UPDATE: BBC Changes The Story From Wisconsin, But Censors Even More

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UPDATE: BBC Changes The Story From Wisconsin, But Censors Even More

>> FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011

UPDATE to my post yesterday about the union protests in Wisconsin. TheBBC has dramatically changed the news brief since I wrote the post. They've clearly updated it to reflect the Dems going AWOL. I think that part of the story deserves its own report, but never mind. Unfortunately, NewsSniffer has no trace of this report at all, so no hard proof other than the quotes I pulled yesterday. Changes made: Headline and lead, as they updated it following story developments. This meant the removal of that emotionally charged language from the intro, which is a good thing. They even give quotes from both the Dems and the Governor, providing actual balance for a change. In addition, the sub-editor inserted the following qualifier into the line I highlighted about the misrepresentation of the bill and bargaining rights: "except for matter of salary". Not perfect, but definitely an improvement, slightly more of a reflection of the reality I provided. At least the union talking points have been mitigated. That was a main component of my complaint. Unfortunately, the BBC decided to censor the part about the unions going to the Governor's home and harassing his family. This is not good. It's the BBC sanitizing the protesters and hiding the truth about behavior from the Left. They also continue to censor the news of the teachers busing in students, the Hitler/Nazi stuff, and the other violent rhetoric. If this had been a Tea Party protest, the only photos provided by the BBC would be of some idiot with a Hitler poster. That double standard is still entrenched in BBC editorial policy. One step forward, two steps backwards, I guess. UPDATE to the UPDATE: Click here to see the BBC's slideshow of the protests in Wisconsin. Not a swastika in sight. Compare and contrast this to their coverage of protests they don't like, e.g. Tea Party ones. Where's the BBC mewling about the "anger" here? Instead, it's all presented as perfectly justifiable concern. All we ever heard from Mark Mardell and his colleagues about the Tea Party was how angry we were, and how we never liked the President anyway. No mention here of how Democrat unions never liked the Republican Governor anyway. Did any Tea Partiers ever try to storm a government building? How many arrests have been made at Tea Party protests across the country? I forget.