Daily Archives: November 12, 2000

BBC Tendentiousness Test Chart Time Reporter Airs own opinion? Both sides presented? Key words October 3 1 p.m. Paul Adams yes no 6 p.m. Paul Adams yes no 9 p.m. Ben Brown yes no massacre, President Arafat 9 p.m. Paul Adams yes no BBC2 7-9 a.m. Clive Myrie no no demonstrations, Hostilities, Al Aksa compound October 4 1 p.m. Paul Adams yes no Israeli snipers 9 p.m. Ben Brown yes no Uprising BBC1 October 5 1...

We reviewed six days of BBC TV news coverage (October 3-9) from the Middle East, to test for tendentiousness in three categories: Was the reporter airing a personal opinion in the news report? Were views from...