Posted on 04/09/2018 7:57:09 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Media watchdog Ofcom has rebuked the BBC over a radio interview with climate change sceptic Lord Lawson last August.
It found that Radio 4's Today programme had breached broadcasting rules by "not sufficiently challenging" the former chancellor of the exchequer.
In the interview aired on 10 August last year, the ex-chancellor claimed "official figures" showed average world temperatures had "slightly declined".
He also claimed the UN's IPCC had confirmed there had not been an increase in extreme weather events for the last 10 years.
This view, shown to be false by the Met Office, was not challenged on air by presenter Justin Webb.
"The programme did not clearly signal to listeners that [Lord Lawson's] view on the science of climate change ran counter to the weight of scientific opinion in this field," Ofcom continued.
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Fracking and the switch to natural gas for power generation has reduced CO2 levels in the US. We’ve done our part, not that it matters at all. Go after China.
I especially like the little link at the bottom of that BBC page, “Why You Can Trust the BBC”.
http://www.bbc.com/news/help-41670342
BBC said there’s a big increase in Antarctic snowfall OMG ,LOL
Since when is it the journalist’s job to challenge a viewpoint? Isn’t that what the consumer is supposed to do? How is that “reporting”?
In other words, BBC should have informed the community that his opinion is wrong because other people's opinions are better. Or better yet, perhaps they should just ban his opinion as "wrongthink".
Their mantra has become, “We decide. You agree with us.”
Interestingly, if the situation were reversed the BBC would not be censured for providing the opposing view (cheer-leading climate change) without challenging it.
That's precisely the journalist's job. Good journalism is far more than just reporting.
Actually is has been, repeatedly. Which is one reason why Lawson got a hearing.
“This view, shown to be false by the Met Office, was not challenged on air by presenter Justin Webb.”
The Met Office is a front for the warmist, they have no credibility.
Britain is lost.
Enoch Powell was right.
L
The network that gave us the Andrew Gilligan scandal has standards??
ROTL!
Good one!
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