tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post1803020173707674374..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Andrew Marr v Ed MilibandCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-91886682095071627922015-04-29T14:25:23.920+01:002015-04-29T14:25:23.920+01:00On BBC News on the 24th April 2015, during a migra...On BBC News on the 24th April 2015, during a migration report their anchor Chris Rogers referred to the Labour leader as,'SIR' Ed Miliband. I was stunned and immediately went on-line to complain, asking how this mistake could occur from a seasoned, experienced News presenter. They replied:<br /><br />"Thank you for contacting us regarding the BBC News Channel on 24 April.<br />We understand you believe that Chris Rodgers referred to Ed Miliband as ‘sir’ in his piece on the migrant crisis at 8:00pm.<br /><br />It does sound as though this was said however this is clearly a slip of the tongue and was certainly not an attempt to influence the British public in any way as you suggest.<br /><br />We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. All complaints are sent to senior management and programme makers every morning and we included your points in this overnight report. These reports are among the most widely read sources of feedback in the BBC and ensure your complaint is seen by the right people quickly. This helps inform their decisions about current and future reporting"<br /><br />They are shameless. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902019783391921787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-18187982799854695622015-04-26T21:56:40.916+01:002015-04-26T21:56:40.916+01:00If you had aggressively questioned the PM over fox...If you had aggressively questioned the PM over fox hunting wouldn't you begin with Miliband by asking him about how he benefited from a tax avoidance scheme on his mother's house? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-47118273748206714602015-04-26T16:02:06.610+01:002015-04-26T16:02:06.610+01:00This was ridiculous. Marr helping and giving Milib...This was ridiculous. Marr helping and giving Miliband so many set-up questions. He did interrupt, and he did press, but it was obvious that he wanted to make specific points for Miliband to respond to. He wanted to hear specific defenses for specific challenges, and mostly got them. Curiously. They appeared to be tough questions, but Miliband had prepared answers for all of them. <br /><br />The worst part of the whole thing was when Marr asked him about apologizing for the economic mistakes of the previous Labour Government. Miliband said they apologized for getting regulation wrong, they apologized for the financial crisis. It wasn't mentioned, but Labour has also apologized for getting immigration wrong. Yet Miliband has the gall to say that the Tories can't run on <i>their</i> record, and Marr doesn't even see a problem.<br /><br />Although, Miliband said that failed regulation caused the financial crisis. So not the nasty casino banksters? It didn't all start in America? I bet that went in one BBC ear and out the other, and not a single Beeboid will have grasped it and they will all continue with the old narrative.David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-36074621931026745702015-04-26T13:00:24.170+01:002015-04-26T13:00:24.170+01:00I also wonder if it was/is worth a mention that Ju...I also wonder if it was/is worth a mention that Justine Roberts is 'one of the family' as it were, impartiality-wise.<br /><br />Maybe the BBC saved the cab fare if she came in with hubs.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-47688273417516888332015-04-26T12:50:56.880+01:002015-04-26T12:50:56.880+01:00More importantly (much more to some in the product...More importantly (much more to some in the production room), how good was the band?<br /><br />Will have a listen, but in following live on twitter (to stay legal), it was interesting there was no apparent reference to the rental goof being universally panned at that moment in the real world.<br /><br />Also a pity not to have the logistics of the Islamaphobia impositions fleshed out more, especially in light of how such a policy seems to have been the main cause of The Tower Hamlets situation.<br /><br />Of course, this latter a piece of news the BBC has consigned, as it is won't to do, to the memory hole.<br /><br />Maybe a researcher appalled by BBC shenanigans could release details of what they choose to suppress as much as what they are pursuing?Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.com