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28 March 2003  

"Liberation" Subjective Says the Beeb

I don't think this is quite the kind of admission most people were looking for from the BBC:

[Senior BBC executive Mark] Damazer admitted one of the areas where the BBC had made mistakes was in its use of language, but that it was seeking to put this right.

"If we have used the word 'liberate' in our own journalism, as in 'such and such a place had been liberated by allied forces', that's a mistake," he said.

"That is the wrong language to use without evidence of Iraqi people feeling as though they have been liberated," Mr Damazer added.

12:59 PM |

Calling all Torontonians

The Friends of America (not the one linked to on the left, but another one — yes, we have two!) is holding a rally next week. I'll be there; will you?

08:48 AM |