BBC reporting style

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

You will probably show the statistics on the under representation of black people among brain surgeons to prove your point, while ignoring other possible reasons for the real cause.

What do you think could be the real cause of black people being under represented among brain surgeons?

https://www.bmj.com/content/306/6879/691

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

It is natural for an organisation, like the BBC, to want to equally represent the community it serves.
It can only do that if its workforce, its contributors, its artistic input consists of proportionate representation of the community.

Will you be wanting me to define community, and other words used?

it’s only an organisation on the surface.
underneath it’s made up of privileged individuals all with their own beliefs and agendas.

 

[EFLImpudence]

It is natural for an organisation, like the BBC, to want to equally represent the community it serves.
It can only do that if its workforce, its contributors, its artistic input consists of proportionate representation of the community.

I think you will find that the BBC is pretty much there already.

Apparently they are over-repetesentative of the LGBQTXYZ community but I suppose that is to be expected in show business.

 

[Android 07]

I am appalled at the Indianization of BBC.
They interviewed an actress the other day about some upcoming movie that she starrs in. When the actor Irfan Khan ( a Bollywood B grade actor ) died, this made the 10'o clock news!

And, just to be clear, I have Indian roots.

I also don't like how the newsreaders wear whatever they like and turn up on set. In the past, they would dress formally.

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

I think you will find that the BBC is pretty much there already.

But not quite, so they are prepared to work a bit harder.

ON-SCREEN DIVERSITY MONITORING: BBC ONE AND BBC TWO 2018
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/124255/bbc1-bbc2-diversity-monitoring.pdf
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You probably noticed the intention of your linked article

The BBC is setting out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform its programming and better represent the public it serves.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/creative-diversity-commitment​

Apparently they are over-repetesentative of the LGBQTXYZ community but I suppose that is to be expected in show business.

What makes you think that?

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/124255/bbc1-bbc2-diversity-monitoring.pdf​

 

[crystal ball]

I am appalled at the Indianization of BBC.
They interviewed an actress the other day about some upcoming movie that she starrs in. When the actor Irfan Khan ( a Bollywood B grade actor ) died, this made the 10'o clock news!

And, just to be clear, I have Indian roots.

I also don't like how the newsreaders wear whatever they like and turn up on set. In the past, they would dress formally.

What did you think of the coverage of the Kobe Bryant crash?

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

it’s only an organisation on the surface.
underneath it’s made up of privileged individuals all with their own beliefs and agendas.

So you recognise the BBC as a broad church, all contributing their own opinions to achieve the overall objective of the organisation?

Or are you suggesting that there are dominant cultures within organisations that socialise new entrants into that dominant culture, and eventually drive away any that fail to submit to the dominant culture?

Which view of the BBC as an organisation do you prefer? A conglomerate of individual opinions providing a fair cross-sectional view, or a sect of individuals submitting to the dominant culture?

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

no more bizarre than thinking anyone else has preconceived ideas about anybody or group or race or religion that they comment on without observing their typical behaviours.

A preconceived idea of someone's attitude and behaviour is only formed without observation or knowledge of their previous behaviour. A preconceived opinion is only formed out of imagination and prejudice.

You appear to be under the illusion that having a preconceived idea of someone's attitude, is similar to observing someone's attitude on numerous occasion and being able to approximately predict their reaction to a situation.
How bizarre!

 

[EFLImpudence]

What makes you think that?

I haven't read all of it.

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/bbc-equality-information-report-2017-18.pdf

LGBT representation on a QI I watched the other night - 80%.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

A preconceived idea of someone's attitude and behaviour is only formed without observation or knowledge of their previous behaviour. A preconceived opinion is only formed out of imagination and prejudice.

You appear to be under the illusion that having a preconceived idea of someone's attitude, is similar to observing someone's attitude on numerous occasion and being able to approximately predict their reaction to a situation.
How bizarre!

so an individual can form prejudice from their imagination and with no knowledge or observation of someones previous behaviours?
how even more bizarre!

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

So you recognise the BBC as a broad church, all contributing their own opinions to achieve the overall objective of the organisation?

Or are you suggesting that there are dominant cultures within organisations that socialise new entrants into that dominant culture, and eventually drive away any that fail to submit to the dominant culture?

Which view of the BBC as an organisation do you prefer? A conglomerate of individual opinions providing a fair cross-sectional view, or a sect of individuals submitting to the dominant culture?

how did you even get from that to that. although granted it did take you many hours.

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

I haven't read all of it.

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/bbc-equality-information-report-2017-18.pdf
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LGBT representation on a QI I watched the other night - 80%.

Strange that the article that you refer to is the same date as the article to which I refer. Yet they show very different results.

 

[transam]

I like the BBC in particular radio 4

Desert Island discs
Woman's hour
More or less

The morning news etc

 

[sodthisforfun]

I like the BBC in particular radio 4

Desert Island discs
Woman's hour
More or less

The morning news etc

As the years have gone by, I've gone from radio 1 to 2, as I started to dislike the music and some of the presenters. just annoying and fake OTT chirpy on radio 1. Now I'm finding radio 2 annoying at times and going to radio 4...

Old age is creeping up!

 

[crystal ball]

Crossing over to the grey side, come and join us, although I have listened to R4 since my youth