Just wrote this to the BBC about their News at ten: Dear Sir/Madam, One of your headlines referred to the dismal Labour showing at the Rochester & Strood by-election. By-elections tend to result in a two-horse race with all other parties squeezed. Another example of this is the Heywood and Middleton by-election, where the Conservative vote was squeezed down to 12% - lower than Labour achieved in Rochester & Strood. I could be mistaken, but I do not recall the BBC referring to the Conservatives dismal showing on that occasion? Another headline about the economy referred to the positive news that borrowing was down last month, compared with last year. I feel the headline should also have perhaps referred to borrowing over the course of the tax year to date, as there is clearly both a positive and a negative spin that one could put on the story, depending on which figures are used. As I understand it, the BBC is meant to be impartial and not spin a story as it has done on this occasion in my view! I expect and would like impartiality from the BBC, and when I spot misrepresentation and partial truths, it makes me question the coverage of other stories which I may not have much prior knowledge of. Your thoughts and explanation would be greatly appreciated. Yours faithfully, Graham du Plessis
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:26:34 +0000
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