Saw this snippet today, ans was wondering if anyone who may have seen the BBC coverage also believed it was full of hatred of America, and if so, in what way was this demonstrated, and why would that come out at a time of such hardship and suffering?
Blair ‘shocked’ over BBC Katrina coverage
By Joshua Chaffin and Aline van Duyn in New York
Published: September 17 2005 00:38 | Last updated: September 17 2005 00:38
Tony Blair was shocked by the BBC’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans, describing it as “full of hatred of America”, Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, revealed on Friday night.
Mr Murdoch, a long-time critic of the BBC who controls rival Sky News, said the prime minister had recounted his feelings in a private conversation earlier this week in New York.
I havn’t seen anything on the BBC that could be described as “hatred of America” so not sure what this article is about. The main political undertone i have noticed is the assessment that the relief effort has not been very impressive. Is this true and who’s responsibility is this? … i don’t know.
How is life in Florida? I’ve been thinking about the States recently as its going to get cold over here soon and you can’t beat winter in florida for some sunshine
you can’t beat winter in florida for some sunshine
The winter is pretty nice. Summer is pretty brutal. Most of Florida is flat, so cycling lacks a certain challenge. Many people are crooks, but they all have New York accents, so they are easy to spot.
I saw the BBC coverage. It asked why there was little federal response in the early days, as did all reliable news sources.The Channel 4 coverage was a lot more damning for the US Government. But does saying that the government is not doing its job mean that the sayer hates America?
Tony Blair doesn’t like the BBC and neither does Murdoch. “full of hatred of America” is a term more likely to be used by paranoid Americans. Murdoch’s not American, but I bet he just made it up.
I had brunch with an English actor and his wife today and they wondered why the Republicans grouse about a few billion for New Orleans aid while wasting billions in Iraq. I’d say, generally speaking, that Bush is not highly regarded here in England (where I’m a visitor) and Blair has not raised his esteem by getting into bed with Bush. (Blair’s Labor Party lost about 100 seats in Parliament last election.)
BBC does not seem to be politically slanted to me. Sky News occasionally has a reporter who “leaks” around the edges, i.e., showing his disdain for Bush and the Federal Government’s slow response to Katrina.
I see almost no hatred for America here. In fact, I think most Brits are very pro-America. I’ve received nothing but the best treatment.
-Robert
Blair’s been giving blow jobs to Bush for so long that he’s lost touch with his own country.
We get the BBC world coverage via the CBC. I like watching it because it gives a different perspective. What he calls “hatred” of America is the BBC mentioning that the people left behind in New Orleans were mostly black and very poor. CBC and CNN reported the same thing so I guess they hate America also.
I did not see the BBC coverage as anti-American, or even anti-Bush. I only saw it as the rest of us see it as “where the fuck has the Gov’t been for those Nawlins people? The Gov’t sure is there for Floridians…”
