tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post391750264895807177..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: "A Special Edition Broadcast Live from East London Mosque"Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-1904291952633781792015-07-27T00:56:19.196+01:002015-07-27T00:56:19.196+01:00It's interesting you mention this Citizens UK ...It's interesting you mention this Citizens UK outfit. I have often wondered where the BBC TV gets its selections of young Muslims for news progs from (often seem to be girls without Hijabs who are very articulate, very proficient in English and who express generally liberal opinions but are fierce in defence of Islam). Maybe they have Citizens UK on speed dial? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-20701475063477480192015-07-26T20:24:02.829+01:002015-07-26T20:24:02.829+01:00So nothing from the thoroughly British, modern Mus...So nothing from the thoroughly British, modern Muslim youth speaking out against extremism, just speaking out against suspicions of extremism? If I ever meet the BBC producer who used to debate at B-BBC under the name of "John Reith", it will be very difficult not to punch him in the face for telling us so many times that the BBC really was trying to fix things and we should shut up because we were the ones making it worse.<br /><br />I still have a very large xml file of all the old comments before the site rebuild, and will be going through them for my research.David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-12749056073916826752015-07-26T14:24:58.503+01:002015-07-26T14:24:58.503+01:00Wasn’t it a surprise when the continuity announcer...Wasn’t it a surprise when the continuity announcer said “And now a special edition of Sunday with Edward Stourton, ” then, instead of the expected “Hello, this is Edward Stourton speaking to you today from the ELM,” there was a wail of excruciating pain.<br /> <br />It was, of course the Mosque’s amplified call to prayer, which the imam later awarded 7/10 when asked to compare it with the genuine (Saudi) article.<br />suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.com