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Rob Warr is the first controller of talent management, to "find and nurture talent". Lots of stories happen, but if no one's there to report them, they haven't `happened'... He announced Prince Andrew's engagement to Sarah Ferguson, and called him on air a "yucky" instead of "lucky" young man.He concludes by saying he is deeply pessimistic that "every aspect of media is moving towards trivialising, showbizzing and infotainment... I don't need advice on how to behave as a human being or a journalist.
If more reporters showed emotion, TV news wouldn't be losing so many viewers."Mr Nicholson admits his own newsreading career ended when he made a dreadful slip. "I was accused of breaking the rules," he says, "committing myself, being more important than the story, and all that crap. In 1992 he brought home Tasha, nine, from Sarajevo and he and his wife adopted her. But it's no longer the kind of journalism I grew up in, which was to forget the tinsel and get to the nitty gritty."Mr Nicholson also defends reporters showing emotion when covering war. It's not a bad atmosphere and the new people are probably very excited because it's a different approach - showbiz, packaging, gizmos and things.
It will settle down."But on the general attitude to television news, he is more pessimistic. "News at Ten having its head chopped off without any plea of mitigation was quite traumatic for many of us.. It was a defeat, and a lot of the heart went out of ITN. All the mud rubs off on us, and I wish either the editor or people like David Liddiment would answer the criticisms." However, he adds: "I don't think everything is lost. He says of the programme, which has been a flop in the ratings: "Tonight is not doing terribly well and we're all under fire, so I have to be careful what I say... He gives Sir Trevor only measured praise, saying: "He is unflappable, but can't do interviews." Mr Nicholson is now working with Sir Trevor on Tonight.