Hello Charles
On 10/06/2018 14:38, MacFH - C E Macfarlane wrote:
On 10/06/2018 13:30, Alan Milewczyk wrote:
I have reported it to the BBC using the contact page
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help) saying that the previous three
programmes in the series were available and asking whether there was
a reason why this one wasn't, so we'll see what happens in the next
few days. Usually the BBC are very responsive to reports of this kind
and I've had a number of programmes made available or errors
corrected as a result of my contact.
Thanks Alan, probably not just from myself.
I confess I've rather given up on using the BBC's complaints/problems
procedures, because, at least in the matter of complaints, they always
find an excuse to ignore the complaint. I've complained about bias in
the reporting of pensions in the news, I've complained about bias in
the reporting of university student intake, I've complained about
presenters talking over the music that they're supposed to be
presenting to us, etc, etc. Every single complaint, no matter how well
founded and clearly described, has been brushed aside with a
patronising "we know best" sort of response, often one that makes it
clear that the respondent was too dense to really understood the
nature and importance of the complaint.
I agree with you there. I, too, have complained regularly regarding
political bias with similar lack of success. I think those in charge of
news and current affairs output are arrogant beyond belief and are
"never wrong". During the EU Referendum (and recent elections) there was
disproportionate prominence given to UKIP and Farage has probably
appeared on Question Time more than any other politician (I don't have
actual stats to hand but it feels that way). In contrast, the Greens and
the leading lights of the National Parties (such as SNP and Plaid Cymrw)
had very few appearances. I have complained making those points and been
regularly fobbed off. It's as if you have make outrageous comments to be
newsworthy.
Then there is what I call "BBC News Channel changes its name to 'BBC
Chasing the only News Story of the Day'" where an event occurs and BBC
News swings into the mode of ditching all other news that day. We've had
it with Jo Cox's death, Theresa May's coronation, Muhammad Ali's death,
the Orlando club shooting, the failed Turkish coup, the Baton Rouge
shootings, the Shrien Dewani trial in South Africa and who can forget
the trial of Oscar Pistorius where we joined the trial for hours and
hours on end? I mean, come on! Sure he was an amazing athlete, but did
that REALLY merit the coverage against the other far more pressing
issues of the day.
A few years ago there was a "social media celeb" (whose name I forget
now) who was in the news for something trivial and it became the
headline item for 24 hours on BBC News. Number one? Really? I want REAL
news not "celeb" gossip, if I wanted that I'd buy the Sun etc or visit
the Daily Mail online site.
The quality of BBC programming in general and BBC journalism in
particular is unrivalled, but it's not without flaws, yet the BBC rarely
admits it got anything wrong. BBC News is increasingly becoming
trivialised, apparently because there is "interest" in whatever ragtail
story it decides to cover. It seems that editors look to Twitter feeds
and website clicks for self affirmation, not recognising that those who
engage this way tend to be at the younger end of the spectrum and
therefore not representative of the whole population.
Sorry.... </rant over>
Added to which, they've made the complaints procedure an unergonomic
obstacle course that takes the patience of Job to navigate
successfully, particularly on a slow internet connection such as we
have out here in the wilds of Sutherland.
Yep, there is an assumption that everyone has a fast stable internet
connection and there are still parts of the UK where that is patently
not the case.
Thanks again, and regards
You're very welcome.
Best wishes from "oop North in England" to you "oop North in bonnie
Scotland"
Alan
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