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Author:  pcernie [ Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Today programme criticised for giving airtime to cleric
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/d ... m-choudary

If he's about the only person you're bringing on in such scenarios, I'd argue that's a problem. But the whole point of free speech is that you can state a view so long as it isn't incitement. And where would banning people like him end? It certainly didn't work when Sinn Fein were defending IRA atrocities; they just got a funny voice-over :lol:

Oh, and Sinn Fein are still doing it, so if you're gonna effectively ban this guy...
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Today programme criticised for giving airtime to cleric
pcernie wrote:
If he's about the only person you're bringing on in such scenarios, I'd argue that's a problem.

Quote:
The BBC has faced criticism in the past for inviting Choudary, a former leader of the proscribed group al-Muhajiroun, on to its topical discussion programmes.


That's kind of the issue; they keep rolling him out, even though everyone - including many muslims - tell them he's a fruitcake and doesn't represent anybody but a handful of nutballs. It's basically a horribly tabloid-ish tactic to raise controversy, which it is of course successful at as we see. But it's something that's way beneath what the BBC should aspiring to in journalism terms.
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