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Old 01-26-2009, 09:50 AM   #1
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The BBC's director general reiterates his belief that airing a charity appeal for Gaza would risk the corporation's impartiality.

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Old 01-26-2009, 10:36 AM   #2
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The BBC's director general reiterates his belief that airing a charity appeal for Gaza would risk the corporation's impartiality.

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But what if it were Hamas doing the mass bombing and killing of innocent Israelis? Would this so-called "impartiality" still exist?
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:50 PM   #3
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...and unsurprisingly noted Zionist Rupert Murdoch's Sky won't promote any aid to Gaza either.
Despite the stance taken by the BBC, over the years it has been biased to pro-Israeli news. Until corrected for this bias in the incidence of who started the problems in Georgia, where Israel and the US were definitely involved in the subterfuge, the BBC were blaming Russia! Most of the foreign press told the truth, so I pointed this out to the BBC, who then put all other translated front pages on their web site stating that there were other opinions.
Who is holding who to ransome in the media world?
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:59 PM   #4
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Yeah if people can't see how transparent all of this is now they mustn't be human-i forget, as long as they have football,lager,Mcdonald's and sex in the city they're o.k. aren't they-silly me!
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Old 01-26-2009, 07:14 PM   #5
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...l-row-timeline

BBC Gaza appeal row: timelineguardian.co.uk, Monday 26 January 2009 17.40 GMT Article historyThursday 22 January

The BBC refuses to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee's national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, citing concerns about the difficulty of getting aid through and the need to protect public confidence in its impartiality.

ITV and Sky announce they will not screen the appeal as a result, since broadcasters had failed to reach consensus. Sky cites a convention that DEC appeals are carried by all broadcasters or none.

Friday 23 January

Douglas Alexander, the international development secretary, writes a letter to the BBC, Sky and ITV, expressing his "disappointment" that the appeal would not be broadcast.

Saturday 24 January

ITV, Channel 4 and Channel Five agree to carry the appeal. Sky announces it is "considering" broadcasting the appeal.

The BBC is criticised for its decision by the Archbishop of York John Sentamu, communities secretary Hazel Blears, Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow, former BBC foreign correspondent Martin Bell, Labour MP and committee member Richard Burden, shadow international development secretary Andrew Mitchell, health minister and former journalist Ben Bradshaw, former cabinet minister Tony Ben and the Muslim Council of Britain.

BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons says some politicians' comments on the issue come close to "undue interference" in the BBC's editorial independence. Mark Thompson's predecessor Greg Dyke says it's a "no-win situation" for the BBC.

Sunday 25 January

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams calls on the BBC to air the appeal, along with Scottish first minister Alex Salmond and justice minister Shahid Malik.

The BBC admits it has received 11,000 complaints from the public about the decision.

Fifty MPs, led by Labour's Burden, announce plans to back an early-day motion in parliament the following day, urging the BBC to reverse its decision.

Culture secretary, Andy Burnham, says it is right that broadcasters made their own decisions, adding that the BBC faces a difficult choice because of the way it is funded.

John Ryley, head of news at Sky, consults senior colleagues about whether it should broadcast the appeal.

ITV works on producing the appeal, to be broadcast before the main news at about 6.25pm on Monday and disseminated to other broadcasters and websites.

About 50 protesters stage a noisy but peaceful demonstration in the reception area of BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow.

At a fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians, actor Samantha Morton, former BBC journalist Rageh Omaar and comedian Bill Bailey criticise the BBC's decision.

Separately, David Hind, the chief executive of the Charity Commission, says the BBC's refusal would have a direct impact on the money raised.

Monday 26 January

Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, goes on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, ruling out a change of policy.

Sky News joins the BBC in refusing to broadcast the appeal. John Ryley, head of Sky News, says screening the appeal would compromise the network's impartiality.
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