Sunday 3 May 2015

"Is it your party's role really to stoke up fears?"



Posting YouTube videos about BBC bias can your point across to many people but I have to say that it's rare to spot one that's actually convincing. And, as far as I can see, the medium seems to be dominated by anti-Israel activists, Scots Nats and UKIP supporters (rather like Twitter).

There was one I spotted the other day that seemed to prove its point. I've hesitated to bring it you though, simply because of its editing, but I'll now let you judge for yourselves.

It uploads parts of an interview with three Welsh politicians (Plaid's Leanne Wood, the Lib Dems' Kirsty Williams and UKIP's Sam Gould), conducted by Huw Edwards, but instead of uploading the whole interview, it cuts out parts of it in order to cut to the chase. I don't doubt that the editing gives the post more punch, but I'd still like to see the whole first part of that interview (to see it in context).

The point being made by the video is that it demonstrates Huw Edwards's anti-UKIP bias, and it does so by showing contrasting the BBC presenter's opening questions to his three guests - the last of which appears somewhat less friendly, does it not?:
To Plaid's Leanne Wood: Leanne, am I right in saying you really are firing your guns at Labour? You're ignoring everybody else? Is that right?
To the Lib Dems' Kirsty Williams: Kirsty, for you. We reported from Scotland last week and the Lib Dems there, they were very open in saying to us, you know, 'We've got a bit of a fight on our hands here. Clearly the SNP are in a strong position. So to keep the number of seats we've got is going to be a big battle.' It's the same story in Wales, is that right?
To UKIP's Sam Gould: What's your message, Sam? When we looked over we spoke to some young footballers there in Ynys Mon. Lots of them were saying they were normal Labour supporters, they were very strong on their Labour traditions, but they said that they were bothered, in some cases, by levels of immigration, some of them in other policy areas. Is it your party's role really to stoke up fears? Is that what you're about? Or what is it about?

1 comment:

  1. David Preiser3 May 2015 at 16:45

    Hew Edwards, is it the BBC's role to stoke up fears of UKIP? Is that what you're about?

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