Today’s anniversary of the 7/7 bombings poses the BBC an interesting challenge – to provide wall-to-wall coverage without mentioning the “I-word” or the “M-word”. No one wants to hold an entire community responsible for the sins of an extreme minority. The reponsibility for 7/7 lies with the evil-doers who planned and executed it. But given that the bombings were explicitly carried out in the name of Islam, not to mention … Continue reading →

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A correspondent sent this story from the Belfast Telegraph. BBC Northern Ireland last night apologised after leading Radio Ulster presenter Gerry Anderson told his listeners he wanted George Bush “to rot in hell”. The Radio Ulster host was presenting his morning show yesterday – July 4, US Independence Day – when he said it was also the American President’s birthday.After telling his listeners Mr Bush had just turned 60, he … Continue reading →

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. Hat tip: Callingallcomets. Obrador: One of the most popular politicians in Mexico … It ended in a triumph for him … As mayor of Mexico City, he won respect as much for his reputation for honesty, a gruelling work schedule and his humble lifestyle as for his ambitious public works and social programmes targeting the poor and disadvantaged … He often draws on his humble origins – growing up … Continue reading →

on active service in Afghanistan, the fourth and fifth such deaths in the course of a week. Their deaths were reported as the second item on this evening’s BBC Ten O’Clock News bulletin. What story was judged by the BBC as being more important than the sacrifice of two British soldiers? Yes, you’ve guessed it – the BBC’s fifteen minute long Ten O’Clock News programme was led by a full … Continue reading →

Back in March 2004 the BBC were bigging up the launch of Air America, billed as the “liberal answer to the right-wing shock-jocks which fill the U.S air-waves”. and “regime change radio“. News stories, the Today programme, Front Row (the show that gives ‘liberal arts’ a bad name) were all on the case. Fiona ‘Fi’ Glover and the Radio Four “Broadcasting House” team even moved to New York to present … Continue reading →

Hat tip to Rachel: CAMERA have featured the same story about Walid Houdaly / Hodali and his wife Ataf Alyan that I did on Thursday. Their story features the same link as I found, saying that far from being “jailed for 12 years for being a political organiser” as the BBC said, Mr Houdaly was jailed for being an attempted kidnapper himself. I’m not saying that CAMERA got the link … Continue reading →

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“in the tropical island of Cuba lies the detention camp that is seen by many around the world as America’s gulag” Typical Matt Frei – light on facts, heavy on spin. Who are your “many around the world” Matt? Do you mean many BBC reporters around the world? Many Guardian readers around the world, many lefties around the world or what? And what does it matter what these so-called ‘many’ … Continue reading →