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2004-09-01 Israel-Palestine
The BBC's BBC-speak in Report on Bus Terror
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Posted by Bryan 2004-09-01 6:43:07 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 I must do something about this computer illiteracy of mine. Here's the above-mentioned URL. Hopefully it will work:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3616334.stm
Posted by Bryan 2004-09-01 8:07:04 AM||   2004-09-01 8:07:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 An excellent analysis of the subtlty of MSM propaganda.
Posted by virginian 2004-09-01 8:09:50 AM||   2004-09-01 8:09:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks virginian. I was wondering how long Leyne took to dream up that report. Not long, I suppose. The PC-speak must be automatic by now.
Posted by Bryan 2004-09-01 8:27:43 AM||   2004-09-01 8:27:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Whilst a staunch defender of the Beeb's existence (sport wihout commercials), a fan of their journalism I am not, (my views have recently changed after similar analysis, Bryan). Maddening isn't it?
Posted by Howard UK 2004-09-01 8:32:02 AM||   2004-09-01 8:32:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes. BBC Watch (www.bbcwatch.com) does an excellent job keeping track of the Beeb's excesses and trying to get them to live up to their charter.
Posted by Bryan 2004-09-01 8:40:33 AM||   2004-09-01 8:40:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is fun, why stop there?

Translation of the rest of the article: The bombing was timed to coincide with the announcement of the upcoming scheduled vote in parliament to withdraw from Gaza. A protest of useful idiots seems to have been quickly (previously?) organized to appear at the bombing site. No mention of just how sick the concept of protesting at a site of carnage and horror really is.

While the idea for a pullout was previously unpopular, it is now currently popular enough to carry a vote. The BBC strangely wants to leave the reader with the impression that this bombing will increase political dissent over this issue, despite common sense dictating this will most likely further Israeli desire to disentangle themselves from the Palestinians.
Posted by B 2004-09-01 9:50:20 AM||   2004-09-01 9:50:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 The Beeb is the most biased and propogandistic "news" service in the English-speaking world, and that's saying something.
Posted by Chris W.  2004-09-01 10:37:26 AM||   2004-09-01 10:37:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 To the editor who knocked the article into shape by adding highlights, thanks. Looks much better. More readable. I'll try to do it next time!
Posted by Bryan 2004-09-01 3:00:00 PM||   2004-09-01 3:00:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Read the Collected Essays of George Orwell and "Sword of Honor" trilogy by Evelyn Waugh (90% sure of the author) and you will see the only difference between the chattering classes of Britain of today and then is that then the discussion concerned communism and today it's terrorism. So helpful for one's reading skills in interpreting MSM.
Posted by chicago mike  2004-09-01 3:37:17 PM||   2004-09-01 3:37:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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