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Osama Bin Laden Killed

(May 2011)

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JO
Joe
Stuart posted:
davidhorman posted:
Stuart posted:

But UK public service broadcasters have a duty to be 'balanced' at least.
I don't think they are being, they are repeating propoganda.

What choice would they have if they couldn't find anyone to say "this is a bad thing"?

Don't they have a duty to find someone to provide that view?

Perhaps I wouldn't agree with it: but surely there is an argument here that someone has been assassinated? An individual is being lambasted by the media as responsible for crimes they haven't been charged with, convicted or sentenced for.

Surely it's wrong for PSBs to take such a one-sided view without such a process having taken place?

I appreciate that Bin Laden doesn't probably deserve the defence of such rules, but they are there for a reason.


I've heard BBC News repeatedly say that everyone from Obama to Milliband has spoken of the need to be cautious about vengeance.
AC
aconnell
Pete posted:
aconnell posted:
This CNN coverage is insipid, along with the terrible adverts saying 'Go beyond borders, we're breaking down barriers, we'll give you the complete picture, we'll put the news under a prism'. What a load of guff!


I said CNN was insipid years ago, nobody really took much notice.


I agree wholeheartedly with you!!

Aleem Maqbool in Abottabad. I'm very impressed by the BBC's speed and quality of coverage. Very fast action considering Bank Holiday today.

GMA have Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos this morning as hosts. Christiane Amanpour now on as guest.
Last edited by aconnell on 2 May 2011 12:17pm - 3 times in total
BR
Brekkie
TonyCurrie posted:
Regional News opts were cancelled at the last minute this morning in order to allow for rolling coverage of breaking news.

Ridiculous they couldn't spare three minutes a half hour - or even just show fewer local bulletins. This really isn't a rolling story - it's something that happened, rather than something which is unfolding - well until the retaliations kick in anyway. Bet the Met are glad it didn't happen last week!
AP
aprilj
Emily Maitlis is coming in for a Newsnight special - around 6pm she says
GA
Gareth Founding member
Has anybody else 'lost' GMT on BBC 2 and has the same as what's on BBC1?

Edit: It appears that on Analogue BBC 1+2 East we've got BBC News whereas on digital we have Bargain Hunt and GMT.
CH
chris_rgu
bbbnbbb posted:
Emily Maitlis is coming in for a Newsnight special - around 6pm she says


There is a BBC news special at 6pm on BBC One, perhaps she is going to be presenting that.
AG
AxG
Gareth posted:
Edit: It appears that on Analogue BBC 1+2 East we've got BBC News whereas on digital we have Bargain Hunt and GMT.

Same here, BBC Two in 14:9 and BBC One is 16:9 within 4:3.

Soon as I'm typing now it's flicked over to BH.
MI
Michael
Some stupid bint interviewer on BBC just asked Ed Miliband if the raid was delayed so as to not conflict with the Royal Wedding.

Where do they get these people??
DA
David
Has any channel explained what a 'fire fight' is yet?

I'm assuming it doesn't involve putting out a fire.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Fire Fight....

Exchanging gun fire at close range.
PE
Pete Founding member
Badger264 posted:
How can you put any spin or balance on the death of someone responsible for the worlds biggest terrorist attack? Presumably only Al Qaeda think it's a bad thing, and there would be absolute outrage if they were given air time on the BBC and for it to be balanced, they wouldn't be allowed to challenge them.


Very easily.

It potentially makes him a martyr, it increases the likelihood of terrorist attacks, there is the whole issue of assassination without trial... stuff like that. Also the exceptionally tasteless bunch of people celebrating outside the White House brings to mind those images of people in Palestine celebrating on Sept 12th which the US criticised so much.

Hitler is completely different, my Godwinning chum, the various nation states were engaged in total war against each other according to international norms. This is not the case in Iraq or Afghanistan and definitely not in Pakistan.

To suggest that the only possible "balance" is to interview his second in command because "it really damages our ability to kill people" is to take a ludicrously simplicity view of the world.
NE
Newsroom
chris_rgu posted:
bbbnbbb posted:
Emily Maitlis is coming in for a Newsnight special - around 6pm she says


There is a BBC news special at 6pm on BBC One, perhaps she is going to be presenting that.


News Special at 6pm followed by News at 6 at 6.30... according to www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone

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