Omissions That Mar the BBC's 'Balance'
by Christopher Booker

A leak suggests that the BBC may be compelled under its new charter to present news in a way which is "balanced and fair". While almost everything the BBC reports these days is shaped by its own partisan agenda, the problem is often not in what it reports but what it leaves out.

A glaring example, I have observed before, was the BBC's coverage of responses to the tsunami disaster. While constantly puffing the ineffectual vapourings of the UN, it managed almost wholly to ignore the dramatically effective intervention of the US Navy, which in Sumatra helped to save many thousands of lives.

Long after this misreporting had been publicised, Newsnight was still claiming that "the Asian tsunami has provided a perfect example of the need for an effective UN under an activist Secretary General. This time Kofi Annan was quick off the mark and America's independent efforts soon looked superfluous."

Last week the BBC went overboard in puffing the launch of the A380 airbus, "a triumph of European co-operation". Yet when the EU insisted that it would only lift its crippling tariffs on Thai prawn exports if Thailand paid out £1.3 billion to buy six of these aircraft, this was ignored by the BBC. Equally unreported was the plea of Thailand's prime minister that his country did not want money from the outside world. What it wants is an end to the EU's discriminatory tariff against the country's main export, which since 1997 has cost its economy £3 billion, twice as much as all the disaster aid offered to the region.

The problem in getting the BBC to report fairly is that its employees are so enthralled by their collective mindset that they cannot see how unprofessional they have become.
Sunday Telegraph, 23rd January 2005

PHILLIP DAY'S COMMENT: The Brussels Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is perhaps one of the most biased news organizations in the world, not including CNN. It is staffed by people who have, as Christopher Booker contends, totally lost the plot when it comes to revealing the truth of a story. Since the BBC has become so hopelessly penetrated by woolly-cardiganed Euro-puppets mouthing 'Death to Britain! Death to Britain!' behind our backs, I believe this once proud institution is long overdue for complaints to pour in by the bucket-load. 70% of the British people intend voting against the introduction of the 'European Constitution' yet the BBC does not think this is newsworthy. Why not tell 'em by clicking here and sending them a stinging e-mail.

Further Resources
Ten Minutes to Midnight by Phillip Day
The Real Face of the European Union by Phillip Day, video documentary (PAL format only)
Vigilance by Ashley Mote

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