tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post3956368318472733769..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: The same old story with the BBC News websiteCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-80653601345651897972016-05-02T20:54:45.241+01:002016-05-02T20:54:45.241+01:00Bearing in mind they took 24 hours to shuffle out ...Bearing in mind they took 24 hours to shuffle out the original Shah story in the middle of the afternoon and then buried it within hours, it seems the brakes are on permanently.Gary C. Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978744800324504034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-33490609033776077742016-05-02T19:32:15.806+01:002016-05-02T19:32:15.806+01:00Re: All these updates, I think I wouldn't coun...Re: All these updates, I think I wouldn't count the ugly tweet to the Israeli soccer player. That way we can maintain the distinction between Israeli and Jew for the purposes of defining anti-Semitism as this ugliness spilling over to Jews everywhere, not just Israel.<br /><br />But "Not about religion", then what is it about? Race? Oh dear, oh dear, BBC.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-72406011927217851282016-05-02T18:16:16.575+01:002016-05-02T18:16:16.575+01:00The Sykes Rule in effect, I think. Drawing attenti...The Sykes Rule in effect, I think. Drawing attention to this story might encourage people to look unfavorably on Mr Qwabe and RMF which, in the minds of right-on Beeeboids, is a just cause. So reporting something that makes him look bad might give permission for prejudice against him and his cause. David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-70852657365447287052016-05-02T18:15:40.985+01:002016-05-02T18:15:40.985+01:00Don't worry, I can't see it either. I'...Don't worry, I can't see it either. I've posted more about it above.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-33478773691418291752016-05-02T18:06:31.507+01:002016-05-02T18:06:31.507+01:00Sorry - the name was Qwabe - but still no report o...Sorry - the name was Qwabe - but still no report on the BBC site as far as I can see. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-40630078672154797662016-05-02T17:13:28.138+01:002016-05-02T17:13:28.138+01:00I can't see anything either. Mr Qwame's ra...I can't see anything either. Mr Qwame's racist bullying has been widely reported elsewhere, from the Times to the Mirror, from the Independent to the Daily Mail. Metro, the Express and the Sun have also covered it. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-29303985457098445362016-05-02T17:01:54.494+01:002016-05-02T17:01:54.494+01:00Another example of editorial choice. The BBC have...Another example of editorial choice. The BBC have spent a lot of website space promoting the Rhodes Must Fall campaign and its figurehead Mr Qwame. But now he's been involved in an anti-white racist incident (he relished the fact he and his companion made a white waitress cry "white tears" (can't really get more racist can you?) the BBC just don't want to know. Or at least they didn't some 24 hours after the story broke, when last I checked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-15539286071344464742016-05-02T16:07:38.816+01:002016-05-02T16:07:38.816+01:00Yes, as I've just put in another update, the B...Yes, as I've just put in another update, the BBC's thinking seems to be revealing itself here in where they are choosing to report this story and what they are choosing to highlight about it. Their attempts to 'manage' stories in this way feels even worse to me than them just ignoring it.<br /><br />I don't think it will harm Sadiq Khan's chances either. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-14800558980224421992016-05-02T15:55:45.238+01:002016-05-02T15:55:45.238+01:00Relegating it to an election story tells you just ...Relegating it to an election story tells you just how BBC editors view the issue - or want it to be perceived. The more important factor is how this will damage Sadiq Khan's chances of being elected mayor, rather than a larger problem of anti-Semitism among Muslims.<br /><br />I don't think any of this is going to hurt Khan at all, really. It's London. The more criticism he gets over this, the more people in Islington and Hackney and Finsbury Park and Tower Hamlets will rally to support him.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-29394408715667257752016-05-02T14:44:20.885+01:002016-05-02T14:44:20.885+01:00Waiting until the facts come out, etc. The BBC edi...Waiting until the facts come out, etc. The BBC editorial meetings over this one must be a delight to behold. I hope the internal schism over this issue comes to a boil and we see some Beeboids forget themselves and express their true feelings on this. Only a matter of time.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.com