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Is Nick Robinson becoming the new Andrew Gillighan?
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For those who don't remember, Andrew Gillighan was the "journalist" who almost brought down the BBC in 2003 by reporting his opinions as fact.
Nick Robinson, political editor of the BBC and former chairman of the Young Conservatives, has now been accused of distorting the news to give a one sided view in favour of the No campaign.
http://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/bbc-reporter-caught-red-handed-manipulating-video-in-scottish-indy-campaign/
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/scottish-independence-nasty-nick-robinson-cant-hook-alex-salmond-in-full-flow-9727679.html
It seems that he has basically been at a press conference where he asked Alex Salmond a question to which he was given a 3 minute reply. He then went and made a report where he edited out the reply and accused Salmond of not giving a reply.
We know that Nick Robinson is generally respected by both the left and right for his reporting despite his political past, but has his bias and support for Westminster clouded his judgement and is it helping to diminish the BBC reputation for impartial journalism?
Nick Robinson, political editor of the BBC and former chairman of the Young Conservatives, has now been accused of distorting the news to give a one sided view in favour of the No campaign.
http://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/bbc-reporter-caught-red-handed-manipulating-video-in-scottish-indy-campaign/
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/scottish-independence-nasty-nick-robinson-cant-hook-alex-salmond-in-full-flow-9727679.html
It seems that he has basically been at a press conference where he asked Alex Salmond a question to which he was given a 3 minute reply. He then went and made a report where he edited out the reply and accused Salmond of not giving a reply.
We know that Nick Robinson is generally respected by both the left and right for his reporting despite his political past, but has his bias and support for Westminster clouded his judgement and is it helping to diminish the BBC reputation for impartial journalism?
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Re: Pride's Purge: Factually incorrect - at no stage did Alex Salmond answer the specific question about "Why should a Scottish voter believe you a politician, against men who are responsible for billions of pounds of profit".
And it was a 7 minute answer btw - which Salmond stage managed as an opportunity to take a swipe at the BBC with a ridiculously trumped up charge. Presumably they're not fawning over him as much as he'd like.
Which Nick suggested Alex didn't give:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enrdDaf3uss
Yes Nick was slapped down first.. but Alex then went on to answer the questions put to him. So why is Nick reporting the questions weren't answered?
I began to go off Nick during the EU elections when I saw his reporting of UKIP.
I think Nick is falling into the age old trap of allowing the story to be about HIM rather than about the substance of the story.
the question was a false premise, Salmond was saying the same as the bankers, just not the same as the BBC was reporting what the bankers said.
Salmond answered by saying he wasnt contradicting the bankers as there was nothing to contradict.
Nick Robinson tried to get a question in a few times by butting in IMO I believe he wanted his question to go out live and he seemed very determined to get it in AS told him a couple of times to hang on and that it was for overseas journalists so I believe there is bad blood between the two of them
apart from any pro-establishment leanings they have, they raise 320m in Scotland and spend only 175m in Scotland
thats £145m a year disappearing from their English budget
You seen that new building they got in Glasgow? That must have cost a years worth of Eastenders Massive it is
188m it cost
7 months of its scottish revenue
So you'll be happy if none of the BBC's general programming is available to Scotland post-independence and all your fellow countrymen will as well?
Or is the BBC expected to continue to provide you with this but for no payment?
Gilligan was substantially right. Blair, Campbell et al sexed up the intelligence.
Thats a ridiculous question to put to anybody: "Why should a voter believe you a politician...?"
Its designed to oblige the politician to give a defensive answer. A no-win situation.
If questioners want proper answers they should phrase their questions correctly, not phrase them in that sly manner.
Sorry, Angarrack - I can't agree. I think it's perfectly valid question and I also think Salmond could have answered it to his advantage. The question is basically asking why voters should believe him, as opposed to those who are actually responsible for the business that Scotland will depend so heavily on. It's obviously valid because he appears to be saying something different to them and both sets of differing opinions are appearing side by side in the media so let's get to the bottom of it....
Salmond's reply should have been along the lines of "because I've got a lot more faith in the Scottish markets and in the determination of Scottish people to get behind their new country and help to grow those markets than they do." As it was, he was hell-bent on tearing Robinson a new one - this, laughably, from a man who likes to moan about bullying - and avoided answering it altogether.
they charge Ireland 20m a year for all BBC output,except iplayer
a similar charge would apply to Scotland
Charge who in Ireland? Link, please...
RTE
here's there accounts
http://static.rasset.ie/documents/about/2012-english-annual-report-for-the-web.pdf
Thanks - appreciated, but I being thick and can't find the charge. Apologies for pushing you but which page?
page 92
acquired programs, overseas 25,179,000 euros
That's not a license to have all BBC channels. It's what RTE have paid TV companies around the world for content that they will broadcast on their network.
The BBC only license some of their programs to RTE. The latest deal between the two was agreed in February this year.
ETA. I've just found out where you got this nonsense from: Wings over Scotland - right? There's a comment halfway down the page that says it far better than I ever could.
I have to profoundly disagree. I have seen quite a lot of the BBC News and Sky News coverage of the Scottish independence referendum and I think that both news channels are doing a good job. Not only that, I've not been able to find fault with any of the correspondents covering this matter for either the BBC or Sky News.
I appreciate that this issue is an emotive subject for many people on both sides of the independence debate but I just don't see any overt bias for or against Scottish independence.
I think its a valid question if phrased correctly but I find the arrogance of some of the TV presenters in their phrasing of questions counter productive.
They treat the whole thing as a game in which they aim to score points off the interviewee.
If the politician interviewee responds to tv presenters in like manner (i.e. as in a sparring game) they can hardly complain.
'Ask a silly question and you get a silly reply'. Or in this case, ask a loaded (or aggressive) question and you will get a politician's evasive or diversionary answer.
I'm in Dublin right now watching BBC 2 and if I wish could turn it over to BBC 1, 3 or 4.
Aw don't go and spoil all the scary stuff