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recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:27am
The BBC and its bias towards pro-immigration lobby: Report accuses 'left-wing Corporation of downplaying violence by Islamists' * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:27am
Report looked at coverage by BBC news and current affairs programmes since 1997 The studys author, Ed West, said the BBC ignored certain areas He said BBC bias was often unintentional or provoked by basic decency and a desire to protect the underdog * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:28am
The BBC gives too much weight to pro-immigration voices and almost totally ignores the negative social impact of multiculturalism, a new study has claimed. The corporation suffers from left wing groupthink that prevents its journalists from challenging institutional bias and results in pro-immigration propaganda, according to the research published yesterday. * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:29am
The report, by independent think-tank The New Culture Forum, looked at coverage by BBC news and current affairs programmes since 1997. It comes as the BBC undertakes an impartiality review by former ITV and Sky executive Stuart Prebble to see whether it gives due weight to a full range of opinion on controversial topics, such as immigration. * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:30am
The studys author, Ed West, concluded: In its coverage of the topic of immigration, the BBC has given overwhelmingly greater weight to pro-migration voices, even though they represent a minority even elitist viewpoint. * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:31am
And in its coverage of the economic arguments for and against immigration, it has devoted somewhat more space to pro-migration voices. In terms of the social costs, the BBC has almost totally ignored certain areas. The more awkward a subject is for polite society to deal with, the less coverage the BBC gives it. * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:34am
It added: The BBC feels uncomfortable tackling Islamic extremism or aggression by minorities; it feels more at ease to see Muslims as victims of racism or Islamophobia. * +

recurv11 29.05.13 - 04:36am
In 2010, the BBCs then director general Mark Thompson accepted the corporation had once been guilty of a massive Left-wing bias and admitted its coverage of immigration and Europe had been weak. He said: The BBC doesnt always get it right. I think there are some areas, immigration, business and Europe where the BBC has historically been rather weak and rather nervous about letting that entire debate happen. * +

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