{"id":199503,"date":"2019-12-20T07:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T07:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=199503"},"modified":"2019-12-22T09:06:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:06:46","slug":"bbc-director-general-calls-for-media-critics-to-be-purged-from-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=199503","title":{"rendered":"BBC Director-General Calls for Media Critics to Be Purged From Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Macleod — Mint Press Dec 18, 2019<\/h1>\n

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In the face of a mountain of condemnation over how it provided a key role in helping Boris Johnson win last week\u2019s UK general elections<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, BBC Director-General Baron Hall of Birkenhead has called<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for the corporation\u2019s critics to be purged from the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe conspiracy theories that abound are frustrating\u2026some of the abuse\u2026is sickening. It shouldn\u2019t happen. And I think it\u2019s something social media platforms really need to do more about\u201d he complained. Other BBC employees, who refused to name themselves, also expressed their exasperation<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to The Guardian<\/em> over what they called \u201cludicrous Twitter storms\u201d over \u201cminor errors\u201d in their reporting making it \u201creally tough\u201d working for the corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The BBC is by far the most influential news outlet in the United Kingdom. According to the Media Reform Coalition<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, its channels account for around 75 percent of all TV news by market share and the company controls over half of the nation\u2019s radio audience. BBC.co.uk is also the number one most visited British media website.<\/span><\/p>\n

At no point did anyone quoted in the Guardian<\/em> article accept that the BBC\u2019s coverage of the recent election was anything other than exemplary, a common sentiment among top BBC employees. Veteran news anchor Huw Edwards, for example, described<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>the idea that the organization was biased against Labour as \u201crisible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Explain again, Mark. Slowly. With your \u2018academic and other analysis\u2019. How does an organisation direct thousands of its staff to work in unison to back one political cause? I know you need to tell yourself this stuff, but it\u2019s risible. ??????? https:\/\/t.co\/KLqUPB6CVq<\/a><\/p>\n

— Huw Edwards (@huwbbc) December 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n