The BBC recently brought on Jeff Jarvis to talk about Facebook’s recently-disclosed hacking incident, and Jarvis spent three minutes laying into his interviewer. “This is irresponsible journalism,” he says in the clip above, “This is crap… There’s no story here. This interview shouldn’t exist. I said that to your pre-interviewer, I’ll say it to you, you’re just causing a panic and there’s no reason for it. Answer me that, please.” Protip: Don’t piss off Jeff Jarvis.
Not one single mention that settlements are illegal as they violate international law.
Fuck you BBC and your pro-Israel bullshit and fuck you Israel for continuing to steal Palestinian land.
I thought that the part about them being illegal was just assumed.
The general public have no idea that these settlements are illegal. I’m sure most people who read this article don’t even know that Israel is building on stolen Palestinian land.
Heck, the general public don’t even know that Palestine isn’t a country.
Regardless, the settlements being illegal should be one of the main talking points and should always be one of the first things that are mentioned. It should be in the headline, for starters.
You’re right about the headline, it should be made clear that these (and virtually all) settlements are illegal.
Maybe it’s just me and my friends, but when I hear about Israel doing something like this, I just assume it’s in violation of some law and/or UN Resolution.
Ninth paragraph: “About 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.”
And that’s why you don’t take a screenshot of a story without linking to the story.
Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, said confidence had to be restored if the publicly funded corporation was to withstand pressure from rivals, especially Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, which would try to take advantage of the turmoil.
“If you’re saying, ‘Does the BBC need a thorough structural radical overhaul?’, then absolutely it does, and that is what we will have to do,” Patten, a one-time senior figure in Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party and the last British governor of Hong Kong, told BBC television.
“The basis for the BBC’s position in this country is the trust that people have in it,” Patten said. “If the BBC loses that, it’s over.”
The BBC’s director general, George Entwistle, resigned on Saturday in response to a Newsnight report that falsely implicated a politician in a child sexual abuse scandal.
BBC director-general resigns after child abuse broadcast
JUST IN: BBC’s director-general George Entwistle has resigned, following ‘Newsnight’ child abuse broadcast. The Nov. 2 broadcast wrongly implicated a politician in a child sex-abuse scandal.
More on BreakingNews.com: http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/uk-child-abuse-allegations
Photo: George Entwistle leaves Parliament on October 23, 2012. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Entwistle spoke on the controversial Newsnight episode earlier today, and while conceding the show was “fundamentally wrong,” he claimed he had no knowledge of the program prior to broadcast. Now, just hours later, and he’s gone.
“The sky is a deep black.”
Neil Armstrong describes his view of the heavens from the lunar surface in this rare interview with the BBC.
Could not imagine how mindblowing this interview was in 1970.
At noon London time on July 12, 2012, Britain will slip silently into a new era of radio history.
At the top of the hour, the BBC World Service - once the voice of the British empire - will transmit its last radio news bulletin from its imposing home, Bush House in central London.
For more than 70 years the art-deco building was the beating heart of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s overseas service and a bastion of press freedom around the world.
From here King George V addressed the Empire in 1932, Charles de Gaulle defied the Nazis, and legions of emigres sent news in dozens of languages to the unmistakeable introductory strains of Lilliburlero, its signature tune.
All things must end. Some great history here.
Ye olde forcaste calls for showers: Charles and Camilla paid a visit to BBC TV Scotland for the station’s 60th anniversary on Thursday. Check out the video to see the Prince of Wales read a script that included many historical sites in Scotland. source
In which the BBC appears to defeat the purpose of Twitter. At least for this guy. Other BBC officials are denying this is the case across the board. The guy hasn’t commented on the topic since the tweet. He probably wouldn’t be able to take questions anyway.
Michiyoyoshiku uploaded the great BBC documentary Tetris: From Russia With Love (58m54secs) to YouTube last week. You should watch it.
This sounds like a great way to kill an hour, at least moreso than watching half of “Game Change.”
Today in things we can indirectly thank Jason Segel for. (Curious to see what this new Muppet will be like.)
Wrote a thing.
Hat tip to this headline writer.
Congrats Tumblr!
Don’t screw this up Yahoo.
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concretebeach asks: Hey Ernie and the awesome crew of Shortform! I've asked a couple of questions in the past and you've gotten back to me fast and effectively. Thanks! Currently I am to write an article in my school newspaper about the occurring civil war in Syria. I've been following the events closely, but I want to be as accurate as possible. Would you recommend any particular websites or articles that clearly articulate the entire situation? I'm trying to write it this week and any help would be great. Thanks!
» SFB says: In cases like these, I think you want to for sure take a look at good timelines, and of the ones I’ve read, BBC totally does them the best. That is 80 years of research, constantly updated and brewed down to its finest points. For a more in-depth perspective of the past year, Al Jazeera English has a great interactive timeline that focuses specifically on the past year. If you have any questions, let us know — and shoot us a link when you publish your article! — Ernie @ SFB
A typhoon pounded the Philippines overnight, wiping out entire villages and leaving at least 436 people dead, officials said Saturday. Many others were still unaccounted for.
Image: Erwin Mascarinas / AP
The BBC has gathered a number of first-person accounts regarding the typhoon that are worth a read.
Charming: Here’s a clip from the London protests today. Tim Willcox of BBC had to think fast after a hooligan got all up in the camera’s grill, got in Tim’s way, and then proceeded to crack open a beer in Tim’s face. There was lot of good activism going on in London today. It’s too bad it brings out folks like these. And these. Actually those people, the anarchists, have become the story today, overshadowing the quarter-million people who showed up for the peaceful protests.
“Syria to consider lifting state of emergency: spokeswoman for President Assad” - @BBCBreaking
This comes after authorities have heavily cracked down on reformist demonstrators claiming the lives of at least 37 people. source
(Source: newsflick)
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