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-----Original Message----- From: Gary Girard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:21 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: [313] BBC BREAKING NEWS ! - Off topic ************************************************************************** Entertainment UK Limited Registered Office: 243 Blyth Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1DN. Registered in England Numbered 409775 This e-mail is only intended for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. Unless stated to the contrary, any opinions or comments are personal to the writer and do not represent the official view of the company. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your co-operation. ************************************************************************** Sorry to go off topic but I thought this was worth posting ... > > > > There's an important point in the power of press, specifically the > power > > > > of CNN. > > > > > > > > All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge news > distributors, > > > > and one of them - as you well know - is CNN. > > > > Very well, I guess all of you have been seeing (just as I've been) > > > > images from this company. In Particular, one set of images caught my > > > > attention: the Palestinians celebrating the bombing, out on the > streets, > > > > eating celebration sweets and making funny faces for the camera. > > > > > > > > Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!! Those are images of > > > > Palestinians celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! > > > > It's simply unacceptable that a super-power of communications as CNN > > > uses > > > > images which do not correspond to the reality in talking about so > > > > serious of an issue. > > > > > > > > At the BBC here, we have these footages on videotapes recorded in > 1991, > > > > with the very same images. > > > > But now, think for a moment about the impact of such images. Your > people > > > > are hurt, emotionally fragile, and this kind of broadcast has very > high > > > > possiblity of causing waves of anger and rage against the > Palestinians. > > > > > > > > It's simply irresponsible to show images such as those. > > > > > > > > Russell Grossman | Head of Internal Communication | BBC > > > > Third Floor | London Broadcasting House | LONDON W1A 1AA > > > > > > -- > > I thought so, the night they first showed those images, a BBC news > > reporter > > in Palestine (I forget her name) denied that these scenes were taking > > place. > > > > **************************************************************************** *** Important. This E-mail is intended for the above named person and may be confidential and/or legally privileged. If this has come to you in error you must take no action based on it, nor must you copy or show it to anyone; please inform the sender immediately. **************************************************************************** *** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
