One interesting observation about what the narrator said at the beginning section of the video:
"It's not something a journalist is normally allowed to experience in this country."
I understand that you do not like certain aspects of my country, but do you really need to squeeze in comments like that when covering a spacecraft launch?
Edit: It was referring to the visit to the "secret launch base", so it is technically a fair statement. Still, the tone bothers me.
A journalist's job is not to give anyone or anything a pass.
You can identify a good publication because everyone, on all sides of an issue, thinks the publication is out to get them. Both the Clinton and Trump camps think that about the NY Times, for example. In a way, a good way, it's true.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I'm afraid we still don't quite agree (not that agreement is necessary):
>>> "It's not something a journalist is normally allowed to experience in this country."
> My only complain is that sometimes the narrator's personal sentiments get mixed up with the factual reporting.
The statement you quoted doesn't seem personal to me; it's not about the reporter's experience but about the experiences of journalists in general. And it's factual, not opinion or sentiment.
All reporting is subject to opinion. Or as I once heard: editing is art because the editing process makes choices to bring certain facts forward and discard other facts.
The best journalists are aware of that and try to present a neutral story, but it's inevitable. In this case, BBC is a media company and its in their best interests to be able to "experience" more of these types of events.
The NYT functioned as Bush's propaganda arm in the running up to the second Iraq war that has now cost millions of innocent lives. It is not a good publication.
I think it's an important reminder that China's technical achievements occur alongside significant restrictions not found in other countries.
I would hope that foreign press covering news in the United States (my country) would place events in context for their viewers, and be equally fair and factual about it.
"It's not something a journalist is normally allowed to experience in this country."
I understand that you do not like certain aspects of my country, but do you really need to squeeze in comments like that when covering a spacecraft launch?
Edit: It was referring to the visit to the "secret launch base", so it is technically a fair statement. Still, the tone bothers me.