Comments on: Wanted - BBC News Editor http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/wanted-bbc-news-editor/ The view from here Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anthony Enticknap http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/wanted-bbc-news-editor/#comment-218 Anthony Enticknap Tue, 05 May 2009 09:25:30 +0000 http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/?p=293#comment-218 I totally agree; the standards of reporting on the BBC News website have definitely deteriorated. About a year ago, I wrote to the BBC to inform it that three different articles on its site, regarding the economic situation in Zimbabwe, quoted three different figures for the current unemployment rate, despite being written within days of each other. Also last year I spotted this: http://enticknet.blogspot.com/2008/04/trickly-treacle-trauma.html. As you can see, I have an interest in Zimbabwe, but I'm no expert. I didn't, for example, know that David Coltart is the Education Minister for Zimbabwe. After reading the following article today, I would have remained none the wiser, were it not for the apparent afterthought of a drop quote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8033064.stm. I totally agree; the standards of reporting on the BBC News website have definitely deteriorated. About a year ago, I wrote to the BBC to inform it that three different articles on its site, regarding the economic situation in Zimbabwe, quoted three different figures for the current unemployment rate, despite being written within days of each other. Also last year I spotted this: http://enticknet.blogspot.com/2008/04/trickly-treacle-trauma.html.

As you can see, I have an interest in Zimbabwe, but I’m no expert. I didn’t, for example, know that David Coltart is the Education Minister for Zimbabwe. After reading the following article today, I would have remained none the wiser, were it not for the apparent afterthought of a drop quote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8033064.stm.

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