Oh dear - Evan Davis to replace Paxman on Newsnight.
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I'll reserve judgment, he's probably more versatile that we're giving him credit for - if you're looking for someone's who's already a Paxman, but younger you won't find anyone.
For me, it's important he be himself and find his own way - if he tries to be JP clone it'll be s
t.
There's nothing that says Newsnight has to be presented by a thuggish, weather hating big noise - as much as we like him.
For me, it's important he be himself and find his own way - if he tries to be JP clone it'll be s
t. There's nothing that says Newsnight has to be presented by a thuggish, weather hating big noise - as much as we like him.
First rate decision, I would say. And a pity for the Today programme.
Evan Davis has the sharpest mind of any BBC journalist I've encountered. His grasp of economics is first rate. He doesn't just parrot pre-prepared questions; he can string together questions on the fly to pin interviewees down and properly examine their responses. There are very few broadcast journalists who are really capable of that. I've mentioned it before, but he has taken Ed Balls apart on the Today programme. Paxman would not have been able to do the same.
Evan Davis has the sharpest mind of any BBC journalist I've encountered. His grasp of economics is first rate. He doesn't just parrot pre-prepared questions; he can string together questions on the fly to pin interviewees down and properly examine their responses. There are very few broadcast journalists who are really capable of that. I've mentioned it before, but he has taken Ed Balls apart on the Today programme. Paxman would not have been able to do the same.
ATG said:
...but he has taken Ed Balls apart on the Today programme....
To be fair, some of what Ed Balls comes out with is so far removed from the truth that anybody who is even half awake should be able to de-construct his outpourings.Mr. Davis has a good laugh with business cronies on the radio (Bottom Line - not a reference to drugs and bum-banditry) but he comes across as an identikit BBC clone: right-on, androgenous, bland. Big ears too.
Much prefer someone like Jeff Randall or even Rod Liddle.
Eric Mc said:
He was fine as an economics reporter. I'm not sure he has enough gravitas to be an anchor man on a major news programme.
Well phrased.My instant, and less PC response to this news was that a token mong with a twisted face is all very well for crappy bit-parts as a brief slot on a bigger programme but to use him to replace one of the most iconic presenters of our generation is like a bad joke on both the viewers and on him.
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