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On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:57:43 +0100, Java Jive
wrote: I thought this OT thread had ended but coincidntally I have just come across this bit of breaking news (see below) That's all very well but the BBC in particular are notorious for selecting only one side of the argument. The people who make such claims nearly always turn out to have a denialist agenda unsupported by any science. The BBC have had a long-standing policy of impartiality on this as on other issues: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_w...artiality.html p40 reads: "Climate change is another subject where dissenters can be unpopular. There may be now a broad scientific consensus that climate change is definitely happening, and that it is at least predominantly man-made. But the second part of that consensus still has some intelligent and articulate opponents, even if a small minority. Jana Bennett, Director of Television, argued at the seminar that ‘as journalists, we have the duty to understand where the weight of the evidence has got to. And that is an incredibly important thing in terms of public understanding – equipping citizens, informing the public as to what’s going to happen or not happen possibly over the next couple of hundred years.’ --- etc snipped --- See https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ofcom...7abba-20141501 or http://tinyurl.com/ybc7m45u "Ofcom to review depth of analysis and impartiality of BBC news and current affairs output" 'Ofcom' being the UK's communications regulator. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Eric Stevens wrote:
On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:57:43 +0100, Java Jive wrote: I thought this OT thread had ended but coincidntally I have just come across this bit of breaking news (see below) That's all very well but the BBC in particular are notorious for selecting only one side of the argument. The people who make such claims nearly always turn out to have a denialist agenda unsupported by any science. The BBC have had a long-standing policy of impartiality on this as on other issues: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_w...artiality.html p40 reads: "Climate change is another subject where dissenters can be unpopular. There may be now a broad scientific consensus that climate change is definitely happening, and that it is at least predominantly man-made. But the second part of that consensus still has some intelligent and articulate opponents, even if a small minority. Jana Bennett, Director of Television, argued at the seminar that ‘as journalists, we have the duty to understand where the weight of the evidence has got to. And that is an incredibly important thing in terms of public understanding – equipping citizens, informing the public as to what’s going to happen or not happen possibly over the next couple of hundred years.’ --- etc snipped --- See https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ofcom...7abba-20141501 or http://tinyurl.com/ybc7m45u "Ofcom to review depth of analysis and impartiality of BBC news and current affairs output" 'Ofcom' being the UK's communications regulator. And? This is a sign that the media environment is being overseen. This is good thing. It could well find there's no problem and if it does find issues then the BBC will adapt. None of the skeptic and denialist websites are regulated at all, so you can pretty much guarantee they're not impartial. I'd choose the BBC over them any time. Although, as a scientist i prefer going to the source publication if i want to read the details. From the above link: "More than seven in ten (73 per cent) of those surveyed in Ofcom’s latest News Consumption in the UK report rated the BBC highly for providing high-quality, trustworthy and accurate news. Meanwhile more than eight in ten (83 per cent) rated its current affairs TV programmes highly for providing high-quality commentary, investigative journalism, and for helping them understand what is going on in the world." |
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