tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post4568558940060130370..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: "We don't ban any particular word"Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-10405851608697072682013-09-28T20:19:55.338+01:002013-09-28T20:19:55.338+01:00Yes It was bad enough that it got through bad-tast...Yes It was bad enough that it got through bad-taste control the first time round, but letting Newswatch replay it on the flimsy pretext that they were about to discuss a complaint about that very thing, ( i.e., why did they commission it, let alone show it ) was clumsy in the extreme.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-56948282562834667802013-09-28T19:50:25.528+01:002013-09-28T19:50:25.528+01:00Yes, that 'doorstepping' clip was awful. T...Yes, that 'doorstepping' clip was awful. There's no need for that kind of intrusive reporting. <br /><br />Contrary Mary found it perfectly acceptable though, unsurprisingly. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58011068574352130732013-09-28T19:42:24.366+01:002013-09-28T19:42:24.366+01:00Pat Pit? After the Pitter Patter of Pat Pit I noti...Pat Pit? After the Pitter Patter of Pat Pit I noticed <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03bljcr/Newswatch_27_09_2013/" rel="nofollow">something else.</a> Samira asked a Mary Hockaday question which was ignored, or talked over. The dialogue went like this:<br /><br />M.H. “In some stories, not necessarily this one, the word ‘terrorist can be a very loaded word...”<br />S.A. “Can you give an example?”<br />M.H. “...It’s an intense word and it’s a strong word, and it’s not one to be used lightly, and therefore we’re really keen to make sure that we’re not making value judgements in the language we use, so we use it when it’s appropriate, and we did use it. Equally we used it amongst a wider vocabulary as well”<br /><br />Samira’s question was in there alright, but Mary talked right over it. Can you guess what Samira was getting at? I think I can. <br /><br />Incidentally I thought replaying the intrusive ‘doorstepping” clip was clumsy and gratuitous..suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.com