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lovuian

(19,362 posts) Tue May 29, 2012, 01:56 PM May 2012

BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre' [View all]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9293620/BBC-News-uses-Iraq-photo-to-illustrate-Syrian-massacre.html

BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre'
The BBC is facing criticism after it accidentally used a picture taken in Iraq in 2003 to illustrate the senseless massacre of children in Syria.

the propoganda machine spins away

the News Media has lost all credibility...they are handed the news

there are very few real LIVE reporters left in the world

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BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre' [View all] lovuian May 2012 OP

the bodies were in Iraqi and the children are Iraqi lovuian May 2012 #1

I expected more from the BBC than Faux Noise. freshwest May 2012 #3

not the first time, either. HiPointDem May 2012 #2

yep lovuian May 2012 #4

When you are pushing propaganda, what's a photo matter liberal N proud May 2012 #5

Yup. You said it better than me... riderinthestorm May 2012 #6

Yes and it breeds paranoia lovuian May 2012 #7

the bbc are state owned just like all state owned media Sea-Dog May 2012 #8

The have taken the photo down and apologized. tabatha May 2012 #9

This particular mistake has a lot of irony in it. redgreenandblue May 2012 #10

I agree with you lovuian May 2012 #13

+1 "whats one more massacre...it is the use of the photo to instill emotions from the reader" NT riderinthestorm May 2012 #14

They marked it as "from an activist", and said it could not be verified muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #17

I'm glad they used it and were caught because all the murderers of Iraqi children are now malaise May 2012 #11

i think they referred to him as 'Mad' Sea-Dog May 2012 #12

What I cannot understand Dokkie May 2012 #15

Assad probably left the bodies for the opposition to videotape. Selatius May 2012 #18

That is hard to believe Dokkie May 2012 #19

just because someone is a bad guy, doesn't mean the propaganda machine won't be set on HIGH yurbud May 2012 #20

good questions. HiPointDem May 2012 #21

K & R Dokkie May 2012 #16