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Wales’ media barred from asking Boris Johnson questions on camera

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Journalists from ITV, BBC Wales, Heart Wales and the South Wales Argus complained that they were only allowed to ask questions without recording the answers for TV or radio.

They were also cooped up in a “tin shed” and not allowed to accompany the Prime Minister on a tour of a farm in St Brides Wentlooge near Newport.

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“On Boris Johnson’s first visit to Wales as PM, BBC Wales News and ITV Wales are refused the opportunity to ask him a single question on camera,” BBC journalist Felicity Evans said.

ITV Wales political editor Adrian Masters said that he had refused to ask Boris Johnson a question because he was not allowed to film the exchange.

https://nation.cymru/news/wales-media-barred-from-asking-boris-johnson-questions-on-camera/

Adrian Masters
@adrianmasters84

1/12 I really don’t go in for media moaning: I’m of the view that we have to agree to follow most rules for security and timetable reasons - but I should make the following clear about the Boris Johnson visit to a farm here in Wales:

1/12 I really don’t go in for media moaning: I’m of the view that we have to agree to follow most rules for security and timetable reasons - but I should make the following clear about the Boris Johnson visit to a farm here in Wales:

2/12 We (@ITVWales) were invited along with @BBCWalesNews @WalesOnline and other Welsh media to cover the event.

3/12 As usual there’s a ‘pool’ arrangement whereby a UK network camera filmed the visit and a UK network journalist asked ‘pool’ questions to be shared by everyone. In this case it fell to colleagues from @itvnews. So far so usual.

4/12 We as Welsh media were invited to ask questions as part of a ‘huddle’ but on arrival it turned out we wouldn’t be allowed to film it.
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