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UPROAR AS BBC MUZZLES CLIMATE CHANGE SCEPTICS
« on: July 21, 2011, 01:07:13 PM »
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/260164/Uproar-as-BBC-muzzles-climate-change-sceptics

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THE BBC was criticised by climate change sceptics yesterday after it emerged that their views will get less coverage because they differ from mainline scientific opinion.
In a report by its governing body, the BBC Trust, the corporation was urged to focus less on opponents of the “majority consensus” in its programmes.
It said coverage should not be tailored to represent a “false balance” of opinion if one side came from a minority group.
The report was partly based on an independent review of coverage by Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College, London.
Although he found no evidence of bias in BBC output, he suggested where there is a “scientific consensus” it should not hunt out opponents purely to balance the story.
He highlighted climate change as an example along with the controversy over the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine potentially leading to autism.
On climate change, Professor Jones said there had been a “drizzle of criticism of BBC coverage” arising from “a handful of journalists who have taken it upon themselves to keep disbelief alive”.

Amazing he didn't see any bias in BBC output. The bastard must be blinded by the binders. ::rockets::

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Re: UPROAR AS BBC MUZZLES CLIMATE CHANGE SCEPTICS
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 02:04:40 PM »
Sounds like a good candidate for an old fashioned blanket party!

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