Post by Teddy Bear on Jun 23, 2010 20:49:51 GMT
What else could one expect from a corrupt media organisation? Either they are brainwashing the masses to believe the stories the way they want to run them, or they use those views of the public that fit the mold that they want. In this case they have according to the BBC, polled 300 people including 11 year olds, to determine 'Viewers don't mind TV violence'.
No doubt they can find some people around Britain who would probably declare that they they don't mind the usual shit on TV either. Naturally the BBC doesn't say just where they ran this poll, and how exactly the questions were worded. If pressed, true to form they would use some pretext to avoid having to give out that information, much like they have done with the Balen Report.
No doubt they can find some people around Britain who would probably declare that they they don't mind the usual shit on TV either. Naturally the BBC doesn't say just where they ran this poll, and how exactly the questions were worded. If pressed, true to form they would use some pretext to avoid having to give out that information, much like they have done with the Balen Report.
Viewers don't mind TV violence says BBC (after asking just 300 of them!)
By Paul Revoir
The BBC has claimed that viewers find violence on TV ‘acceptable’ after polling a mere 300 people – including children of 11.
Sexual violence on screen is seen as ‘part of life’ as long as it is not ‘gratuitous’, according to the study.
The findings, which will feed into programme makers’ guidelines, come days after watchdog Ofcom was criticised for a survey suggesting TV swearing is acceptable even before the watershed.
It had polled only 130 people, with a disproportionate focus on minority groups such as travellers and transsexuals.
A follow-up poll of more than 800 people by the Daily Mail, meanwhile, suggested that swearing on TV actually offends millions of viewers.
But the BBC survey found people are tolerant of violence in programmes such as The Bill and Casualty.
Glastonbury performances by rappers Snoop Dogg and Dizzee Rascal will be pre-recorded by the BBC rather than shown live.
This means they can be edited for any offensive lyrics and then broadcast post-watershed.
BBC bosses are believed to be fearful about their outspoken and often violent lyrics. Snoop, pictured above, real name Cordozar Calvin Broadus, has been given an early 5pm slot on the annual music festival’s prestigious Pyramid stage – four hours before the 9pm watershed.
A BBC spokesman last night confirmed the performances would be broadcast after 9pm.
In 2006 it was forced to apologise for failing to censor a live transmission of Snoop swearing during Live 8 in London.
The 38-year-old American is being allowed into Britain following a three-year battle to win his visa after a fracas at Heathrow.
The BBC will screen the festival, which begins on Friday, on BBC2 and BBC3 as well as on its red-button interactive service, iplayer and radio stations.
It also claimed there is less concern about violence in pre-watershed drama than expected.
The findings contradict earlier research by the BBC which had noticed growing complaints about TV violence.
Critics fear the findings could be a green light to lower standards on taste and decency.
Others claim such a small sample is not enough to be used to shape future guidelines.
Vivienne Pattison, head of pressure group Mediawatch UK, said: ‘No one has ever complained to me there is not enough violence on the telly.
‘But I hear a lot from people who think there is too much.
‘Our concern is that if violence is shown as normal on TV it is normalised and it helps create a violent society.’
She also condemned the decision to consult children as young as 11, saying ‘big themes’ should be decided by people who are at least old enough to vote.
The study saw 13 fictional and factual sequences, including rape and murder, shown to a ‘cross section of UK audiences’.
The total number of people who took part in the screenings and in-depth discussions numbered 300 and ranged from aged 11 to 75.
A BBC spokesman said anyone under 18 was not shown clips but instead took part in moderated focus groups.
The sample of 300 was ‘completely robust’ and nationally representative in terms of demographics, he added.
Guidance for BBC programme makers on violence in drama and news is to be released this autumn.
The Daily Mail’s poll revealed four out of five believe swearing on TV has worsened over the past decade.
And a quarter, including a third of women and 45 per cent of over-55s, said they have been upset by swearing in the past year.
There were particular concerns across both sexes and all age groups about swearing before the 9pm watershed, according to the survey by polling firm Ipsos MORI.
Gordon Ramsay, Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton are celebrities cited as having caused offence.
By Paul Revoir
The BBC has claimed that viewers find violence on TV ‘acceptable’ after polling a mere 300 people – including children of 11.
Sexual violence on screen is seen as ‘part of life’ as long as it is not ‘gratuitous’, according to the study.
The findings, which will feed into programme makers’ guidelines, come days after watchdog Ofcom was criticised for a survey suggesting TV swearing is acceptable even before the watershed.
It had polled only 130 people, with a disproportionate focus on minority groups such as travellers and transsexuals.
A follow-up poll of more than 800 people by the Daily Mail, meanwhile, suggested that swearing on TV actually offends millions of viewers.
But the BBC survey found people are tolerant of violence in programmes such as The Bill and Casualty.
Glastonbury performances by rappers Snoop Dogg and Dizzee Rascal will be pre-recorded by the BBC rather than shown live.
This means they can be edited for any offensive lyrics and then broadcast post-watershed.
BBC bosses are believed to be fearful about their outspoken and often violent lyrics. Snoop, pictured above, real name Cordozar Calvin Broadus, has been given an early 5pm slot on the annual music festival’s prestigious Pyramid stage – four hours before the 9pm watershed.
A BBC spokesman last night confirmed the performances would be broadcast after 9pm.
In 2006 it was forced to apologise for failing to censor a live transmission of Snoop swearing during Live 8 in London.
The 38-year-old American is being allowed into Britain following a three-year battle to win his visa after a fracas at Heathrow.
The BBC will screen the festival, which begins on Friday, on BBC2 and BBC3 as well as on its red-button interactive service, iplayer and radio stations.
It also claimed there is less concern about violence in pre-watershed drama than expected.
The findings contradict earlier research by the BBC which had noticed growing complaints about TV violence.
Critics fear the findings could be a green light to lower standards on taste and decency.
Others claim such a small sample is not enough to be used to shape future guidelines.
Vivienne Pattison, head of pressure group Mediawatch UK, said: ‘No one has ever complained to me there is not enough violence on the telly.
‘But I hear a lot from people who think there is too much.
‘Our concern is that if violence is shown as normal on TV it is normalised and it helps create a violent society.’
She also condemned the decision to consult children as young as 11, saying ‘big themes’ should be decided by people who are at least old enough to vote.
The study saw 13 fictional and factual sequences, including rape and murder, shown to a ‘cross section of UK audiences’.
The total number of people who took part in the screenings and in-depth discussions numbered 300 and ranged from aged 11 to 75.
A BBC spokesman said anyone under 18 was not shown clips but instead took part in moderated focus groups.
The sample of 300 was ‘completely robust’ and nationally representative in terms of demographics, he added.
Guidance for BBC programme makers on violence in drama and news is to be released this autumn.
The Daily Mail’s poll revealed four out of five believe swearing on TV has worsened over the past decade.
And a quarter, including a third of women and 45 per cent of over-55s, said they have been upset by swearing in the past year.
There were particular concerns across both sexes and all age groups about swearing before the 9pm watershed, according to the survey by polling firm Ipsos MORI.
Gordon Ramsay, Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton are celebrities cited as having caused offence.