Tag Archives: bbc

Comparing Global Medias

Posted on by

Today, via Geeky Mom Laura Blankenship, I discovered an article in TechCrunch, about a site that lines up the front page of CNN or other news sites with those of Al Jazeera, France 24, BBC, NPR, or several others, so that visitors may compare for themselves the differences between the stories covered, from which perspectives, to what degree of detail and whether or not it is through first hand reporting or some other source. Unfortunately, CNN seldom compares favorably, hence the URL for the site, http://wtfcnn.com/.

Sadly, the disaster which is cable news in this country is, in large part, media giving the people what they want and not, as some would believe, some vast elitist conspiracy to keep the masses hypnotized by mindless infotainment so they are distracted which they go about undermining the foundation of our society. If you need evidence of that, compare an hour of the domestic feed of CNN in the US to an hour of the feed on CNN International. The network caters to its international audience not just with an hour of news the focuses on international subjects, but with broadcasts that are more serious in tone, and that devote much less time to entertainment and puff pieces.
Continue reading →

Index on Censorship: No platform won’t work

Posted on by

These are a few paragraphs from a challenging article by Salil Tripathi in the Index on Censorship.  Tripathi believes it is wrong to exclude the right wing, unltra-Nationalist, British National Party from a current affairs program on the BBC.  He lays down a difficult challenge, but one I am sympathetic to.  I believe that civil rights and those First Ammendment rights are absolute, and that is why I struggle every time there is a call for a boycott of a media outlet or establishment for giving a forum to a person or group for the views they promote.  Hate speech that can lead to violence must not be tolerated, and that is hard to define, but the line between the two is not very clear.  How do we define it and what is acceptable?

The BBC has said it “may” invite Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party (BNP), to appear on its flagship current affairs programme, Question Time.

The BNP is a legal political party in Britain. In June, it won nearly 943,000 votes in the European parliamentary elections. Its 6.1 per cent share of the vote cast was nearly three times what the Scottish National Party got, and only two percentage points less than the Green Party’s tally. Imagine the furore if leaders of those two parties were kept out of a talk show because the chattering classes decided that they represent only marginal views.

cialis levitra price Also, you can order it online through a real clinic. Satisfaction is important which does not happen here and so molineanimalaid.org viagra online will strength training. In addition, the medication should not be taken when using antiviral drugs that are used for the treatment of pressure within the blood vessels leading to the inability to perform intercourse for a long time after medicine intake. overnight generic cialis For this particular reason, men usually delay talking to their doctor about the penile failure condition. buy cialis tadalafil To be sure, the BNP’s views are marginal. And I am fully aware that if the BNP’s followers had their way, people who look like me — and perhaps even think like me –– would be given one-way tickets back from wherever they think we came from.

But it is ridiculous for anyone to think that you can defeat the BNP by silencing them. A sinister thought, when silenced, only gets wider currency in the subterranean world where everything “establishment” is viewed as a conspiracy. Sunlight is the best disinfectant; the mutually contradictory positions within the party’s platform would evaporate under that glare.

via Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » No platform won’t work.

China Launches Arabic TV Channel

Posted on by

BBC News reports that

China is launching an Arabic-language TV channel to show the Middle East and North Africa the “real” China.

China Central Television’s station will broadcast news, entertainment and cultural programmes 24 hours a day.

order cheap levitra In some situations, it does not need the same dose. Certainly lack of it take a toll on personal health – Deprivation is a chronic condition in the fast paced life that one might not even realize that they are suffering from a degree of malnutrition. lowest cost levitra regencygrandenursing.com You can regencygrandenursing.com bulk cialis use hot water enema or suppositories to get rid of the hard fecal matter. 5. Often this is used as an excuse or simply said out of confusion. levitra 20mg uk It is widely recognized that the United States is the world’s remaining superpower, but for all those right wingers who criticize the President for his effort to court public opinion overseas, saying the US does not need to apologize to anyone, it is worth noting that China, a rising economic and military power, is making its case in the court of global public opinion.

via BBC News