News-speak - here at last

[WoD]

tis unbelievable.  I'm not giving up sky yet though, sorry PVS.

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

Basically, it is a couple of minutes of xenophobic BBC bashing.

It includes expressions such as

"Gilligan (the BBC reporter) was anti-American and pro-Iraqi"

"frothing anti-American sentiment"

and so on

[Woolly]

That CANT be a serious news report.
I sit here in utter shock and disbelief.

Wul. (being rather serious for once)

[WoD]

Doesn't he look and sound like the Senator Kelly charcter from the first Xmen movie during his anti-mutant tirade?

The tone and writing is unbelievable I can't wait to find out what the yanks I know think of this guy, it'll help me know how to deal with them in future.

[Quirkafleeg]

Read some very depressing news that the Beeb is now reading government press-statements verbatum and memos are flying around that there needs to be more 'understanding' and 'respect' regarding politions...

In the mean time have you seen the new look ITV news? It's exactly like The Day Today in looks tone and content!

[GordonR]

I also liked the bit where he tells his viewers that Gilligan was in Baghdad just before it fell and making pro-Iraqi reports about how Sadaam's boys were winning the war.

The irony of this guy crowing about the Beeb being caught out out lying, while talking completely false nonsense like this, really quite beggars belief.

[paulvonscott]

No, that's your choice WoD.  I watch it when I'm at my brothers for the Simpsons, I just wouldn't want to give him any money myself.

Incidentally you sods had better be grateful.  This doesn't capture any of the aggressivenss, and childishness of the report.  The reporter really is a twat.

My word, well today the BBC was forced to pay up for it's blatant anti-americanism before and during the iraq war.  A frothing at the mouth anti-americanism that was obsessive, irrational and dishonest.  The BBC, the Beeb, was one of the worst offenders in the British press because it felt entitled to not only pilory America, Americans and George W Bush but also felt entitled to lie, and when caught lying, felt entitled to defend it's lying reporters and executives.

The incident involved the reporter Andrew Gilligan who made a fool out of hismelf in Bagdad when the American invasion actually arrived in the Iraqi capital.  Gilligan, pro-Iragi and Anti-American insisted on the air that the Iraqi Army was heroically repulsing an incompetant American  Miltary.  Video from our own Greg Kelly of the American Amry moving through Bagdad at will put the lie to that.  After the war, back in London, Gilligan got a guy named David Kelly to tell him a few things about pre-war assessments on Iraq's weapons programs and Gilligan exaggerated, LIED,  about what Kelly had told him.  Kelly committed suciced over the story and the BBC farfrom,from blaming itself insisted it's reporter had a right to lie, exaggerate, because, well, the BBC knew the war was wrong and anything they could say to underscore that point had to be right.

The British Government investigation slammed the BBC today and a Beeb executive resigned to show they got it.  But they don't.  Next time you hear the BBC bragging about how much superior the Brits are at delivering the news rather than Americans who wear 'flags in their lapels' remember it was the Beeb caught lying.

[Trout]

Yes, grateful, Paul. Thanks.

And fucking horrified.

I don't understand how other journalists can sleep at night when they act this way.

I know I mostly write about crap no-one cares about, but when something controversial's on the go, I find it perfectly easy not to take sides.

I'm faintly depressed by this Fox report.

- Trout

[Mr C]

"I'm Rupert Murdoch, the evil Tyrant!"

Bit of competition for you there Trout old chap.http://www.emsf.rai.it/dati/trasmissioni/images/AABF08RupertMurdoch.jpg">

[Mr D]

My god....

This is EXACTLY why I won't be helping rebuild the world once those prats have blown it up. It isn't Americans I dislike, it's people like that. I love the way he says 'lied' and 'flags in their lapels'. And the way he actually says 'but they don't'. Geez, probably the most unprofessional, inaccurate news report I've seen. Similar to the media would have us believe the Iraqi news services were broadcasting in it's inaccuracy.


GRRRRR!!!!

[Byron Virgo]

I think describing them as journalists is doing a disservice to the already sleazy degraded world of preofessional journalism. They give bullshit a bad name.

[GordonR]

Well, technically, it's not a news report.  It's an open editorial piece in a news show, like a editorial in a newspaper.

But, yes, it still goes out to the viewers with the full 'authoratative' weight of the Fox Network behind it.

It's also important to note that Fox News is widely considered to be the worst and most jingoistic news service on American TV,  appealing mostly to the trailer park segment of the TV audience.

But, still...

[petemaskreplica]

While it's clearly deranged foam-mouthed nonsense that guy's spouting, and I'm sure comes complete with Murdoch's stamp of approval, isn't it an "opinion" slot rather than a news report as such? That's the impression I got, anyway. Any American boarders able to shed light on this thing's place in the greater scheme of Fox TV?

[Mr D]

Grrr, Fox suck. First they almost kill two of my favourite shows, now this!! Though I am glad to hear they aren't considered one of the best news wise.

Hurrah!

[thrillpowerseeker]

Hush Gordon...one day your new owners might be a news international subsidiary..for Fox sake dont go on record criticising TMO..and I dont mean Tharg...