16 Minute Film on BBC Newsnight Tonight
4 Comments
Compelling viewing - Jeanne
Just caught up with your Newsnight piece: particularly impressed by the absence of a "Julian Mannion" figure (apparently insisting that what makes the story important, is that he's there to report it).
Instead, a story about remarkable - yet ordinary - young men doing a tough job extremely well, and all told through their own words and deeds. No spin, no 3rd party - lovely.
This government - which refuses to support the military action with even a fraction of the civil/diplomatic effort that success in Afghanistan demands - does not deserve their dedication.
Future employers take note:Soldiers are leaving the Forces in droves because of their current employer's amateurish and niggardly attitude toward the nation's defence. When an ex-soldier asks to work for you - take him on, and treat them well. You'll get an employee who - as these films show - will literally go through hell and high water to get the job done.
Stonker, I agree that television journalists too often think that they are the story and they would be better to keep out of it sometimes. But then I am too ugly for television so I would say that!
Actually, I find television news increasingly corporate and its product too formulaic. I want to see a larger role in the future of journalism for independents...like me.
vaughan
Thank you for your film. Keep at it, showing UKCivDiv what our guys go through on a daily basis