Comments on: This is a bit bizarre

By: Bridge over undefined waters « Misspelt Youth

Bridge over undefined waters « Misspelt Youth — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:14:32 +0000

[...] by concernedresident on July 24th, 2007 Via PP, an Aussie news site has picked up on a little reported story that the map used during the Iranian [...]

By: Random Guy

Random Guy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:42:35 +0000

Actually, they have reported that the FAC criticised the UK handling of the incident (read it in the papers yesterday I did, guv’nor!) but it looks like they ‘forgot’ to mention the important part about y’know…the map being wrong.

Obviously they don’t want the MOD/government to look more like prats then they already do about their recent Middle Eastern foray in Iraq…

By: El Cid

El Cid — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:43:48 +0000

Actually folks, that’s not an Australian story but a British story that’s been picked up, with no attribution. Hell, I thought the author’s name was familiar!
But you’re right to point it out: it is bizarre that it wasn’t reported more.
Maybe we should blame the floods

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:22:22 +0000

Oh, all right, Sunny, you aren’t afraid to criticise the BBC.

By: sonia

sonia — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:57:55 +0000

Maybe they didn’t know! And were too embarrassed to admit that oversight, given how everyone sees them as bastions of knowledge etc.

how did the australians find out? and what about other news providers in the UK? Why are we focusing only on the bBc’s failure to provide this information – what about everyone else? it wasn’t just the bbc that focused on the navy folk selling their stories – everyone was!

seems to me this is one situation where most of the UK media were behaving in much the same way. B

By: sid

sid — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:40:11 +0000

Hutton 1
Journalism 0

By: Avi Cohen

Avi Cohen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:27:04 +0000

With the right wing, Blair and the neocons accusing the BBC of bias, the it is likely to be more careful.

The BBC is being bullied into adopting a Fox like agenda as a rah rah cheerleader for the right.

Look at the sheer number of right wing bloggers who attack the BBC because it dares to report against them.

Soon politcal TV will be come much like the media in America. If you don’t tow the line then your pass to listen to the President and his men will be removed.

The BBC is facing a barrage so it is hardly suprising that it tows the Blair Line.