The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the most overrated broadcast network in the world. So many leftists profess it as the highest standard of journalism. But on many issues it is horribly skewed, and that became clear last week when two BBC executives resigned over an obnoxious Franken edit of President Donald Trump‘s speech to supporters on January 6, 2021.
By maliciously splicing together passages fifty minutes apart, the BBC program ‘Panorama’ made it seem uninterrupted: ‘We’re going to walk to the Capitol… and I’ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell.” Shortly after the first part, Trump proclaimed, “I know everyone here will soon be marching to the Capitol to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” That was left out.
The BBC ludicrously claimed that this edit was unintentional, for a documentary broadcast just before the 2024 election. “We accept that our editing inadvertently gave the impression that we were showing one continuous part of the speech, rather than excerpts from different points in the speech, and that this gave the false impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action.”
The BBC admitted on Thursday that these types of edits would also be broadcast in their ‘Newsnight’ program in 2022. It took a little longer, but had the same effect. The comment admitted that this clip was followed by a voiceover from host Kirsty Wark saying “and they fought” over footage of the Capitol riot. On this show, Trump’s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called out the unfair split shortly after it aired.
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Initially, American broadcast networks ignored this news when BBC executives resigned. But the ‘public’ media couldn’t leave it alone, as PBS and NPR are the most ardent members of the BBC fan club. “PBS NewsHour” turned to CNN media analyst Brian Stelter, who had already foolishly claimed that the BBC “exists in an incredibly politically charged environment even as it tries to be apolitical and impartial.”
BBC director general Tim Davie resigned after criticism that the documentary mashed together two comments from President Donald Trump’s speeches. (AP)
Left-wing media constantly create a politically charged environment with relentless propaganda, so it is foolish to talk about their miserable journalistic mistakes by lamenting that they have suddenly become controversial. “Public” networks abuse the citizens who pay for their “news” product by regularly pushing conservatives against a wall.
PBS host Geoff Bennett began by claiming that this “Panorama” documentary series is “the crown jewel of the BBC’s reporting operation.” This is like saying “60 Minutes” was a shining gem after Dan Rather smeared it George W Bush in 2004. Stelter argued as a lawyer that it was “a very thoughtful, nuanced film with only one major flaw… There is no indication that the film was malicious.” The edit was clearly done with malice.
Stelter told PBS Trump’s threat to sue would test the BBC’s mettle: “Every media company, when challenged by Trump, must ask the question: do we fight or give up? Do we fight in court or give in to his demands?” The BBC should not go bankrupt, he said: “If media companies appease, if they appear to capitulate, there will be a serious consumer backlash. Just ask Disney with Jimmy Kimmel.”
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But then there is the broader issue of everyday prejudice. Bennett worried out loud about conservative critics tarnishing their golden BBC: “Conservative critics in Britain claim there is a systemic left-wing bias at the BBC. What does this all mean for the BBC’s international reporting and its reputation?” Stelter agreed that there was “a concerted political campaign, mainly from Conservatives in Britain, to undermine the BBC.” Like CNN, the BBC news staff is routinely involved in a concerted political campaign to undermine right-wing parties.
This is yet another glaring example of how PBS and NPR wouldn’t dream of giving a conservative media critic the opportunity to debate someone like Stelter, someone who could more broadly challenge the BBC’s blatant biases on Gaza and climate change and “gender-affirming care.” This is why the BBC should be privatized, just like PBS and NPR are currently defunded. Because no debate and no democracy is allowed on these channels, especially when ‘public’ broadcasting is being tested.
National Public Radio’s Morning Edition turned to London, where producer Fatima Al-Kassab began warning of threats to “press freedom.” In this way they downplay criticism of left-wing disinformation. She quoted Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, Britain’s third largest party: “He said people on the right in British politics were following in the footsteps of Trump’s America and endangering the free press.”
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On “All Things Considered,” NPR media reporter David Folkenflik also did a story warning that the “far right” is ruining everything. Trump “is trying to discredit news organizations in doing so. In the meantime, he is helping his ally – a far-right figure who has in some ways become prominent in Britain’s multi-party system – and that is Nigel Farage.”
Farage recently reiterated the obvious: “The The BBC is institutionally biased He said that after this misinformation, Trump asked him, “Is this how you treat your best ally?” But “public” broadcasters see their hardline alliances as sharing a crusade with their left-wing comrades, portraying Trump as a global threat.
Like CNN, the BBC news staff routinely engages in a concerted political campaign to undermine right-wing parties.
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The Stelters and the Folkenfliks will discredit the conservative media with great zeal, and they would not tolerate the idea that they are trying to undermine “freedom of the press.” In the same way, holding the BBC to account when they fail is not a matter of press freedom. It’s about press quality.
You wouldn’t accuse someone of trying to undermine the restaurant industry after complaining about getting food poisoning at a fancy restaurant. It is up to the chefs to solve the problem, and the critics should be free to complain about those who have been poorly served.
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