message.

Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/homepage/

Or Phone: 03700 100 222, Textphone: 03700 100 212

Write: BBC Complaints, PO Box 1922, Glasgow, G2 3WT

If you complain online to the BBC you will receive an email giving you the option of taking part in regular user surveys. After answering the survey questions you can detail what you don’t like in a text box. Either enter your own comments or C&P the above bullet points straight in.

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