Winol Review 2

Last weeks Winol was a great improvement on the previous weeks edition, and showed far more of the skill and technical ability that I had come to expect from the show. There were still a few small problems, as with any student production, however on the whole it was an impressive edition.

There were a few potential legal issues which were picked up on however. The headline 'He's a Rebel', could be considered defamatory towards Steve Brine, especially as he states that he does not consider himself a rebel in the interview. The statement certainly seems defamatory, but would probably be legally safe under a defence of justification, as he voted against his party in Parliament, which is a rebellious act. Brine also defames Ed Miliband during his interview, claiming "Ed Miliband has is own humiliations on a daily basis in this place [Parliament]". This is clearly a defamatory statement and, as published, Winol would be legally responsible for it. Again, though, it is probably safe material as politicians are allowed to defame each other within Parliament, as it is protected under Qualified Privelege, and this protection is widely acknowledged to bleed out into wider society, politicians are generally accepted to have the legal right to defame one another in public.

There were also a few minor technical issues in the show. At a few points the picture changes seemed choppy, with sound and picture not changing at the same time, leading to some small overlap of sound and picture that did not match up. The overlap was minimal, but it was still noticeable, and could have been tighter.
The standard of sound quality of the interviews on this weeks edition was much higher than the previous week. The outdoor interviews, which last week had much distracting background noise, were much better this week, with the interviewee's voice clear. An impressive improvement.
The presenting was also of a high standard, with all pieces delivered confidently, and all voiceovers very well paced, this helped to really give the sense of a professional production.
Sport was, as always, very good. The coverage was interesting and extensive, and the highlights packages were well constructed. I also felt that the 'Winol Woodwork' piece was brilliant, a nice little piece of borrowing from Soccer AM, legally safe, and adding an extra piece of interest to the sport. Perhaps sport would benefit from being more concise, however it is of a very high standard.

Overall then, it was a very professional and impressive edition of Winol, there were still some areas which require work, but it showed marked improvement from the previous week, and demonstrated the high level of journalism expected from this broadcast.