Posted on 10/23/2006 11:04:59 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
BBC admits: We are biased on religion and politics
Internal corporation memo on ‘impartiality’ summit leaked to British media exposes truth on BBC bias
Hagit Klaiman Published: 10.23.06, 16:10
LONDON – The British Broadcasting Corporation has been struggling for several years against criticisms and claims of biased reporting concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and distorted coverage of the global fight against terror.
Following a diplomatic incident with Israel, the BBC appointed an editor known for his objective reporting, however, the true stance of the corporation’s editors remained the same.
An internal memo, recently discovered by the British media, revealed what the BBC has been trying to hide. Senior figures admitted in a recent 'impartiality' summit that the BBC was guilty of promoting Left-wing views and anti-Christian sentiment.
Most executives admitted that the corporation’s representation of homosexuals and ethnic minorities was unbalanced and disproportionate, and that it leaned too strongly towards political correctness, the overt promotion of multiculturalism, anti-Americanism and discrimination against the countryside.
Okay to trash Bible, not Quran
A truly shocking revelation to come out of the summit was expected to invoke a storm in Britain, which has already reached the boiling point with regards to the treatment of Muslims and the issue of the veil.
For the purpose of illustration, the executives were given a scenario in which Jewish Comedian Sasha Baron Cohen would participate in a program titled ‘Room 101’, a studio program where guests would be asked for their opinions on different issues, and allowed to symbolically throw things they hated in a garbage bin.
The executives were asked what they would do if Cohen decided to throw ‘Kosher food’, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bible, and the Quran in the garbage bin.
The executives said they would allow everything to be thrown in the garbage bin, save the Quran, for fear of offending the British Muslim community.
According to the ‘Washington Times’, the BBC also reportedly revealed that its executives favored interviewing terrorist leader Osama bin Laden if the opportunity arose.
Among other issues raised in the summit was the question of whether or not veiled women should be allowed to read the news. The BBC’s diversity editor said that since news anchors were allowed to wear crosses, any news anchor should be permitted to wear anything they wished, including the veil.
One senior BBC executive admitted to the ‘Daily Express’, "There was a widespread acknowledgement that we may have gone too far in the direction of political correctness. Unfortunately, much of it is so deeply embedded in the BBC's culture, that it is very hard to change it."
"You avoid these threads because they require you to think."
I already read this thanks. I was 'avoiding' posting any comment because there's not really much to say (as you'll notice from the lack of insightful or thought provoking content in the replies thus far).
It's all pretty obvious. BBC tends to have a cultural bias due to the nature of the kind of people who tend to work there. Wow, who knew?
Meanwhile, do you have any points, or is this just a random drive-by?
"Guess which side BBC took in Yugoslavia?"
The British side iirc?!
Every once in a while similar admissions are made by members of the US mainstream media.
And is still taking! The BBC's prejudice has long outlived Milosevic, 9/11 & even the London & Madrid bombings. The BBC's "constistency" (or more appropriately "obstinance & stupidity") in the face of all evidence to the contrary re Islam, is truly quite remarkable. The most likely explanation to me is that they are cowards in fear of Islamic backlash!
You really should read Flying Inn, it is explained there.
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