Cat killer spreads panic in US
Is anyone panicking?
The story doesn't even mention any "panic" so why the sensationlist headline?
Is anyone panicking?
The story doesn't even mention any "panic" so why the sensationlist headline?
Originally posted by: etech
Cat killer spreads panic in US
Is anyone panicking?
The story doesn't even mention any "panic" so why the sensationlist headline?
I see the BBC is now under attack with more bias clainms from it's own govt. and others, how nice...
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Andy your own Govt is attacking them over the way they have handled their "factual reporting".....
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Andy your own Govt is attacking them over the way they have handled their "factual reporting"....
Why is it Fox generated 9 complaints of pro-US bias and was shut down, the BBC recieved over 400 calls from UK residents complaining of obvious anti-US bias and nothing was done? The same group that banned Fox created the poll the BBC used that was widely criticized as well. Seems to me there is a major conflict there, a double standard to say the least. The Guardian is also connected to the BBC so they are hardly an appropriate source.
Add the Govt. of Israel to the list of those recently complaining about the BBC along with the poeple of the UK and their govt.
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Why is it Fox generated 9 complaints of pro-US bias and was shut down, the BBC recieved over 400 calls from UK residents complaining of obvious anti-US bias and nothing was done? The same group that banned Fox created the poll the BBC used that was widely criticized as well. Seems to me there is a major conflict there, a double standard to say the least. The Guardian is also connected to the BBC so they are hardly an appropriate source.
Add the Govt. of Israel to the list of those recently complaining about the BBC along with the poeple of the UK and their govt.
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Andy your own Govt is attacking them over the way they have handled their "factual reporting"....
Why is it Fox generated 9 complaints of pro-US bias and was shut down, the BBC recieved over 400 calls from UK residents complaining of obvious anti-US bias and nothing was done? The same group that banned Fox created the poll the BBC used that was widely criticized as well. Seems to me there is a major conflict there, a double standard to say the least. The Guardian is also connected to the BBC so they are hardly an appropriate source.
Add the Govt. of Israel to the list of those recently complaining about the BBC along with the poeple of the UK and their govt.
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Here is hte push to get Fox banned by the ITC
I also found this though..
The debate, organised by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and held at the headquarters of the National Union of Journalists, on June 23, could hardly have been more topical. The Independent Television Commission had just given the pro-war Fox News the all-clear after British viewers complained about bias in its coverage of the conflict in Iraq. The ITC rejected nine complaints, saying that Fox News, which holds a British licence, had not breached the programme code on "due impartiality" because the regulations did not require broadcasters to be "absolutely neutral on every controversial issue."
I could not get any info onthe 400 compalints about the BBC though, maybe someone else can find out how those were handled.
This is the show and ( ITC) poll the BBC produced
Among its findings, the survey found that 70 per cent of international respondents felt the US military had failed to do enough to minimise civilian casualties.
(as opposed to what war in which more care was taken and the number so low, the esitmates beforehand went from the 100,000s to millions possibly, more would have died under sanctions in the same amount of time compared to the amount actually killed by the war itself)
Fencer I do not know why your own Govt. is attacking a public broadcasting company or why your own residents feel they have this bias or even why Israel feels the same, I just think that as more and more complaints get levied you have to start to wonder....
Originally posted by: nallur
Alistar7 keeps making the claims that there were only 9 complaints against Fox, but 400 against the BBC. What he/she seems to fail to grasp is the fact that the overwhelming majority of the British public watches BBC, a domestic broadcast channel and not Fox, a foreigh cable/satellite channel.
I'm guessing 10 people in the UK watched Fox and 9 of them complained. Well, maybe not exactly, but you catch my drift.
I thought the inquiries were over in the UK Andy, didn't they find that Blair had not lied and only used the intel he was provided as opposed to "dressing" anything up?
Way back when I asked for 5 BBC articles that painted US actions in Iraq in a favorable light, or even stories that were positive themselves about anything happening there, never was given those. Is it that hard to find even one? What does that tell you..
Thanks for writing what I was going to.Originally posted by: Fencer128
Hi,
Interesting colation. I have had a quick look - and the bias of this thread seems to be a problem in the same way the alleged bias of the BBC is a problem:
1. The first article linked states:
"BBC journalists have been instructed to reflect anti-war opinion in their reporting of the impending war in Iraq, under guidelines issued by the corporation."
However, it goes on to say (but not in your first post Alistar7):
"The controller of editorial policy, Stephen Whittle, has told staff that even once a war is under way, opposition voices should be given airspace, provoking concern over an anti-war bias at the BBC."
Maybe I'm reading that wrong, but to me it says "make sure that we show ALL points of view - and not just the government sponsored pro-war ones."
An interesting note is that you're using the Guardian as a source. I *guess* that's ok when it suits your views
2. With regard to the second linked article:
The author of the site is obviously not a euro-phile! More over he likens the BBC to Soviet propoganda! From reading his site - I'm not so sure that his real grievance is towards Europe and Brussels, with the BBC being some sort of symbol for him to indirectly attack/promote these views. I do not see the extremes promoted in his arguments. Maybe it's just me.
3. The 3rd linked article is from the BNP homepage - the BNP being the British racist party (ie Blacks go home). Don't really trust them as a source. They are constantly complaining that they do not get a fair say. Given all the race riots they've expertly fuelled to help get themselves into marginalised seats, and the fact that a lot of their members are thugs and idiots - I don't really care for their "analysis". Furthermore - I hope that if anyone reads your link they realise the scum whose website they're patronising.
4. The last linked article in the first post quotes the same sources as for the 2nd link. It is based back in 2000 and accuses the BBC of pro-europe bias. This is derived from the fact that out of 54 episodes of a particular BBC programme about twice as many pro-europe speakers got air time as opposed to anti-europe speakers. This shouls (and hopefully has been addressed). Furthermore I don't see it as "huge" bias. A worthy point to be made - hardly digging it's own grave with that though.
All in all, as compared to its peers, I still see the BBC as a relatively unbiassed source in the media sphere.
Cheers,
Andy
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Way back when I asked for 5 BBC articles that painted US actions in Iraq in a favorable light, or even stories that were positive themselves about anything happening there, never was given those. Is it that hard to find even one? What does that tell you..