I believe I explained this at the time, but there was a freely-available photograph of the girl involved in the incident, which the BBC had already acquired for their website.
But instead of using that, the BBC felt it was necessary to remind people where Dundee was, something they only ever do with English places when it's somewhere most people haven't heard of.
I believe I explained this at the time, but there was a freely-available photograph of the girl involved in the incident, which the BBC had already acquired for their website.
But instead of using that, the BBC felt it was necessary to remind people where Dundee was, something they only ever do with English places when it's somewhere most people haven't heard of.
like Oxford?
and i'm not sure the relevance of the image of the girl, unless you can explain how that would inform people where the incident took place....
I believe I explained this at the time, but there was a freely-available photograph of the girl involved in the incident, which the BBC had already acquired for their website.
But instead of using that, the BBC felt it was necessary to remind people where Dundee was, something they only ever do with English places when it's somewhere most people haven't heard of.
Ok Mark a couple of questions for you; did they do it to deliberately jar you and people like yourself off or was there another reason? also what did the BBC say when you wrote to complain of this 'outrageous deed'?
EDIT, when I speak of you I don't mean personally because I know that this kind of hunt for an anti Scottish gripe is just a hobby of yours.
Not really Mark because it's obvious from your posts that it is some kind of hobby or perhaps quest of yours, you scour the website looking for any instance that you see as some kind of anti Scottish/biased towards England.
Not really because it's obvious from your posts that it is some kind of hobby or perhaps quest of yours, you scour the website looking for any instance that you see as some kind of anti Scottish/biased towards England.
Not one at all Mark, I could go back through the entire thread(s) and list many examples but I have much better things to do and you know darn well that you very often post links late at night and to me that shows you are doing nothing else (apart from perhaps trying to impress others) but looking for something that you see as some kind of anti Scottish agenda/bias at the BBC and seeing that you cannot answer my questions tells me that once again you are making a fuss about nothing.... you are open to prove me wrong though.
so they showed Oxford, but not the place of the incident itself?
Of course they did.
This is an incredibly simple concept. If something happens in Upper Huffingdon, they mark it on the map and also provide the nearest big town or city as a point of reference.
In the case of Dundee, they marked it, and only it, on the map, the same way they do with foreign news stories.
Brooklyn Boy, yesterday was a quiet day in Football, as with this morning its either Gary Speed's appointment or Motherwell vs Hearts from the SPL, there is only so much Tevez you can take. Still tonight Liverpool are playing and Thursday City are playing so normal service will be resumed.
Brooklyn Boy, yesterday was a quiet day in Football, as with this morning its either Gary Speed's appointment or Motherwell vs Hearts from the SPL, there is only so much Tevez you can take. Still tonight Liverpool are playing and Thursday City are playing so normal service will be resumed.
Because its not like those are major clubs with large fanbases is it?
ah. so is the idea that they use maps to show where places in Scotland are, because Scottish places are so obscure geographically, but don't use maps to show where places in England are because, of course, everyone knows where those places are?
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why on earth not?
Iain
Go on Mark, keep me laughing and tell why not?
But instead of using that, the BBC felt it was necessary to remind people where Dundee was, something they only ever do with English places when it's somewhere most people haven't heard of.
like Oxford?
and i'm not sure the relevance of the image of the girl, unless you can explain how that would inform people where the incident took place....
Iain
Ok Mark a couple of questions for you; did they do it to deliberately jar you and people like yourself off or was there another reason? also what did the BBC say when you wrote to complain of this 'outrageous deed'?
EDIT, when I speak of you I don't mean personally because I know that this kind of hunt for an anti Scottish gripe is just a hobby of yours.
Not really Mark because it's obvious from your posts that it is some kind of hobby or perhaps quest of yours, you scour the website looking for any instance that you see as some kind of anti Scottish/biased towards England.
So what about the questions asked in my post?
Answers to my questions?
no, i'm not saying that.
but, it seems, recent examples of when they did use a map were Dundee in Scotland and Oxford in England.
Iain
It was to show where an incident took place, and so marked Oxford as a point of reference and not the actual location of said incident.
Not one at all Mark, I could go back through the entire thread(s) and list many examples but I have much better things to do and you know darn well that you very often post links late at night and to me that shows you are doing nothing else (apart from perhaps trying to impress others) but looking for something that you see as some kind of anti Scottish agenda/bias at the BBC and seeing that you cannot answer my questions tells me that once again you are making a fuss about nothing.... you are open to prove me wrong though.
so they showed Oxford, but not the place of the incident itself?
Iain
This is an incredibly simple concept. If something happens in Upper Huffingdon, they mark it on the map and also provide the nearest big town or city as a point of reference.
In the case of Dundee, they marked it, and only it, on the map, the same way they do with foreign news stories.
Iain
I've said it before...and I'll say it again.
There is no such thing as an " anti-Scottish " agenda at the BBC.
To be " anti" something, you really have to have feelings / care about that " something", whatever it is.
Perhaps "apathetic" is a better word to use.
( with or without the first letter !!
OK, so if it had occurred in Oxford, do you think they would have used a map that didn't show Oxford?
Iain
Iain