THE BBC has edited out multiple calls for a ceasefire in Gaza from the Scottish Bafta Awards ceremony – including the presentation of an…
Wouldn’t this be a violation of the BBC’s charter? Considering they count as official government media, this would be actual state censorship, wouldn’t it?
It might breach impartiality. Looks like the BBC are trying to claim it is a “highlights” instead of owning the decision.
The highlights being excluding specific awards where the winners mentioned Gaza? And while showing every single other award and the winner speech?
I’m not defending it, I’m just saying the fact that they went with that explanation, instead of admitting censorship of those views, might indicate that it was a breach of charter.
I certainly hope someone or some group with authority in Scotland or elsewhere presses them on that.
Considering they count as official government media, this would be actual state censorship, wouldn’t it?
Considering they don’t count as that it doesn’t.
And if I was doing a light entertainment highlights programme, yes I’d edit out political speeches. I’d probably include it in news.
They didn’t “edit out political speeches”, they edited out entire awards being given, specifically only the ones where the winners mentioned Gaza.
Meanwhile, plenty of other speeches mentioned other political topics, as that’s entirely common for award winners to mention when giving a speech. And all of those were aired without issue.
Did any of the other speeches that were shown have the speakers holding up posters
If your point is that the existence of the poster is what made the BBC cut the entire award-giving for that person you’re reinforcing the point that it was weirdly censored.
Given the BBC’s charter requirement for impartiality, and given that this was a light entertainment programme rather than a news programme, I don’t think it’s that weird at all.
Impartiality doesn’t mean you need to avoid even presenting the main facts of an event because a person in that event expressed a point of view.
That would be impractical.
We saw plenty of political statements at the BAFTAs last year.
Personally I agree with OP that cutting somone altogether this year was weird, you don’t; I’ll agree to disagree.
This just in:
London based authority still muting voices in the north, as is tradition.
