There is considerable venting of steam from ears across the newspaper industry over reports that the BBC is planning to take £68m of licence fee money to put lots of video on their local news websites.
It’s for “young people” says Auntie Beeb, as though anyone under 21 can only cope with bright, shifting colours.
Silly me, thinking that my licence fee was just a protection racket for TV owners. Now, it seems, I am forced as a telly owner to hand over chunks of money to support a non-commercial organisation seeking to steal my customers.
But the BBC remains what it is, a follower of the news agenda set by other media organisations. No doubt we will be seeing lots of videos based on stories (and videos) which have appeared days before in the Daily Post or on dailypost.co.uk.
So if you want to get the news first, stick with us.
Here’s my first update on life as publishing editor North Wales.
“Congratulations on the new job” said a colleague on day one. “You ought to know that the men’s loos have flooded”.
See, shouldering the burden already.
