My girls are all terribly sad at the news - Mark Speight always came across as someone who really loved the job he did rather than it just being a way to earn money. I did think that Newsround handled the news very well - just enough detail to satisfy curious little minds without being patronising or seeking to exclude them. I don't usually feel the urge to express sorrow at the death of someone I didn't know personally - but I do in this case. We will miss him from our screens... |