 | By Stephen Pollard
January 22, 2009 | Share |
Channel 4 News was effectively a Hamas propaganda vehicle during Cast Lead. But this, from its coverage of the inauguration of President Obama, is simply breathtaking.
Go to 7'55''. Jon Snow is interviewing Maureen Dowd, and begins the conversation thus:
Well now the nightmare is over, I think we can call it a nightmare without in anyway being anything other than objective.
Er, yes, Jon; in your world.
26 January, 2009 - 05:52 Rate this: 0 points | This is a disgrace. I just looked at OFCOMS rules for news and theirs loads and loads!!! im going to complain to channel 4 and OFCOM so they have to do something. my friend used to be a journalist and im going to ask him to help me write a letter anyone can use. |
26 January, 2009 - 06:07 Rate this: 0 points | my friend did it! it gets to the quickly point about biased news and quotes OFCOMS own rules. you can copy it into channel 4s complaint page @ http://help.channel4.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=C4_Author,Compan... and OFCOMS webpage @ www.ofcom.org.uk/complain Channel 4 letter subject - impartial news Please investigate the news that was shown on the 21/01/09. Jon Snow said that ""Well now the nightmare is over, I think we can call it a nightmare without in anyway being anything other than objective." [in relation to President Bush]" This appears to break OFCOMS rules about impartiality which state that "news, in whatever form, must be reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality." Please investigate this apparent breach of rules. Thank you. OFCOM letter subject - impartial news All newsreaders are meant to be impartial. I have no views of my own about President Bush. However, for a newsreader to say that: "Well now the nightmare is over, I think we can call it a nightmare without in anyway being anything other than objective." [in relation to President Bush] Is an apparent breach of your rules about impartiality that state that "news, in whatever form, must be reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality." Please investigate this apparent breach. Thank you. |
Fairbairn Sykes
24 January, 2009 - 15:44
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Jon is an affront to journalism.
Did you see his interview with Mark Regev?
Disgusting.