{"id":17584,"date":"2022-03-26T09:33:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17584"},"modified":"2022-03-26T09:33:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:33:08","slug":"celtic-diary-saturday-march-26-twisting-and-shouting-at-the-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17584","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Saturday March 26: Twisting And Shouting at the BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC Scotland came under criticism again last night after they answered, sort of, a complaint which pointed out that their tribute video to 150 years of Rangers was, in essence, complete bollocks.<\/p>\n

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Carl Jungle Bhoy, a regular reader and contributor to this site pointed out ….<\/p>\n

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They decided to answer an entirely different point….<\/p>\n

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Thank you for contacting us regarding BBC Sport Scotland\u2019s video on Rangers FC\u2019s 150th anniversary and the managers who have led the club. We understand that you may feel the BBC\u2019s reporting referencing Rangers football team is incorrect,\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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That’s because it is incorrect.<\/p>\n

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particularly in respect of changes which have impacted on the various companies which have owned and operated the business interests of the club over the past few years. The BBC Trust ruled on this matter in 2013 and, in keeping with the BBC Trust judgement\u2013 please see below\u00a0\u00a0we will continue to refer to the team on the field as Rangers FC and only when reporting on the business matters pertaining to the club will we, when and as appropriate, refer to the old and\/or new operating companies.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Operating companies….<\/p>\n

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The BBC Trust finding on the issue may be accessed here More bollocks<\/a> . <\/em><\/p>\n

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While aspects of this finding may not entirely align with elements of your complaint, the underlying theme \u2013 that of how the club should be described \u2013 lies at the heart of the finding.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In effect, the BBC are saying here, is that they will dress up the facts in such a way as to suit their intended audience, and thats not what a news outlet should do. Especially the BBC as people tend to believe what they say.<\/p>\n

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In this respect we would draw your attention to the BBC Trust\u2019s conclusion points on page 5 of the bulletin, as summarised below: The Committee concluded: –that the choice of the right language by the BBC was highly dependent on the purpose and context of the output,<\/strong> including the intended audience and, for example, whether it was a sport story or a business story. -that,while there was no reason to treat the football club itself as \u201cnew\u201d simply because the assets that make up the club had been transferred from one company to another,there was good reason to distinguish between \u201cnewco\u201d and \u201coldco\u201d when referring to the owning companies and the corporate transactions involved in the sale of the club. We hope this is helpful in explaining our approach, and thank you again for contacting us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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What was the purpose of the output ?<\/p>\n

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To deceive ?<\/p>\n

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We don’t know why the BBC chose to misrepresent the facts here, but we do know that they did make a conscious and deliberate decision to do so.<\/p>\n

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Looking at the wider picture, and it may seem to some to be an incredible jump, but one worth considering nonetheless, if they can choose to do that with the facts about a now defunct football club, how many editorial decisions have been taken about more serious subjects, such as the Covid pandemic, the Ukraine war, the Yemen and Palestine invasions , and closer to home, the constant lies from the Westminster government ?<\/p>\n

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What is supposed to be an independent news outlet , which is funded to report facts from the pockets of those it should present facts to has been seen to fail in it’s duty, and as a result, an investigation not only into it’s customs and practice is demanded, but into it’s suitability for purpose as well.<\/p>\n

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