In the warp speed world of the internet stories break, live and die in a matter of minutes, hours and, if they’re big enough, the odd day or two.

 The media world has been super-accelerated to a rate that would give Scotty palpitations, and still the hunger is there for ever more, ever faster. Particularly at the biggest news corporations, like the BBC…

Woodthorpe: not going anywhere

An eagle-eyed (read bored) How-Do’er has spotted that, despite the fact that we broke news of the departure of David Woodthorpe over two weeks ago, said bloke is still a very prominent member of the coterie of main North West Tonight correspondents you can see here.

His biog, email and lovely photo are still in place and he is still, apparently, “the BBC’s face of politics in the North West.”

So, the reader has set us a challenge of seeing how quickly we can get the page altered if we mention Woodthorpe’s enduring presence right here.

There, it’s done.

Any one fancy a bet on how quickly he’ll disappear? Predictions below please.

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