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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2024 18:21

The fact the BBC have not reported on the Commons debate, or generally on Cass bar a couple of very weak, short pieces is absolutely outrageous.

The silence is stretching.

They have two members of staff whose sole remit is to report 'LGBT' issues. Where are they? This seems absolutely deliberate omission.

Scarlet Blake.
WPATH.
Cass.

We used to get propaganda, now we get silence.

What do we do, here?

BBC complaints seem to go nowhere, and the hoops to get to an Ipsos report seem virtually impossible.

How do we hold our public broadcaster to account?

https://twitter.com/whtwldbabsdo/status/1780323215618814416

https://twitter.com/whtwldbabsdo/status/1780323215618814416

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binaryfinery · 17/04/2024 19:44

Radio 4 had loads when the Cass report came out. It was reported all day.

Rainbowshit · 17/04/2024 19:17

Tallerandtall · 17/04/2024 18:29

@ArabellaScott

get a grip
it was covered

stop slagging off the BbC.
i agree it is not as good as it was due to Tory Brexit Bs and cuts but try Living elsewhere and see how lucky you are.

desr me

You're happy that our national broadcaster is not impartial in their reporting, really?

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nauticant · 17/04/2024 18:51

Nothing since the 11th. Not a peep on the parliamentary debate, although they've reported on other Commons debates.

They went all-out on the Parliamentary proceedings around the anti-smoking bill.

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2024 18:47

Here are articles on Cass so far, all from 10th/11th April:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641
Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68786030
Cass review: Health secretary criticises gender care 'culture of secrecy'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-68780132
Cass Review: 'Toxic' gender debate lets children down (interview with Cass)

And an 'explainer'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-53154286
What does trans mean and what is the Cass Review?

Nothing since the 11th. Not a peep on the parliamentary debate, although they've reported on other Commons debates.

Anonymous young person in the countryside

Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care

A landmark report says "toxicity" of debate is hampering medical research into gender services.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641

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borntobequiet · 17/04/2024 18:46

Hannah Barnes pointed out on the Media Show this evening that the coverage of these issues has been done by predominantly female journalists, that all of the health and science journalists have been absent, that it was only Newsnight that took it on and that there wasn’t support from the wider BBC. Later I think she said that the health correspondents only appeared when the Cass report was published. The Corporation has been captured for years, pushing trans at every opportunity. Imagine if they had actively minimised and covered up other health scandals in the same way!
Personally I think that a directive has gone out at a very high level that the issue must be downplayed as much as possible, spun and trivialised out of view. I would love to know what’s actually going on at the BBC.

tobee · 17/04/2024 18:41

And I didn't say you did say the app @Tallerandtall

tobee · 17/04/2024 18:40

Tallerandtall · 17/04/2024 18:36

@tobee

i didn’t say the app.
‘but with cuts not all things get to every platform

The app is usually very good. Certainly has no problems covering LGBTQ+++ stuff 🤷🏻‍♀️When it suits.

edited to say when it suits

Keeprejoining · 17/04/2024 18:37

Yep the coverage of women's rights and safeguarding is woeful

Tallerandtall · 17/04/2024 18:36

@tobee

i didn’t say the app.
‘but with cuts not all things get to every platform

AutumnCrow · 17/04/2024 18:35

Have you got a link there, @Tallerandtall to the BBC coverage of the parliamentary debate on Cass? Thanks.

tobee · 17/04/2024 18:33

I didn't see it covered on the BBC News app. The debate. I looked. I like the BBC and I'm not Tory.

Tallerandtall · 17/04/2024 18:29

@ArabellaScott

get a grip
it was covered

stop slagging off the BbC.
i agree it is not as good as it was due to Tory Brexit Bs and cuts but try Living elsewhere and see how lucky you are.

desr me

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2024 18:24

This recent radio show discussed why the BBC are failing to report properly. Seems odd they can discuss why they're not reporting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

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