A short thread... You all know I regularly highlight issues around #mediaaccess so here it goes. The situation at #Stormont isn’t satisfactory. Colleagues have been raising concerns for weeks and now I’m doing it publicly. Colleagues at the BBC UTV & PA ask questions at the...1/4

...daily briefings every day. The rest of media outlets are on a rota and get one opportunity per week to ask a question. You’re supposed to ask one question but most journalists ask two and then as soon as you finish speaking your microphone is muted so you don’t have... 2/4

...the opportunity for follow up questions. Arrangements in Dublin and London are better than this. I have been talking to the lovely folk at the @niexecutive communications department so will keep you posted on my progress on this matter... 3/4

...I have also spoken to some editors and will be raising it with the @NUJofficial,
as fairness and proper scrutiny is vital.

Regards, Amanda Ferguson #squeakywheel #covid19 4/4
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