The BBC’s initial report on Scarlett Johansson, Oxfam and Soda Stream was this: Scarlett Johansson quits Oxfam role over SodaStream row And it ended with this fine bit of journalism: However, away from the factory, Reuters quoted one unnamed Palestinian employee as saying “there’s a lot of racism” at work. “Most of the managers are Israeli, and West Bank employees feel they can’t ask for pay rises … Continue reading
A few days back, the Government produced figures which suggested that most people in employment have seen at least a modest INCREASE in their living standards over the past year, as inflation falls and wages rise. The BBC was not happy about this at the time since it directly contradicts the Labour narrative about “cost of living crisis” and I recall them bringing on an economist to challenge what the … Continue reading
Last day of January and a final Open Thread of the month! It’s been a busy month here on Biased BBC to welcome in 2014 and my sincere thanks to all my fellow writers and above all to you, dear reader, for coming here and sharing your thoughts on the BBC.
Mickey Clark on Wake Up To Money woke up to a nightmare. Normally he blithely ignores everything his guests tell him and continues with his pro-Labour spiel. Tell him repeatedly that Japan pumped billions into its economy and he will immediately say that Japan of course didn’t stimulate its economy and look what happened….subtext…Osborne should have been using ‘Plan B’ and spent like mad. Tell him business … Continue reading
Mark Goldring, Oxfam’s chief exec…..Jewish? If so bit of an irony all considered….Perhaps he should boycott himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxq4ziu-wrI The BBC’s report on Oxfam getting dumped by its star face is pretty light on the important facts: Scarlett Johansson quits Oxfam role over SodaStream row This is how it wraps up: The company’s chief executive, Daniel Birnbaum, said his factory was “a model … Continue reading
DB has already picked up on the Scarlett Johansson story and I see you have all been commenting on it. There was one additional element to the story that irritated me and it is this bit..from the BBC report… “Actress Scarlett Johansson has quit as an ambassador for Oxfam amid a row over her support for an Israeli company that operates in the occupied West Bank.” WHERE? Do they mean … Continue reading
Scarlett Johansson’s admirable decision to sever ties with Oxfam over its criticism of her adverts for Israeli company SodaStream has led one BBC World Service journalist to declare his shame at owning one of the products: I'm not proud of this. pic.twitter.com/emztKNII5D — Roland Hughes (@hughesroland) January 30, 2014 Yeeucch. Update. Tweet deleted. Here’s the screengrab for posterity:
You gotta just love this: That must bug the hell out of all those liberal bleeding hearts ensconced in the bowels of the BBC plotting the revolution….or just another trendy arts programme (with climate change propaganda subtly threaded through it). The Redneck (yes even James May…under that long hair he’s got a red neck) petrol heads bulldozer the lefty propaganda that the BBC fills … Continue reading
As picked up by George R in an Open Thread… Newsnight’s new presenter has been offered a £200,000-a-year contract to lure her away from ITV, it has emerged. Laura Kuenssberg, a BBC veteran who is currently the business editor at ITV, is set to become Newsnight’s chief correspondent next month. It was today reported that she would be earning a salary of £200,000 to appear on the programme, whose average audience has … Continue reading
From Our Own Correspondent rolls on in its own inimical style. FOOC had a little report on the Holocaust and education in Israel…it started off as if it was just a human interest story bringing us the lives of Israelis and the meaning perhaps of the Holocaust and how it still touches their lives….much as the BBC brings us the heartwarming or heartstring plucking tales from Palestinians or … Continue reading
