tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post3928072767351818356..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: A lecture from the BBC's Chris MorrisCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-22037488307281707482015-08-29T16:46:56.929+01:002015-08-29T16:46:56.929+01:00Yep, it's advocacy not reportage.
If it was...Yep, it's advocacy not reportage. <br /><br />If it wasn't advocacy, then the focus would be equally on concerns about terrorist infiltration, importing followers of a totalitarian ideology in the millions, bringing in corrupt practices etc etc. - and not just on the humanitarian side of things. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-4252268398813419922015-08-29T16:27:20.284+01:002015-08-29T16:27:20.284+01:00There's a fine line between reporting what'...There's a fine line between reporting what's happening, as gruesome as it may be, and playing for emotions. The BBC blurs that line regularly, and does not care for they believe their cause is just. It's wrong, regardless of one's personal sympathy for the subject. There are times when the emotional approach leads them astray, like "the humanity of the Taliban", or the "It all started when Israel hit back" narrative.David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35741827107559625052015-08-29T09:35:32.818+01:002015-08-29T09:35:32.818+01:00Chris Morris: " Take a look at the numbers in...Chris Morris: " Take a look at the numbers in Turkey. In Jordan. In Lebanon.<br />There are millions of people seeking shelter, in countries that have far fewer resources to help them cope."<br /><br />Well, it is a shame the BBC did not pay more attention back in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007 when refugees first started to leave Iraq. Maybe if they had reported on the migration crisis as much then as they do now and said it had to be stopped, the trafficking business might be considerably smaller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-78084277028191361132015-08-29T08:37:26.808+01:002015-08-29T08:37:26.808+01:00No. And they use magnificent isolation from respon...No. And they use magnificent isolation from responsibility and consequences to broadcast their propaganda whilst quietly ignoring a bunch of more pressing questions in favour of looking and feeling good about themselves.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.com