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BBC Bias - Collecting Examples here

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Wanderabout · 04/07/2018 06:56

The lack of representation of the impact on women's rights on Newsnight last night while the clear problems were dismissed was ridiculous.

This thread is collecting examples of BBC failing to provide balance in representing women's concerns.

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Charliethefeminist · 16/08/2018 09:25

We should remember that the BBC has voices whispering in its ear (with access that feminists can only dream of) saying 'if the bigots are complaining, you're doing it right'. The more complaints from us there are, the better, we need to overwhelm those voices.

R0wantrees · 16/08/2018 09:30

Comment by Wanderabout

"The BBC Reality Check twitter account still hasn't tweeted its trans prisoners article. This was a newsworthy story in the public interest, which BBC journalists uncovered through FOIs.

The twitter account has however most recently tweeted FOUR times about articles about public toilets in the space of 12 hours."

thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/a3334473-BBC-reality-check-on-trans-prisoners

Charliethefeminist · 16/08/2018 09:37

It's very noticeable. What are they like.

Charliethefeminist · 16/08/2018 09:38

Great statement from Queer Up North former artistic director - did you see,?

R0wantrees · 16/08/2018 16:08

Great statement from Queer Up North former artistic director - did you see,?

Yes, its really worth reading:

Jonny Best:
'The story of my first brush with trans activism and what I learned.'
"In 2005 I became the artistic director of Manchester’s Queer Up North Festival. QUN took place annually in Manchester between 1992 and 2011 and had a tradition of disruptive, provocative performance work centred around sexuality and gender, alongside literature, film, music and debate" continues

(extract)
"When new ideas emerge in society there is usually discussion about them. It’s a sound general principle — the best way to evaluate new ideas is to explore them critically and freely. These issues of sex and gender are of importance to society as a whole. Women especially will want to debate all of this. Surely we can agree that women should have the right to discuss it?

But that is not how this is playing out.

Instead of open, respectful discussion, today’s trans activism too often seeks to prevent women from discussing the issues in trans ideology which directly affect their lives." (continues)

thread with link to article:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3337410-Artistic-Director-of-Queer-Up-North-speaks-out-on-trans-activism-Stonewall-and-womens-rights

Stickerladiesoftheworldunite · 17/08/2018 09:50

The story: Lovely trans man forced to resign and suffering ill health due to evil women.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-45151228

BBC response to my complaint attached

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Stickerladiesoftheworldunite · 17/08/2018 09:52

Lovely trans person, that should say.

Charliethefeminist · 17/08/2018 16:36

Sticker write back and say you aren't satisfied. I did it once, about something else - they can't ignore - they have to take it a stage further!

Stickerladiesoftheworldunite · 17/08/2018 16:49

Thanks - good idea.

I did that with a receny complaint to The Independent about the Get the L out article.

They kept coming back defending the use of 'cis woman' in the article.

CFs!

Charliethefeminist · 17/08/2018 16:53

That is bang out of order

Stickerladiesoftheworldunite · 17/08/2018 17:00

I said I'd report them to the regulator and they said it didn't cover their publication - they were right.

They said, "we do not consider "cisgender" to be derogatory, but rather simply a description of people who identify with the sex they were assigned at birth."

Stickerladiesoftheworldunite · 17/08/2018 17:02

They had described one of the lesbian protestors as a cis woman.

They said she'd need to complain about it.

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Wanderabout · 17/08/2018 17:06

The Independent Guardian and Pink News don't bother with IPSO membership so no external body to complain to.

Indie and Pink News trans coverage would not pass muster with IPSO

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Wanderabout · 17/08/2018 17:11

The Independent Guardian and Pink News don't bother with IPSO membership so no external body to complain to.

Indie and Pink News trans coverage would not pass muster with IPSO

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MnerXX · 17/08/2018 17:55

It is good to have these things all in one place. It is sad how biased things are.

Charliethefeminist · 19/08/2018 12:32

beeb again

Unquestioning propaganda. Men are women, freedom is slavery etc. Chilling affirmation of underage 'drag' - final quote 'the children are the future'. Really shameful - drag is highly sexualised and the BBC is ignoring or complicit.

Stickerladiesoftheworldunite · 19/08/2018 12:39

Wander
Self-regulating papers. Now what could go wrong?

R0wantrees · 19/08/2018 13:01

The Independent Guardian and Pink News don't bother with IPSO membership so no external body to complain to.

Well that is interesting.
With regards support for TRAs these publications do seem to share an approach.

TransplantsArePlants · 19/08/2018 13:11

This is a few years ago, but the BBC's initial reporting of the Lauren Jeska attempted murder case:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/2739237-Yes-it-is-another-trans-thread-attempted-murderer-Lauren-Jeska

R0wantrees · 19/08/2018 13:31

Transplants from the thread you've linked a poster comments that On Road Media are working with BBC about reporting of trans matters. (Channel 4 also)

from their website,
"Trans Media Action: Improving portrayals of transgender
people in the media
Since January 2011, we have been doing some groundbreaking work with the transgender community in partnership with Trans Media Watch."
www.onroadmedia.org.uk/work/working-with-the-transgender-community/

Overview
On Road is a charity that tackles social problems by improving media coverage of misrepresented groups and issues. The team delivers projects in collaboration with different communities across the UK to bring about real social change. On Road was founded in 2008 and we were awarded charitable status in January 2016.

Within each project, we deliver four key activities: what we call the “interactions” – informal and curated meet-ups between activists with lived experiences and senior journalists, bespoke media training with a focus on self-care, peer support for activists engaging with the media and mentoring for project participants."

www.onroadmedia.org.uk/about/meet-the-team/

Charliethefeminist · 19/08/2018 19:10

Set up with seed funding from BBC and c4

Vicky1990 · 20/08/2018 19:32

If you are looking for examples of equility and fairness on the BBC then you should ask why women have a voice on radio 4 woman's hour, and men are not given the same.
Women have a dedicated programme on six days a week to discuss issues that concern only them, but men are not afforded the same platform.
This is clearly discrimination on the grounds of sex and it is disgraceful that the BBC is allowed to treat men in such a way.
Please take this up with the BBC and ask for men and boys to have equility with women.

Charliethefeminist · 20/08/2018 19:36

'equwillity'

Every day all day is men day, my dear

Angryresister · 20/08/2018 23:29

In case you haven't noticed Vicky, woman's hour bends itself backwards to include men to the point where I sometimes wonder if it is women's hour at all. They always include emails from a male listener and all craft competitions for example make a point of including Mel competitors. Can't see what you are on about at all given that most programming is by men. One measly hour per day. ....