Dan Johnson was heard complaining about his job during a live TV segment.
A BBC correspondent was filmed complaining about her job on live TV after believing she had lost her connection to the newsroom. BBC News’ North of England correspondent Dan Johnson is currently in Delhi reporting on the situation in Afghanistan. On Sunday, he arrived at his hotel room in the national capital and set up his iPhone to make a makeshift camera to give his reports. Then there’s another hilarious example of the shortcomings of modern technology.
Footage shared by Mr Johnson on Twitter shows that after finishing his report, he was asked a question by an anchor in the BBC’s London newsroom. However, instead of answering the question, Mr Johnson initially remained silent for a few seconds before getting up. He thought he had lost contact with the newsroom and got up with a sigh and nod. “This job, man, this job,” he was heard saying angrily as he walked away from the camera, much to the entertainment of the anchor and the audience.
After a few seconds, the newsroom anchor lost his cool and apologized on behalf of his colleague. “I think Dan didn’t hear my question. I think he lost the line. I don’t think he was upset. Sorry for that,” he said.
Mr Johnson shared the video on Twitter, saying it was a good reminder to “always assume you are live on air, no matter what goes wrong.”
A good reminder – always assume you’re live on air, no matter what goes wrong! ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/zIZx8eW4Bm
— Dan Johnson (@DanJohnsonNews) September 5, 2021
By way of clarification, the journalist added in follow-up tweets that a power cut broke the line from London, causing him not to hear the presenter and assuming they couldn’t hear him either.
He said that after finishing his answer, he sat quietly for some time and “either to allow them to feel and move on, or to wait for the sound to return.” He apparently didn’t wait long enough, as BBC viewers watching the moment on live TV caught him telling him about his job.
Mr Johnson also spoke about the challenges of his job, sharing that he only managed to have a relationship after reaching his hotel room and being turned down because of a faulty room card.
“I was filming with my iPhone, balancing on some cushion in front of the window, only to have managed to make the connection in time after walking into a hotel room and being turned off by a dodgy room card,” he wrote .
I was filming with my iPhone, balancing on some cushion in front of the window, only to have managed to get into the hotel room and make the connection in time after being turned off by the dodgy room card. As I said, a job that has many challenges but always a privilege
— Dan Johnson (@DanJohnsonNews) September 5, 2021
Twitter users were more than forgiving of the mistake, and many admitted they were in similar circumstances.
Journalist Kim Ghattas wrote, “Done there and worse.” “Standing on the roof of the Ministry of Information in Baghdad, and gesturing like a mad woman about to lose connection, until the bureau chief went upstairs to tell me that I was in sight and that everyone could hear me, I didn’t hear the studio…”
Ha! I like this. There has been that worse. Standing on the roof of the Ministry of Information in Baghdad, and gesturing like a mad woman about to lose connection, until the bureau chief went upstairs to tell me that I was in sight and that everyone could hear me, I Didn’t hear the studio…
— Kim Ghattas (@KimGattas) September 5, 2021
“Really what I grumble to myself every day,” replied BBC News West Africa correspondent, Mayne Jones.
Really what do I grumble to myself every day???????
— Mayeni Jones (@MayeniJones) September 6, 2021
“We all have days like these,” a Twitter user assured him.
We’ve all had days like this, Dan!
— Rachel McLafferty (@themaidmarian) September 5, 2021
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