tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post7786033567052008623..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: A Tale of Two EmilysCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-55436145676381039702016-04-20T17:51:24.852+01:002016-04-20T17:51:24.852+01:00You weren't the only one to think she was read...You weren't the only one to think she was ready for combat there. As BBC Trending would say, her 'flak jacket' went viral on Twitter. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-59591037414868414972016-04-20T16:55:25.317+01:002016-04-20T16:55:25.317+01:00Actually, I'd suggest that telling us Lamy was...Actually, I'd suggest that telling us Lamy was the director of the WTO should be enough to prompt a "Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?" reaction. But flashing his EU credential in the chyron is just barely enough to meet the editorial guideline.<br /><br />The method and tone of questioning guests is both one of the most important ways the bias affects broadcasting, and the most difficult to pin down and quantify in a way that would convince the jury, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />And why is Stage Performer Maitlis wearing a stab vest?David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-40510867446897870252016-04-20T11:43:54.067+01:002016-04-20T11:43:54.067+01:00I heard the same thing with Martha Kearney yesterd...I heard the same thing with Martha Kearney yesterday on WATO. With the Remain spokesperson (Seve Crabbe I think it was), he was allowed to get to the of a sentence before she put her question. With Angela Ledsom (?) or Leave there was repeated interruption mid sentence.<br /><br />My suspicion is that at this level they don't actually realise they are being biased. Their own world view takes over and they think, as people broadly sympathetic to Remain and European Integration as a whole, that what is being said by the Leave people is wrong and open to question i.e.they think they need to interrupt more. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-61825030797434598572016-04-20T09:25:30.462+01:002016-04-20T09:25:30.462+01:00I agree I watched the interview and could not beli...I agree I watched the interview and could not believe how unfair and unbalanced Ms Maitlis was to Lord Owen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com