Wednesday, August 01, 2007
BBC’s anti Army bias?
Biased BBC notes a couple of complaints about the BBC’s coverage of the end of Operation Banner, in particular, Jeremy Vine, for playing anti British rebel song on his feature yesterday. In itself, inconclusive of bias. But it also carries a complaint a guy on AARSE (I kid you not) that:
I was watching the BBC World Service this morning and was dismayed by their coverage marking the end of Op Banner which focused on the account of a Sinn Fein spokesman who essentially portrayed the British Army as cold blooded murderers. In the clip I saw there were no other representatives interviewed nor ordinary NI citizens asked for their opinions.
Mick Fealty @ 12:40 PM
This is all a bit ridiculous.
The BBC, biased? Sometimes.
Biased in favour of Republicans? Never.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 02:03 PMThe pieces on the Six and Ten TV news had NO nationalist voices, just soldiers as interviewees. Bias, how are ye?
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 02:09 PMGregory Campbell hit this theme today on Talkback. I would suggest it once again illustrates a failure of some unionists to respect the airing of viewpoints quite different from their own.
Poor Gregory’s in for a torrid time in the new era of our mutual veto Executive…
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 02:15 PMA flavour of BBC coverage here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/bbcnewsline/investigates/operation_banner.shtml
Be i could only get these file to play by doing a right click ‘save target as’.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 02:32 PMThis is typical of all the media especially the establishments BBC. The Armani suited Sinn Fein Provo’s are all now accepted by all the as respected members of society and are lined up by all the media to hit out at everything British. What about the 35+ years of Provo mayhem of murder, bombings and disruption, what about a programme about their actitivies and perhaps the world and the media will view this murdering scum for what they are.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 02:40 PMa Sinn Fein spokesman who essentially portrayed the British Army as cold blooded murderers
Then again given that ARRSE is currently carrying a discussion along the lines of “you have three bullets, who would you murder?” this would appear to not be entirely without merit.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 03:11 PMMick,
I’m not trying to be smart (honest) but typo: “I KIND you not”.Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 03:24 PMGot it Hanson!
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 03:37 PM“Too ra loo ra loo ra loo, they’re looking for monkeys up in the zoo
If I had a face like you, I would join the British army”go on home british soldiers go on home
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 03:46 PM“what about a programme about their actitivies “
erm, I suspect there have been a few…
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 03:46 PMThere was definitely bias: the constant references to the IRA as terrorists for a start…
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 05:49 PMThe army’s dead got the full Nimrod treatment tonight.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 07:02 PMCan anyone explain why the press seperate out the loyalist murder numbers from the army’s?....surely its the same tally!
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 07:18 PMArguably, the BBC has been covering this all week and could say that balance has been achieved over the series of items on Operation Banner.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 07:29 PMTonight’s five minute feature on BBC Newsline was basically a tribute to the army’s fallen during The Troubles, fousing on the human cost and major incidents. You’re not going to get balance in every item, and it would be ridiculous for this series of features to be uncritical or wholly complimentary of the army’s role here, but across the whole output I think there has been.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 07:35 PMThe BBC is an integral part of MI5’s war efforts. Just look at Iraq.
Posted by on Aug 01, 2007 @ 11:32 PMBloody Sunday settled whether the army are cold blooded nurderers and the answer is very much YES
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 12:18 AMBloody Friday, Claudy, Donegall Street, Abercorn, La Mons, Kingsmills, Enniskillen, Coleraine, Patsy Gillespie, Tom Oliver, Joanna Mathers (need I go on?) settled whether the IRA are cold blooded nurderers and the answer is very much YES.
I’m sure you’d agree Sean.
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 06:27 AMFlashman
You are perfectly correct and we could add many many more to that list including the UDR - RUC shot in the back or blown up by the IRA cowards - do they really think that we like them say the Army/Ruc were to blame for all the 3000+ innocent people who lost their lives and the 10’s of thousand who still bear the scares of their murderous campaign
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 09:09 AMI would Harry whats your point?
When has anyone seriously tried to dispute that fact
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 11:13 AM#
I would Harry whats your point?
When has anyone seriously tried to dispute that fact
Posted by Sean on Aug 02, 2007 @ 01:13 PM
Actually yes Sean, many including yourself have, see your post on another thread in which you seem to believe that it was all justified in aid of some mythological war of liberation.It wasn’t.
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 12:38 PMWho cares what the Beeb does. The troops are still here, have lovely new powers of arrest if required and aren’t really leaving just going out on the piss in garrison towns becaus they now have next to nothing to do….
What’s that tell ya?
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 02:15 PMbut hairy i didnt deny they were murderers
Posted by on Aug 02, 2007 @ 05:38 PM
