The company has already proved controversial with a number of veteran presenters, including Ben Brown, stepping down from their senior presenter roles. Rehearsals are set to begin this week ahead of the new channel’s April 3 launch. Nielsen was referring to on-site reporters rather than the studio-based moderators who deliver bulletins, I understands. The changes we’re making are about giving audiences messages when and how they need them.” The dress code is more relaxed at BBC Breakfast, but presenter Nina Warhurst was also criticized for wearing a t-shirt on the air.Ī BBC source said: “Naja stressed the general need for on-screen authenticity and no dress code. More on BBCĪ casual style for on-site reporters added to its authenticity, it was suggested, and the relaunched channel will have a more informal, dynamic feel at times, with presenters roaming the studio and cameras showing correspondents at their desks who prepare stories.īut when climate editor Justin Rowlatt reported from the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, he wore stonewashed denim jeans and a three-day stubble, viewers criticized his “shabby” looks and said he looked more like an eco-activist than a reporter. Nielsen’s remarks were interpreted by staff as a request to drop clothes and ties – weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker recently wore a T-shirt under a jacket.īBC sources said Huw Edwards, who had a black tie and crisp shirt ready to announce the Queen’s death, was not expected to go “grunge”.
Insiders said audiences would be more concerned about a reduction in UK news when the broadcaster’s new 24-hour channel launches than the fashion choices made by presenters.
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