Let’s talk about BBC

[laurentian]

But everyone knows that reality has a liberal bias, so the Verify conclusion will be biased, that's why we need people like Gibb keeping the BBC reporting under scrutiny. To ensure fairness, you see.

Got it CR - thanks!

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Is it fair to say that Chris Mason is a twerp?

 

[C R]

Is it fair to say that Chris Mason is a twerp?

I think you're late to the party.

 

[briantrumpet]

Is it fair to say that Chris Mason is a twerp?

That's a little unkind to twerps.

 

[briantrumpet]

They were doing so well...


...until they blamed a black man for the headline.

 

[briantrumpet]

Such insight justifies his position and salary by itself. Even if it's not entirely true.

 

[Pblakeney]

Such insight justifies his position and salary by itself. Even if it's not entirely true.

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There is the listening side of the equation to take into account.

 

[briantrumpet]

Journalist Rafael Behr had the same complaints about the BBC's early Alex Pretti coverage, and made a complaint. Good to see they admitted the criticism as fair.

"Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response - In short, while pointing out that breaking news with conflicting perspectives involves publication of competing accounts, pending clarification, BBC accepts it was slow to adjust once it became clear that only one side was engaged in to truth. Key paras in long email here …

BBC Verify also analysed several videos from the scene, concluding that none of the available videos showed Alex Pretti holding a gun in his hands. Although we continued to reference these videos regularly in our posts and key points, after further review of the page as a whole, we acknowledge that once we had this analysis, we should have placed more consistent and explicit emphasis on the fact that it contradicted the accounts given by the federal authorities

Although we later obtained and published the family's full statement on our second live page, we also acknowledge that we were late in publishing the full statement, which included strong criticism of the administration and accusations against the agents who shot him, as well as clearly disputing the suggestion that he was holding a gun when he was shot.

https://bsky.app/profile/rafaelbehr.bsky.social/post/3meocvzfs6k24

 

[CXRAndy]

Let's get ready to rumble

Disclosure is going to be fascinating.

U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman in the Southern District of Florida has scheduled the trial to begin on February 15, 2027. The trial is expected to last two weeks and will take place in Miami.


Shame it won't actually get to court though. My money is on BBC settling sometime before walking into court.

Tens of millions in settlement plus Trump lawyer costs

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Anti-semitism is rife on UK campuses, says a group of Zionists. Reported as uncontentious fact by both the BBC and the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/20...rmalised-uk-campuses-union-of-jewish-students

 

[matticus]

Anti-semitism is rife on UK campuses, says a group of Zionists. Reported as uncontentious fact by both the BBC and the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/20...rmalised-uk-campuses-union-of-jewish-students

They're reporting the results of a poll.

 

[briantrumpet]

Your regular Chris Mason update - there are a few more than just Starmer who think he's called it right.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9e0zr5qy2o

 

[secretsqirrel]

Your regular Chris Mason update - there are a few more than just Starmer who think he's called it right.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9e0zr5qy2o

Mason just needs a rolly-eyes emoji at the end of all his headlines.

On Trump “As ever, his language is colourful and quotable”.

No, it is rambling tripe. He is no Oscar Wilde.

 

[briantrumpet]

No, it is rambling tripe. He is no Oscar Wilde.

That applies equally to Mason's output. It's a truly awful piece of writing with absolutely no insight. Compare him with the likes of Jeremy Bowen, who not only does proper journalistic probing but writes perceptively, (or John Simpson of old), and you realise what a load of twaddle Mason's is.

 

[Mr Celine]

No, it is rambling tripe. He is no Oscar Wilde.

He is no Kim Wilde either.