tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post243098519635217763..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Four ThoughtCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-42569892980829629012015-08-30T15:16:28.577+01:002015-08-30T15:16:28.577+01:00I wouldn't mind Ahmad putting forward his wonk...I wouldn't mind Ahmad putting forward his wonky analysis as part of a debate but they deliberately gave him the air of final authority. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-63408962233787593602015-08-30T14:10:58.866+01:002015-08-30T14:10:58.866+01:00He seems to sympathize with Palestinians attacking...He seems to sympathize with Palestinians attacking an Israeli soldier as well.<br /><br />https://twitter.com/AtharAAhmad/status/637933986531119104David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-75594495341520215012015-08-30T11:31:27.263+01:002015-08-30T11:31:27.263+01:00I've just listened to that now, and you're...I've just listened to that now, and you're completely right. <br /><br />The BBC Asian Network reporter was Athar Ahmad. He's the kind of BBC reporter who tweets things like:<br /><br />Athar Ahmad @AtharAAhmad Aug 28<br />Really important read. Migrants are humans too, this simple fact seems to have been forgotten http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/28/migrants-humans-drowning-suffocating-safety-statistics … <br /><br />https://twitter.com/AtharAAhmad/status/637228142906724352Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-67596089324919033602015-08-30T01:25:28.816+01:002015-08-30T01:25:28.816+01:00I heard some outrageous BBC bias this evening on I...I heard some outrageous BBC bias this evening on IPM (?) (the thing that follows the 5pm news prog on Radio 4). <br /><br />First they read out a lot of stringent criticisms of Islam...then, they went to a Muslim commentor from BBC Asian Network to answer them. <br /><br />His answers were completely misleading and/or insulting. For instance the comment from a listener referring to "two" Korans (the one from Mecca the other from Medina) was answered by taking the comment literally - as though the original contributor really thought there were two separate Korans. An absurd response to a perfectly rational analysis (one actually recognised by nearly all Muslim scholars of the Koran who recognise there are contradictory passages and agree that the more violent ones supersede the more peaceful ones). <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-66754066209567058742015-08-29T21:51:59.687+01:002015-08-29T21:51:59.687+01:00Good stuff as usual, Craig. These numbers are vita...Good stuff as usual, Craig. These numbers are vital. Shatters the standard BBC defense line that they have to provide actual balance only in the long term, over time. They clearly don't. How many different programmes is it now?David Preisernoreply@blogger.com