Comments on: The worst debate ever in the history of journalism http://somecountryforoldmen.com/2009/12/16/the-worst-debate-ever-in-the-history-of-journalism/ What's shakin', old timers? Mon, 21 May 2012 20:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andy Jones http://somecountryforoldmen.com/2009/12/16/the-worst-debate-ever-in-the-history-of-journalism/#comment-1305 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:29:10 +0000 http://somecountryforoldmen.com/?p=3623#comment-1305 While the wording should have definitely been different, as it was within hours by changing the question to “Should Uganda debate..,” you have to admit that BBC has sparked a debate on the issue and directed worldwide outrage at Uganda.

Rachel Maddow did a report on this issue and nobody said much. BBC came along and now the whole world is talking about this truly awful bill.

If BBC had posted this in a newscast or had this question been on the front of a magazine, then it would have been sensationalistic because so many people would have just gone by and by not recognizing that the source is BBC, would have inferred that BBC was advocating an awful point. But by posting the question in a forum, where people go to debate, BBC did its job by reporting on a truly awful subject.

There was truly a judgment call in the wording but with all the blame about the media not reporting on tough issues, which is often true, the same can not be said about BBC.

]]> By: Dave http://somecountryforoldmen.com/2009/12/16/the-worst-debate-ever-in-the-history-of-journalism/#comment-1275 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:19:24 +0000 http://somecountryforoldmen.com/?p=3623#comment-1275 So we could have better fashion sense?

]]> By: Alexa http://somecountryforoldmen.com/2009/12/16/the-worst-debate-ever-in-the-history-of-journalism/#comment-1274 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:16:18 +0000 http://somecountryforoldmen.com/?p=3623#comment-1274 the upside, of course, being that everyone would be able to spy on gay people in the name of the law

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