Post by Teddy Bear on Sept 13, 2010 18:53:09 GMT
The most evident manner to spot BBC bias concerning Muslim violence in the world is that reference to the word MUSLIM will be omitted if at all possible. Never mind if the context of the story is completely unintelligible without knowing these details. In fact, any time you find you don't understand the context of a story, suspect it has something to do with Muslims, especially where you might consider that they were primitive, intolerant, violent, and unreasonable. It will then go to great lengths to word the story without this 'minor' detail.
Consider this one from today. Here's the phrases the BBC uses to describe the ones killed.
You get the idea. The only reference to Muslim comes in this part of the story where the BBC want to portray a Muslim in a positive light with this insert The attack on the missionary school was condemned by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani - who has been put under house arrest by Indian authorities.
"I urge the Muslims to protect members of [the] minority community and their religious places. We should at any cost maintain the age-old communal harmony and brotherhood for which Kashmir is known the world over,"
This still doesn't actually tell you that it was Muslims doing the damage to minorities, but rather beseeches them to protect minorities - good old Muslims
"Communal Harmony and Brotherhood", that's really what has become synonymous with Muslims.
Next is the pretext used by these Muslims for their riot, but you won't know it from the BBC story. All you're told in this regard is The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says reports of Koran desecration in the US have stoked anger.
and
A plan by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran during the 9/11 anniversary caused outrage across the Muslim world, but was eventually called off.
However, reports that pages had been torn from a Koran outside the White House over the weekend reignited the controversy and further heightened tensions in the Kashmir Valley.
Never mind that any group going to this length over a few books being burned have to be insane, but this burning never happened. To find out what really happened you would have to scan an alternative and credible source of news. Here's what AP writes about this element:
The protesters were inflamed by reports on the Iranian state-run channel Press TV that the Quran was desecrated over the weekend in the United States, Khoda said.
Although a Florida pastor called off his plans to burn the Muslim holy book on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the channel showed footage of a different man destroying a Quran in Tennessee. Most broadcasters around the world did not prominently report on scattered desecration incidents by a handful of fringe anti-Muslim activists in the United States; the Iranian broadcaster carried the footage repeatedly.
The demonstrators chanted "Down with Quran desecrators," and protest leaders denounced the alleged desecration in speeches to the crowds. There were also shouts of "Down with America" and "Down with Israel" — rarely heard in Kashmir, where anger is normally only directed at India.
As the protests worsened, the Iranian station was removed from local cable networks at the insistence of Kashmiri authorities.
However, what you DO get from the wording of the BBC article is that it's not the Muslims that are to blame, but everybody else. I'll highlight the parts of the article in yellow to show where this happens.
With so many incidents of this nature getting worse, expect much more of this type of bias from our state broadcaster, but lets not call it NEWS - just propaganda.
Consider this one from today. Here's the phrases the BBC uses to describe the ones killed.
- Police shoot dead 18 during protests in Kashmir (protesters?)
- Police have shot dead 18 civilians
- Scores of Kashmiris have now died since June, when anti-India protests broke out after police shot dead a teenager
- thousands of people defied curfews and took to the streets, chanting anti-India and anti-US slogans and burning effigies of US President Barack Obama,
- An angry mob set fire to several government buildings and a Protestant-run school, as well as attacking a police station,
- Police fired live ammunition to break up the demonstrations, and confirmed that 18 civilians had been killed.
- Protesters stoned government vehicles and clashed with security forces
- Meanwhile, a policeman died after he was run over by a lorry driven by demonstrators in the town of Humahama.
You get the idea. The only reference to Muslim comes in this part of the story where the BBC want to portray a Muslim in a positive light with this insert The attack on the missionary school was condemned by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani - who has been put under house arrest by Indian authorities.
"I urge the Muslims to protect members of [the] minority community and their religious places. We should at any cost maintain the age-old communal harmony and brotherhood for which Kashmir is known the world over,"
This still doesn't actually tell you that it was Muslims doing the damage to minorities, but rather beseeches them to protect minorities - good old Muslims
"Communal Harmony and Brotherhood", that's really what has become synonymous with Muslims. Next is the pretext used by these Muslims for their riot, but you won't know it from the BBC story. All you're told in this regard is The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says reports of Koran desecration in the US have stoked anger.
and
A plan by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran during the 9/11 anniversary caused outrage across the Muslim world, but was eventually called off.
However, reports that pages had been torn from a Koran outside the White House over the weekend reignited the controversy and further heightened tensions in the Kashmir Valley.
Never mind that any group going to this length over a few books being burned have to be insane, but this burning never happened. To find out what really happened you would have to scan an alternative and credible source of news. Here's what AP writes about this element:
The protesters were inflamed by reports on the Iranian state-run channel Press TV that the Quran was desecrated over the weekend in the United States, Khoda said.
Although a Florida pastor called off his plans to burn the Muslim holy book on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the channel showed footage of a different man destroying a Quran in Tennessee. Most broadcasters around the world did not prominently report on scattered desecration incidents by a handful of fringe anti-Muslim activists in the United States; the Iranian broadcaster carried the footage repeatedly.
The demonstrators chanted "Down with Quran desecrators," and protest leaders denounced the alleged desecration in speeches to the crowds. There were also shouts of "Down with America" and "Down with Israel" — rarely heard in Kashmir, where anger is normally only directed at India.
As the protests worsened, the Iranian station was removed from local cable networks at the insistence of Kashmiri authorities.
However, what you DO get from the wording of the BBC article is that it's not the Muslims that are to blame, but everybody else. I'll highlight the parts of the article in yellow to show where this happens.
With so many incidents of this nature getting worse, expect much more of this type of bias from our state broadcaster, but lets not call it NEWS - just propaganda.
Police shoot dead 18 during protests in Kashmir
Police have shot dead 18 civilians in the deadliest day in Indian-administered Kashmir since protests erupted three months ago.
A policeman was also killed when he was run over by a lorry.
The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says reports of Koran desecration in the US have stoked anger.
Scores of Kashmiris have now died since June, when anti-India protests broke out after police shot dead a teenager.
In Monday's protests, thousands of people defied curfews and took to the streets, chanting anti-India and anti-US slogans and burning effigies of US President Barack Obama, our correspondent says.
An angry mob set fire to several government buildings and a Protestant-run school, as well as attacking a police station, he adds.
Police fired live ammunition to break up the demonstrations, and confirmed that 18 civilians had been killed.
Several of the deaths were reported to have occurred in Budgam district, with others reported in the village of Tangmarg, where the school was burned.
One of those killed was a student aged 12 or 13, our correspondent says.
More than 100 people are also reported to have been wounded, some seriously, he adds.
Meanwhile, a policeman died after he was run over by a lorry driven by demonstrators in the town of Humahama.
The attack on the missionary school was condemned by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani - who has been put under house arrest by Indian authorities.
"I urge the Muslims to protect members of [the] minority community and their religious places. We should at any cost maintain the age-old communal harmony and brotherhood for which Kashmir is known the world over," he said.
A curfew was also imposed in the town of Poonch in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday following violent protests, Indian officials said.
Protesters stoned government vehicles and clashed with security forces when they were stopped from moving towards a Christian church, police said.
Police dispersed the protesters using teargas and more than a dozen people were reported to be injured.
The Indian government said it was "deeply distressed" by the violence.
In a statement following a cabinet meeting on Monday, the government expressed its "profound grief at the loss of life and offers its sincere condolences to the bereaved families".
An indefinite curfew remains in place in Srinagar and other major towns in the region.
The measures were imposed after mass protests against Indian rule on Saturday again turned violent.
Tensions heightened
A plan by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran during the 9/11 anniversary caused outrage across the Muslim world, but was eventually called off.
However, reports that pages had been torn from a Koran outside the White House over the weekend reignited the controversy and further heightened tensions in the Kashmir Valley.
Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for more than 50 years.
In Delhi on Monday, the Indian cabinet resisted calls to partially lift a 20-year-old emergency law that shields their forces from prosecution.
Instead it called an all-party meeting for later this week to discuss solutions to the latest violence in Kashmir.
Human rights activists say the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which also grants powerful search and seizure powers, is often misused by Indian police and paramilitaries.
Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had urged the government to withdraw the act, but has met with strong resistance from the Indian military.
Police have shot dead 18 civilians in the deadliest day in Indian-administered Kashmir since protests erupted three months ago.
A policeman was also killed when he was run over by a lorry.
The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says reports of Koran desecration in the US have stoked anger.
Scores of Kashmiris have now died since June, when anti-India protests broke out after police shot dead a teenager.
In Monday's protests, thousands of people defied curfews and took to the streets, chanting anti-India and anti-US slogans and burning effigies of US President Barack Obama, our correspondent says.
An angry mob set fire to several government buildings and a Protestant-run school, as well as attacking a police station, he adds.
Police fired live ammunition to break up the demonstrations, and confirmed that 18 civilians had been killed.
Several of the deaths were reported to have occurred in Budgam district, with others reported in the village of Tangmarg, where the school was burned.
One of those killed was a student aged 12 or 13, our correspondent says.
More than 100 people are also reported to have been wounded, some seriously, he adds.
Meanwhile, a policeman died after he was run over by a lorry driven by demonstrators in the town of Humahama.
The attack on the missionary school was condemned by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani - who has been put under house arrest by Indian authorities.
"I urge the Muslims to protect members of [the] minority community and their religious places. We should at any cost maintain the age-old communal harmony and brotherhood for which Kashmir is known the world over," he said.
A curfew was also imposed in the town of Poonch in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday following violent protests, Indian officials said.
Protesters stoned government vehicles and clashed with security forces when they were stopped from moving towards a Christian church, police said.
Police dispersed the protesters using teargas and more than a dozen people were reported to be injured.
The Indian government said it was "deeply distressed" by the violence.
In a statement following a cabinet meeting on Monday, the government expressed its "profound grief at the loss of life and offers its sincere condolences to the bereaved families".
An indefinite curfew remains in place in Srinagar and other major towns in the region.
The measures were imposed after mass protests against Indian rule on Saturday again turned violent.
Tensions heightened
A plan by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran during the 9/11 anniversary caused outrage across the Muslim world, but was eventually called off.
However, reports that pages had been torn from a Koran outside the White House over the weekend reignited the controversy and further heightened tensions in the Kashmir Valley.
Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for more than 50 years.
In Delhi on Monday, the Indian cabinet resisted calls to partially lift a 20-year-old emergency law that shields their forces from prosecution.
Instead it called an all-party meeting for later this week to discuss solutions to the latest violence in Kashmir.
Human rights activists say the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which also grants powerful search and seizure powers, is often misused by Indian police and paramilitaries.
Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had urged the government to withdraw the act, but has met with strong resistance from the Indian military.