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2004-01-30 Britain

Dyke ~~whining~~ warning over Hutton report

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-01-30 2:07:14 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said: "A BBC that is nobodyâs lapdog, that challenges government and raises debate - that is in all our interests."

Two questions:

1. If the BBC is going to "challenge government", how would it end up being nobody's lapdog if the government turns out to be correct? Seems to me that the best course of action is to make determinations based on facts, instead of assuming, as it sounds above, that the government needs to be challenged constantly because it's always wrong. That puts the BBC squarely in the anti-government camp.

2. Of what value is a "Culture Secretary"???

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-30 2:24:39 PM|| 2004-1-30 2:24:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Of what value is a "Culture Secretary"???

Why a culture secretary who looks forward to a cushy patronage ~~BBC director~~ position in her post political future, of course.

Posted by john 2004-1-30 2:56:21 PM|| 2004-1-30 2:56:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS TRUE"

That would seem to be a good motto for a news organization.Mr.Dyke appears to believe that truth and accurracy are not relevant,that the BBC is entitled to air anything it chooses,and that if it broadcasts misinformation,rumor,or outright lies,the BBC never has to correct itself.
What has been fascinating to me has been how little coverage the BBC affair has received in mainstream US media and how much it has received in the blogosphere.The mainstream media reminds me of the US auto industry of late 70's-convinced it knew what its customers needed,derisive of any competition,ignoring quality concerns.

Posted by Stephen 2004-1-30 4:57:16 PM|| 2004-1-30 4:57:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 With that headline, I thought this post was about a lesbian tryst between Ellen DeGeneres and Lauren Hutton.

Posted by Tibor 2004-1-30 5:28:13 PM|| 2004-1-30 5:28:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought that the headline was a warning to the BBC clowns that the dyke surrounding the their fantasyland was about to burst.

Posted by B 2004-1-30 5:37:09 PM|| 2004-1-30 5:37:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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