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problem. my bbc east midlands show started it show at 635 yesterday with a photoshop of lots of empty pumps. honestly. that isjust irresponsiblejournalism in my view. you need to recognise when you are causing a problem. not simply fuel the fire because it is something to make news. the fire because it is something to make news make news. anna, you are really u set as make news. anna, you are really upset as well make news. anna, you are really upset as well because make news. anna, you are really upset as well because this - make news. anna, you are really upset as well because this has i upset as well because this has affected your livelihood. what would you like the bbc to learn from the way the story has been covered and the fact that so many viewers have complained? complained? we re not the only profession complained? we re not the only profession that complained? we re not the only profession that has complained? we re not the only profession that has been - complain
to change her behaviour. it was the lead on the friday to change her behaviour. it was the lead on the friday morning - to change her behaviour. it was the lead on the friday morning on - to change her behaviour. it was the lead on the friday morning on the i lead on the friday morning on the news channel. once it is that prominent, you can see why people think that is giving it a message. there is a prominent debate. at the time, there is a prominent debate. at the time, about there is a prominent debate. at the time, about three quarters of petrol stations time, about three quarters of petrol stations in time, about three quarters of petrol stations in england were having some problem stations in england were having some problem with deliveries and supply to the problem with deliveries and supply to the consumer. there are all sorts of layers to the consumer. there are all sorts of layers to to the consumer. there are all sorts of layers to the story, like consumer beh
anything from covid i9 and the lockdown, if you say don t panic, people panic. people including main sister in law rushed out to fill their cars with petrol, and that is what caused the problem. jonathan, this is a specific what caused the problem. jonathan, this is a specific point. what caused the problem. jonathan, this is a specific point. did what caused the problem. jonathan, this is a specific point. did the - this is a specific point. did the bbc hide the story early on when it was only a few petrol stations? t was only a few petrol stations? i don t think so. i don t think it was a nonstory don t think so. i don t think it was a nonstory i don t think so. i don t think it was a nonstory. ithink don t think so. i don t think it was a nonstory. i think a lot of people were a nonstory. i think a lot of people were affected, whether it was supply issues were affected, whether it was supply issues or were affected, whether it was supply issues or at were affected, whe
panic message seem to have an adverse effect as queues lengthened and anger grew for some motorists. people have half a tank and they are going in there to fill up. going in there to fill up. three hours, going in there to fill up. three hours. is going in there to fill up. three hours. isim going in there to fill up. three hours, isjust ridiculous. - going in there to fill up. three hours, isjust ridiculous. the | hours, is ust ridiculous. the problem hours, isjust ridiculous. the problem was hours, isjust ridiculous. the problem was clear, - hours, isjust ridiculous. lie: problem was clear, the hours, isjust ridiculous. tue: problem was clear, the cause of hours, isjust ridiculous. tue problem was clear, the cause of it less so. the government insisted there was no lack of fuel, just a shortage of drivers. but you hundreds of new swatch viewers told us they put the blame squarely on the media and specifically bbc. two of those viewers join me now. the media and specifically