A few weeks ago Geoff wrote about his complaint to the BBC regarding “Climate Change – The Facts”, and how he received a reply from the BBC that failed to address the issues that he raised. It soon became clear that the BBC was sending out identical form letters to people who complained. I wondered … Continue reading
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More dishonest, irresponsible scaremongering from the BBC
Further evidence of the institutional dishonesty of the BBC over climate change: on Wednesday, Radio 4’s Costing the Earth had a programme on “Eco-anxiety”. Is the future of the planet making you depressed? Do you feel paralysed, unable to imagine the happiness of future generations? As global governments fail to respond to the existential crisis … Continue reading
Latest idiocy from the Guardian
The scientifically illiterate moron who is in charge of the Guardian has decreed that instead of “climate change”, her writers should use the term “climate emergency”, because she thinks this term is “scientifically precise”. The Guardian has updated its style guide to introduce terms that more accurately describe the environmental crises facing the world. Instead … Continue reading
Has the BBC Failed on its Charter?
“The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.” – Alexander Cockburn If you look on the American Press Institute’s website you will find a definition for the purpose of journalism that is very difficult to argue with: “News is that part of communication that keeps us informed of the changing … Continue reading
BBC sending form letters to complainants
When Geoff published his post showing the BBC’s response to his complaint about “Climate Change – The Facts”, there were two things that puzzled me. Firstly, the BBC replied very quickly. In contrast, when I complained about Martha Kearney misleading millions of Today Programme listeners by reading out a lie about floods from the IPPR, … Continue reading
The worst lie in Climate Change – The Facts?
Which was the worst lie in the BBC’s climate propaganda programme? There is a lot of competition, but my vote goes to Michael Mann’s claim, just a minute in, that “All of this is happening far faster than any many of us thought possible.” There is so much wrong with this statement and the way … Continue reading
BBC refuse to correct error
A few weeks ago, as reported here, the BBC and the rest of the media gave a great deal of publicity to a report from a think tank making untrue statements about climate change. In particular, Martha Kearney, on the Radio 4 Today Programme, read out the following falsehood to her 7 million listeners: But … Continue reading
Twat in the Hat Tweets Back
It’s difficult to write about George Marshall except in a tone of ridicule, so I won’t even try. He’s written a whole book – “Don’t Even Think about It” – about what it’s like to be a modern Ancient Mariner, mocked and ignored by family and friends, the unwelcome guest at the dinner party. from Paul Kingsnorth’s … Continue reading
Prediction: Climate Change Will Be Blamed For Making February Heatwave ‘X Times More Likely’.
Carbon Brief summed up the media and scientific community’s response to the remarkable spell of summery weather the UK has just experienced when it was supposed to be winter (today is the first day of Spring and it’s much colder!). Reading between the lines, I would hazard to guess that within the next … Continue reading
Genetically Modified Journalism
Ever wondered where grubby old Guardian environmental editors go to pupate? James Randerson was the Guardian’s science correspondent and then environment editor for 10 years He’s now news editor at Politico (Europe), a very attractive, well-presented, well-informed on-line news source committed to selling us the Euro-kool Aid. At the Guardian, Randerson was responsible for their … Continue reading
