Another episode in the everyday story of the Balen Report.Last time they decided that “the information sought was held by the corporation for the purposes of journalism, it was effectively exempt from production under the Act, even if it was also being held for other purposes.”When applied to the BBC, the Freedom of Information Act doesn’t mean ‘Freedom’ or ‘Information’ – it just means ‘Act’. Click through to read and … Continue reading
Back then, in 2007, under the wonderful nuLab , local councils switching off street lights in Devon and elsewhere was hailed by the BBC as a social experiment to be lauded, an essential part of the green crusade. It saved tons of that vile substance called carbon, don’t you know? Now, according to Newsnight, tonight, it’s part of the nasty cuts agenda. Snuffing those carbon-intensive sources of illumination was transformed … Continue reading
Hey look, there’s a shout-out to the Biased BBC massive from BBC Washington correspondent Iain Mackenzie : Not so much “Reds”, Iain, as partisan hacks. Remember Obama’s inauguration? Or your views on Sarah Palin, Iain? I’m yet to find an American-based BBC journalist betraying sympathies for the Republican Party. Plenty the other way, though. Funny that, eh? One more thing Iain – why did you immediately delete those jokey tweets … Continue reading
Tea Party-hating BBC Brazil correspondent Lucas Mendes opens his latest column with a word of thanks: The Republican tsunami could have been worse for the Democrats. Thank you very much, Latino brothers. They saved the Democratic Party leader, Harry Reid, Senate candidate for the State of Nevada, threatened by Sharon Angle, one of the most radical and least prepared candidate’s Tea Party. Latinos have left home and 90% voted for … Continue reading
Here’s a new Open thread for you, apologies for the delay, am busy! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Just as another (very late on parade) epilogue to David P.’s superb coverage of the American midterm elections, BBC Online‘s post-U.S. midterm election coverage featured some ‘analysis’ by Finlo Rohrer, one of the BBC’s Washington contingent. It makes for a largely downbeat reading for both Tea Party supporters and Republicans alike. In partial explanation of that I want to concentrate on the article’s use of ‘independent experts’, typical of the … Continue reading
I listened to William Hague interviewed on the Marr programme and, to be honest I cringed at his evasions and ameliorations. This man is not a Conservative as I recognise it. To think that the Conservative Party will ever tackle the BBC hegemony is pure folly. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
I am so busy that sometimes I don’t get the time to read all that you folks write here on the topic of BBC bias but I came across this and wanted to share more broadly. It’s by Biased BBC reader Dave S and you should all give it a read; Without any hope of enlightenment I listened to the “debate” on BBC Radio4 on immigration at 10.15pm. Pointless apart … Continue reading
This is my musical appreciation to the NUJ and all those BBC strikers…I’m loving it. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
We’ve been despairing over the BBC’s Middle East reporting for donkey’s years, but it’s still pretty shocking to read what Israel’s outgoing press officer Danny Seaman has to say about the difficulties of dealing with both foreign and home-grown journalists.(Hat tip Elder of Ziyon) Woe betide an outsider who joins in criticism of a beloved family member, because the same words assume a different cloak when the critic lacks intimacy, … Continue reading
