I've often been irritated by television reporting in which the centre of the picture is occupied by a reporter's face, instead of the events being reported.
I was particularly infuriated by part of the BBC 24 hour news programme this evening. There was a press conference in which a military spokesman reported on events in Libya, illustrating his remarks with a series of slides. Only occasionally did the programme allow us to see a slide; usually, when he referred to a slide, the television picture ignored the slide and continued to show us his face.
If they must focus on the speaker, why just on his face? Why not on his hands to see if he's fidgeting nervously, his feet to see if he's shuffling, or his crotch to show his state of arousal?
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