I'm not 100% comfortable with giving them air time but if the BBC ignored a chance to show the other side of it when it was available 1st hand then it is really acting as a propaganda arm of the UK government instead of as an independent body.
The article linked does clearly show both sides of it - the journalist states he questioned the claims that civilian deaths were also caused by the Taliban and what the response to that was. Then there the comment on it by Ministry of Defence as well, so clearly they've set out to give a proper context to the interview and it goes with the reporting of the journalist's question to undermine the terrorist's claims.
The article linked does clearly show both sides of it - the journalist states he questioned the claims that civilian deaths were also caused by the Taliban and what the response to that was. Then there the comment on it by Ministry of Defence as well, so clearly they've set out to give a proper context to the interview and it goes with the reporting of the journalist's question to undermine the terrorist's claims.
*MySmiley*
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
BBC News Sells it's Soul - If it ever had one...
- 15/07/2010 09:50:52 PM
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Looks like they're trying their best to uphold journalistic integrity in the face of public opinion
- 15/07/2010 10:54:00 PM
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In fact, having now read the link a bit better... I think this is good journalism. I applaud it.
- 15/07/2010 10:57:35 PM
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thats what i took away form that article
- 15/07/2010 11:13:02 PM
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I suspect it is the line of thought that says giving terrorists airtime is justifying their actions. *NM*
- 15/07/2010 11:32:37 PM
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i wonder if the same logic applies to giving air time to white supremacist
- 16/07/2010 02:37:43 AM
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I don't like that line of thought.
- 16/07/2010 02:44:41 AM
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I was going to say this*:
- 16/07/2010 02:47:37 AM
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The amount of newsworthy information in that article was close to zero, though
- 16/07/2010 10:16:56 AM
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I agree
- 16/07/2010 11:16:25 AM
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its, not it's. i thought you were talking about the site format, which now sucks.
- 16/07/2010 06:36:23 AM
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Sorry I just don't see what is upsetting you with this article
- 16/07/2010 03:12:24 PM
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You just agreed with snoopcester about something.
- 16/07/2010 08:07:15 PM
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well hell really hasn't frozen over yet
- 16/07/2010 11:14:31 PM
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I'd rather have an unbiased source of information
- 17/07/2010 12:19:39 AM
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Ditto
- 17/07/2010 12:28:39 AM
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that is funny coming from the guy who reads the Guardian
- 17/07/2010 03:12:05 PM
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Whoa
- 17/07/2010 08:59:35 PM
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