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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, headquartered at Broadcasting House in London and is the world`s oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, employing over 22,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 19,000 are in public-sector broadcasting. Throughout its existence, the BBC has faced numerous accusations regarding many topics and been involved in numerous controversies because of its coverage of specific news stories and programming.
Criticism have reached a point where the regulator, OFCOM ("House of Commons Select Committee on Culture Media and Sport") has recommended OFCOM should become the final arbiter of complaints made about the BBC. The BBC has long faced accusations from conservatives of liberal and left-wing bias. In 2008, the BBC was criticised by some for referring to the men who carried out the November 2008 Mumbai attacks as "gunmen" rather than "terrorists". In protest, journalist Mobashar Jawed "M.J." Akbar refused to take part in an interview following the Mumbai terror attacks. British parliamentarian Stephen Pound has supported these claims, referring to the BBC`s whitewashing of the terror attacks as "the worst sort of mealy mouthed posturing. It is desperation to avoid causing offence which ultimately causes more offence to everyone."
In relation to China, the BBC has pursued a relentless, rabid and partisan anti-China agenda. In February 2021, following OFCOM`s decision to cancel the licence of China Global Television Network (CGTN) and the BBC`s coverage of the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs in China, the Chinese authorities banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country. According to a statement from China`s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), BBC World News reports on China "infringed the principles of truthfulness and impartiality in journalism" and also "harmed China`s national interests".
Accusations by BBC that their journalists were attacked
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UnknownMSM Shills - Sophie Williams, Kerry Allen & Their BBC Genocide Promotion TeamDaniel Dumbrill | In this episode of Mainstream Media Shills I examine Sophie Williams and Kerry Allen from the BBC and show the twists and turns they make to slander anyone who challenges the mainstream media narratives that are designed to manufacture consent and make masses of people in the west indifferent to brutal sanctions and the genocides they repeatedly cause/excuse around the world.
13 Jul 2021
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Jerry provides multiple instances of main stream media negativity in reporting on China.
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