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I thought the very same thing my own view is that they don't want to publicise the riots in woolwich because they don't want the negative publicity surrounding the olympics also they dont want to draw attention to the area at a time that its going through a programme of regeneration .

I had a similar experience to Richard when presenting a "Riot Special" on Ö÷²¥´óÐã WM a couple of nights ago; our news reports suggested there had been looters in Birmingham City Centre, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich - but listeners told me other areas had been affected eg the Windmills Shopping Centre in Cape Hill, Smethwick which had been looted but not mentioned.

I suspect this is partly a resources issue especially in such a fast moving situation - news organisations can't be everywhere. If nothing else though, it proves the value of interactive news, whether on 5Live or local radio. The listeners are our eyes and ears.

Thank you for this article!! As somebody who lives within a mile of Woolwich too, I've been equally frustrated by the lack of coverage and it has been really quite upsetting. Even my friends in other parts of London dismiss or ignore what happened despite me telling them because it hasn't been getting the media coverage you'd expect, and I think they think I'm a crackpot! Like you I wonder what else is covered up - I heard Colliers Wood was hit badly too but no mentions.

I appreciated your brave venturing out and later tweets on the night - with so much rumour it was nice to have a source that could be trusted.

I did see Woolwich in quite a few news reports, however I did not see one mention of the troubles on the Walworth Road. Several mobile phone stores were targeted as well as Argos,Superdrug,Santander and some bookies.

There was trouble in Bromley High street and East Street and in Sevenoaks Way, Orpington..none of that reached the media....Do not approve of violence and theft...tho we all have to take into consideration that Society has bred this response...great regard for the police who do not want to resort to water cannon or rubber bullets...they are in the front line and see social deprivation every day...not like the 18 millionaires in the cabinet...

Is everyone seriously expecting a complete list of these riots and shop break ins? The most important and serious ones were covered and it was clear there would be local disturbances too.

I am sick of this "18 millionaires in the cabinet" business, and the woman in Peckham saying Cameron should live there for a week and see how he likes it. Actually her own MP Harriet Harman doesn't even live there, she lives in leafy Dulwich, and she is from an incredibly wealthy family. Just see that having money doesn't make you a bad or non-empathic person, please. Cameron and Harman and all the others right and left, none of them want a repeat of the social breakdown of the last few days, and the tragic sight of that poor father in Birmingham.

Very surprised that there hasn't been more mention of the Birmingham,Winson Green father,Tariq Jahan,who's son was killed the other night.He spoke with such indignity and him appealing for calm under such dreadful circumstances affected alot of people and did so much to help restore some sense to not only Birmingham but to the rest of the country.A blog should have been devoted to this special man.

Can I thank Adrian Goldberg ( post 2 ) for his fine show on Radio WM and just pass my thanks on also to the other WM presenters and reporters who did an exceptional job in keeping all of us in the West Midlands up to date with what was happening.

Re post 7.Line 3. Should read ' .. he spoke with such dignity......'

Apologises to all.

I was really upset that no one mentioned anything about woolwich. There was nothing on sky about it nor Ö÷²¥´óÐã. Actually some footage was uploaded from woolwich but for some reason it was incorrectly assumed as being from liverpool. Here are some pictures showing the aftermath of the destruction.

I completely agree. I could see and smell smoke from my son's bedroom window coming from Woolwich and I was eagerly watching the news for news of what was happening. There was a brief mention on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã and on Sky, but I received my updates from Twitter via photos and updates. I was and still am very angry. I haven't been there since, but I will go on Saturday, take photos and post them on Twitter. It's a real shame that one area is deemed more worthy of coverage than another.

Media, police, government, all avoid the issue and point the finger where it should be pointing. For years now the courts and the judges have been on the side of the criminals throughout the U.K. Bring in as many american experts and be as zero tolerant as you like, but if the law the courts and the judges undermine all effortsits all a waste of time and money. Don't take my word for it, just watch and see the slap on the wrist sentences the judges hand out to their criminal pals..

Thank you Ö÷²¥´óÐã Proved my point for me

Thanks for this post, Richard. I heard your excellent report on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã news on the night, while I was trying to alert other media outlets as to what was happening, with no effect. It took days for the Guardian to even acknowlegde Woolwich on their 'comprehensive' map and then they had a rethink and decided to call it Greenwich. (They may have changed it back; I gave up looking). I was also very disappointed on behalf of all the young people who organised a clear-up that the media seemed to want to focus on Clapham Junction for this 'good news' angle. The apparent unwillingness to include southeast London in the reports made me extremely angry and I wrote about it here:
To have such a big event in the area where you live ignored by the media does make you feel that 'no-one's interested' or worse, 'we don't matter' - precisely the sort of feelings that can contribute to theems that can contribute to this kind of violent disturbance in the first place.

Apologies - I posted that accidentally! I meant to say:
'the sort of feelings that can contribute to the development of this kind of violent disturbance in the first place'.