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BBC to Stop Inviting Guests with Marginal Views to Discuss Non-Contentious Scientific Issues

posted by azrael on Sunday July 06 2014, @10:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the flat-earth dept.

lhsi writes:

The Telegraph reports:

BBC journalists are being sent on courses to stop them inviting so many cranks onto programmes to air 'marginal views'.

The BBC Trust on Thursday published a progress report into the corporation's science coverage which was criticised in 2012 for giving too much air-time to critics who oppose non-contentious issues.

The report found that there was still an 'over-rigid application of editorial guidelines on impartiality' which sought to give the 'other side' of the argument, even if that viewpoint was widely dismissed.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Sunday July 06 2014, @09:18PM

    by VLM (445) on Sunday July 06 2014, @09:18PM (#64965)

    "internet TV being apparently limitless"

    Unfortunately cameraman, editor, producer, stagehand, interviewer, and stage time is highly limited, unless they just start syndicating freely posted youtube rants as their own.

    "would probably inspire new generations of comedians."

    We have CSPAN and FOX News for that.

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