Sky News reporter broadcasts arrest live on TV

The reporter said he and his team were detained due to an issue with displaying the passes they needed to film in the area.

15/03/13 28,009 Views 33 Comments

A SKY NEWS REPORTER who was arrested in Beijing today was able to broadcast live as he was taken away in a police van.

Mark Stone was arrested with his crew while filming in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, which was the location of student-led demonstrations in 1989.

While broadcasting his arrest, Stone was able to film for Sky News, explaining that he believed the authorities did not know the footage was being broadcast live.

(Alexander Wickham/YouTube)

Sky News said that Stone was detained while filming in Tiananmen Square, though he and his team had permission. They were told they did not display their passes correctly and Stone did not have his passport with him, the reporter told Sky News.

He was later able to return to the news broadcaster’s office in Beijing.

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Philip Farrelly 15/03/13 #

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Chinese takeaway.

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- Evan Healy 15/03/13 #
  
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  absolutely brilliant
  
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- Justin Devaney 15/03/13 #
  
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  I gave you a red thumb by accident, sorry,excellent comment
  
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- voiceofsense 15/03/13 #
  
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  Alan partridge.
  
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- Mark O'Malley 15/03/13 #
  
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  Comment of the week
  
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- Cliodhna O'Sullivan 15/03/13 #
  
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  Comment of the month more like excellent
  
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- Dmc 15/03/13 #
  
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  The Chinese. A great bunch of lads!
  
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Gianandrea Comandé 15/03/13 #

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Censorship is still running amok in China, not surprised either. You gotta give it to Mark Stone he can certainly report under pressure.

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- Cathal 15/03/13 #
  
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  Its alive and kicking in Ireland also … Only for the Journal.ie, we would never have heard about the protestor who was ready to set themselves alight outside the Dail last week…
  We dont see any of the incidents that happen at the shell to sea protests… RTE censor anything that could harm/impact the Government.
  
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- Brian Daly 15/03/13 #
  
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  That guy outside the Dail was hardly a major story though and it was widely reported. Don’t know if RTE carried it but it’s a local news story.
  
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- censored 16/03/13 #
  
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  The journal actively censors comments even when there is no legal issue.
  
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David Hynes 15/03/13 #

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I’d say the English speaking cop will be in some serious trouble for not realising sky was live

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- Brian Daly 15/03/13 #
  
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  Still he’d get full marks for being polite and diplomatic.
  
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- Mick Jordan 15/03/13 #
  
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  He will be counting sheep on the Mongolian Border tomorrow.
  
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Aaron Noonan 15/03/13 #

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Mark Stone is a really great journalist. His coverage of the London Riots was incredible.

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Val Walsh 15/03/13 #

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Kay Burley next…….please…..and throw away the key.

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Mark McCormack 15/03/13 #

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A great bunch of lads!

Seriously though, I was in Tianenmen a couple years ago and you could cut the tension with a knife, tourists stand out and felt like eyes were on me at all times

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- Cathal 15/03/13 #
  
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  I noticed the same atmosphere at the shell to sea protest meetings. Trust me, the Gardai are under very strict orders to watch everyone involved.
  I was also in Tianenmen, and i do know what you are talking about…
  There are about 3-4 key-words that if said aloud in the square, will guarantee you a quick free one-way flight home from China.
  But in truth, i found the Police in general very very polite and courteous at all times during my entire visit to the country.
  
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- Gerry Campbell 15/03/13 #
  
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  We’re the same rent a crowd Footing the bill for u at both locations .
  
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mohamad oconnor 15/03/13 #

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They don’t do themselves any favours do they!!

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- SuperFry 15/03/13 #
  
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  Who Sky News?
  
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Pablo 15/03/13 #

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A fantastic civilization destroyed by the minger mao and communism

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Shane Hickey 15/03/13 #

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I watched this live, it really wasn’t that dramatic. The officials didn’t ask them to stop filming til they eere in a location they didn’t have filming permission for

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- Dónal O'Flynn 15/03/13 #
  
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  The point is the fact that they were taken away from Tienanmen Square in the first place, despite having done little, if anything wrong. It is dramatic as usually we don’t see journalists dealings with police.
  
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Finipops 15/03/13 #

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Id say he loves it as his ratings will go up.

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Rob O'Leary 15/03/13 #

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Price tag?

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Carcu Sidub 15/03/13 #

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Is that not what FG want to do over here?

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- Daffy TheBear 15/03/13 #
  
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  Why reds? True..
  
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- Carcu Sidub 15/03/13 #
  
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  Daffy
  
  They are red because they are FG followers and know the truth hurts.
  
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- Martin Gregory 15/03/13 #
  
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  They are trying to do it with censoring the internet like the bullying thing they are trying to push through & the SOPA & ACTA tried with also !
  
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Mick Jordan 15/03/13 #

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Jesus wept. You lefties are unbelievable. A news team with permission to film in Tianmin square are arrested for absolutely no good reason and you lot try and turn it around and make out it was their fault. And only for it going out live you would claim it was all fake.

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Davey O 16/03/13 #

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It would have been nice if they executed him live on sky news…that would be a breaking story for a month and Kay Burley could pretend to cry

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Shifty Viper 15/03/13 #

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Fake. China storm is monarchist . Clearly Mark Stone equals Monarkest. He could have called himself March Stino but Stino means “on me if you dare” in Chinese and that would have blown his cover.

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