Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject: Reply from the BBC
I complained that BBC reporters and programmes are no longer objective and seem to reflect the opinion of the programme makers.
I said that the choice of a man who had made a film claiming the (Jon Benet) Ramsey family in America had been fitted up by the police to make the McCann Panorama special was nothing short of pathetic. He obviously has a mindset that abduction families are victims of police corruption which the McCanns have claimed many times.
I understand that you feel BBC reporters fail to take an objective look at certain issues in the news.
However, a core task for the BBC is to help all audiences make sense of the world by making complex ideas understandable and specialist correspondents have a key role to play in this process.
In the multimedia world where audiences can access information from literally thousands of sources, the BBC's specialists can help to provide proper depth and context to a subject. We believe our reporters' passion, perception and knowledge are matched by their communication skills and deep commitment to fairness and impartiality and we are confident that they adhere to the BBC's high standards.
With regard to 'Panorama Special - The Mystery of Madeleine McCann'; we regret if you were disappointed by the investigation or felt it lacked balance and your thoughts on this have been duly noted by the team at 'Panorama'. We are grateful when viewers take the time to contact us with their views - even when they are not favourable.
Yes, but new to me. The BBC believes it has an educational function. The problem is that they quite deliberately educate people from the point of view of the British establishment / government. I saw a couple of videos on immigration and living standards that were every bit as misleading as the McCann Panorama programme.
The biggest lie on Panorama was that the BBC insisted on showing the Corner promotional video the McCanns were trying to keep secret.
Last edited by madtim on Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:05 pm; edited 1 time in total
I found the most annoying thing about this programme was that the interviewer didn't call Jane Tanner on all of the obvious contradictions she was coming out with. However, perhaps they thought it was not their place to do so, their job was to let her speak and put her side of events 'on the record'. I'd just love to see her in the stand, being cross-questioned by lawyers.
[quote="RomeosJuliet"]I found the most annoying thing about this programme was that the interviewer didn't call Jane Tanner on all of the obvious contradictions she was coming out with. However, perhaps they thought it was not their place to do so, their job was to let her speak and put her side of events 'on the record'. I'd just love to see her in the stand, being cross-questioned by lawyers.[/quote]
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject:
"However, a core task for the BBC is to help all audiences make sense of the world by making complex ideas understandable and specialist correspondents have a key role to play in this process. "
Reading between the lines of Beebspeak, that translates as:
"We here at the BBC think our audience are all dullards with an IQ barely in double figures and we feel we have a responsibility to dumb our semi factual and skewed reporting down. Here at Broadcasting House, we like to make sure that even our viewers with the intellect of a Tellytubby get the message our middle class, politically correct twitdom management want them to absorb by osmosis."
"We believe our reporters' passion, perception and knowledge are matched by their communication skills and deep commitment to fairness and impartiality and we are confident that they adhere to the BBC's high standards. "
translates as
"my dog doesn't bite, he's a highly trained professional"
Who did the final editing for this programme though? They certainly seemed to be sending out subliminal "THEY ARE GUILTY" messages. That distinctive Twin Peaks music (remember a drama about a bunch of loons and where the Father murdered his Daughter?)
[quote="RomeosJuliet"]Who did the final editing for this programme though? They certainly seemed to be sending out subliminal "THEY ARE GUILTY" messages. That distinctive Twin Peaks music (remember a drama about a bunch of loons and where the Father murdered his Daughter?)[/quote]
I wouldn't mind betting that the Twin Peaks music, and one or two other touches, were the video editor's subliminal contribution - if so, good for him/her.
The producers and series editors, if they did not recognise the music, may not have known what it was until the Programme as Broadcast details were compiled for copyright, and even they were probably only seen by a producer's assistant.
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