Scrubking
CAGiversary!
When is a terrorist not a terrorist? When he is on the BBC, of course. Where - according to the corporation's editorial guidelines - "the word 'terrorist' itself can be a barrier rather than aid to understanding".
Within hours of the explosions, a memo was sent to senior editors on the main BBC news programmes from Helen Boaden, head of news. While she was aware "we are dancing on the head of a pin", the BBC was very worried about offending its World Service audience, she said.
BBC output was not to describe the killers of more than 50 in London as "terrorists" although - nonsensically - they could refer to the bombings as "terror attacks". And while the guidelines generously concede that non-BBC should be allowed to use the "t" word, BBC online was not even content with that and excised it from its report of Tony Blair's statement to the Commons.
▪ In the beginning of April, 2003 an Iraqi army officer killed five American soldiers by blowing himself up in a taxi. In Netanya that week, a Palestinian ignited his explosive belt at the entrance to a cafe, injuring 50 Israelis. The Associated Press listed the Iraqi attack among other historical "terror attacks against the U.S. military," but AP coverage of the Netanya blast referred to the bomber as a Palestinian "militant."
▪ In May, 2003 the New York Times launched a new, special section of their news site called "Threats and Responses: Targeting Terror." Recent deadly terror attacks in Chechnya, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines were included, but absolutely no reference was made to two terrorist attacks in Israel during that period.
I just want to thank all you liberal idiots for wanting to comfort the hearts and calm the minds of our islamic militant (remember can't say the T word) enemies whooops! I meant friends.
And in other news: Did anyone see the ABC reporter take mutliple cheap shots at Fox news at the white house press briefing? I'm sure it has nothing to do with liberal bias that infests the majority of the news media. It must have been camera trickery cause all of the major media is fair and objective right?
Within hours of the explosions, a memo was sent to senior editors on the main BBC news programmes from Helen Boaden, head of news. While she was aware "we are dancing on the head of a pin", the BBC was very worried about offending its World Service audience, she said.
BBC output was not to describe the killers of more than 50 in London as "terrorists" although - nonsensically - they could refer to the bombings as "terror attacks". And while the guidelines generously concede that non-BBC should be allowed to use the "t" word, BBC online was not even content with that and excised it from its report of Tony Blair's statement to the Commons.
▪ In the beginning of April, 2003 an Iraqi army officer killed five American soldiers by blowing himself up in a taxi. In Netanya that week, a Palestinian ignited his explosive belt at the entrance to a cafe, injuring 50 Israelis. The Associated Press listed the Iraqi attack among other historical "terror attacks against the U.S. military," but AP coverage of the Netanya blast referred to the bomber as a Palestinian "militant."
▪ In May, 2003 the New York Times launched a new, special section of their news site called "Threats and Responses: Targeting Terror." Recent deadly terror attacks in Chechnya, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines were included, but absolutely no reference was made to two terrorist attacks in Israel during that period.
I just want to thank all you liberal idiots for wanting to comfort the hearts and calm the minds of our islamic militant (remember can't say the T word) enemies whooops! I meant friends.
And in other news: Did anyone see the ABC reporter take mutliple cheap shots at Fox news at the white house press briefing? I'm sure it has nothing to do with liberal bias that infests the majority of the news media. It must have been camera trickery cause all of the major media is fair and objective right?
ing insipid beyond belief. Consider the trifecta of genius that came out of Fox last week (John Gibson expressing his desires to see Paris blown up on the air; Brit Hume admitting his first reaction to the London Bombings was "Hmmm, time to buy."; and Brian Kilmeade's suggestion that the bombings worked "to the Western World's advantage.").
