Friday, June 27, 2014

The BBC is a public service and must not allow advertising

Regarding television news coverage of the so-called Peoples Assembly demo ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHVsRzX-m1o ), I think where events have been staged entirely to gain publicity the BBC is justified in not covering them.

The BBC is a public service and must not allow advertising to besmirch its high standards.

That goes for illicit product placement in sports crowds, flash mobbing during news bulletins, and staged demonstrations solely to get onto the cameras.

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