DB has spotted that a particularly egregious specimen of BBC bias has now been 'edited out of existence':
The third is:What should we consider when we cover stories on Europe?His [David Cowling's] answer is that 'we' should consider reminding audiences of the potential risks of leaving the EU.
What does the latter mean for BBC reporters? Well, according to David Cowling, if some member of the public says, "Yes, yes, let's leave the European Union", 'you' should say:Do you understand what life is going to be like if we do leave the European Union? So would you like me to tell you what the possible consequences are and then make your judgement?That he really does mean 'pointing out the the risks' when he talks of 'telling people the possible consequences' of leaving the EU is made clear in what follows:So all I'm saying is that when we do address the issue of Europe it's very easy to slip into all of the negatives....{blah, blah, blah}....but I think the thing that's missing - the sleeping tiger - is actually 'What does it mean? What are the consequences of Britain being outside Europe, in terms of our jobs, in terms of our status, in terms of employment, and industry, and...a whole range of things. And those questions I think it's quite legitimate to say, "Let's discuss those too, and then we can get, perhaps, a more balanced and informed debate"'.And that BBC desire to 'get' 'a more balanced and informed debate' by 'telling' BBC audiences 'what the possible consequences are' and countering the 'negatives' about Europe (that are 'very easy to slip into') is precisely what people who accuse the BBC of having a pro-EU bias are complaining about. That's what we think the BBC is doing: Pushing 'counterbalancing' pro-EU points at us.
And, courtesy of this BBC Academy's video, it appears that that's exactly what BBC reporters are 'taught' to do from the very start.
And I missing something, or isn't this a very real proof of BBC bias (and an insight into how that bias is 'taught')?
And now that 'very real proof of BBC bias' is gone. Click on the old BBC Academy link now and this is what you'll see:
