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BBC tells journalists to stop calling hate preacher Abu Qatada 'an extremist' | |
2012-02-08 | |
and they can't show pictures of him looking fat either But we can... BBC journalists have been told not to call hate preacher Abu Qatada an 'extremist'. Using such a term to describe the man once called 'Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe', is making a 'value judgment' and should be avoided, bosses have said. The corporation's managers have insisted he should be described as 'radical', according to meeting notes seen by the Telegraph. Journalists were also advised not to use images that suggest the preacher is overweight, the paper says.
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Posted by:tipper |
#9 "White, Conservative, and European. No protected groups there." That's what the Schützenverein is here for. |
Posted by: European Conservative 2012-02-08 18:27 |
#8 Of course if this guy was a far right wing Christian or an ultra orthadox Jew, they wouldn't be issuing this memo. |
Posted by: Bill Clinton 2012-02-08 17:50 |
#7 I think that MP Steve McCabe asked a good Question today, “Why hasn’t the Government lodged an appeal against the Abu Qatada judgment? |
Posted by: bluepanic 2012-02-08 13:41 |
#6 Skidmark - exactly what I was thinking. SteveS - Yes! Jack - of course not silly! he's White, Conservative, and European. No protected groups there. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-02-08 13:15 |
#5 Related |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-02-08 13:15 |
#4 Here's the BBC's reporting of the Norway killer. Will they modify that too? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14273546 |
Posted by: jack salami 2012-02-08 11:47 |
#3 'friend with a slight exploding problem', Are we talking about his weight or his political activities here? |
Posted by: SteveS 2012-02-08 11:24 |
#2 "We much prefer the construction 'friend with a slight exploding problem', you see..." |
Posted by: mojo 2012-02-08 11:13 |
#1 BBC journalists have been told not to call hate preacher Abu Qatada an 'extremist'. Finally, some integrity! He's not an extremist. He's mainstream. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2012-02-08 09:36 |