BBC admits potential bias in war reporting

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[RockSolid]

BBC admits potential bias in war reporting

March 28 2003 at 05:09AM

By Ian Burrell

London - The head of news at the BBC on Wednesday admitted difficulties in accurately reporting the war, as one of his senior correspondents accused corporation colleagues of distorting the truth.

Richard Sambrook, the BBC's director of news, went before the cameras after widespread inaccurate reports of events in the war zone by the print and electronic media.

"Nobody, including the media, has the full picture of what's going on," he said.

[Brian Allen]

<< .... please read ! >>

If you post the rest of it I will read it. But the Baghdad Broadcasting Company is not getting a hit FRom me!

[Brian Allen]

Thanks for the post!

[ETERNAL WARMING]

"potential bias?" Nothing 'potential' about it! LOL

[=Intervention=]

The embeds give a real-life bird's-eye view of the front lines. Usually they are at odds with the media-back-home's impatience and spin. They do more than just pass on rumors. Please.

-=I=-

[Erasmus]

JSOWs over the Republican Guard.

Useful terminology.

JSOW = GPS guided female pig

JDAM = GPS guided female horse

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[FreeReporting]

Potential bias is what the BBC is famous for. They would make excellent soldiers: they adopt a position and defend it with all the weapons at their disposal. They never waver in their search for the truth of their convictions. The other side is just "the enemy" though they do make a few token gestures in its honour, only in order to destroy more of the world order.

If I had to nominate one body that assisted the UN in adopting its biassed tinge, I would choose the BBC.

[Calamari]

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/agm-154.htm

This appears to be an awesome weapon. Take a look at the link.