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This is definitely not true. If the BBC's bias was so ridiculous that they literally changed colour filters to remove green trees from China images, then it wo
by jollybean 5y ago
This is definitely not true.
If the BBC's bias was so ridiculous that they literally changed colour filters to remove green trees from China images, then it would be obvious.
You'd be able to find dozens of such images, it would be trivial to spot.
A commenter above posted something about 'critical thinking' and yes, this is an example of that. Which stories are 'errors' or 'oddities of some kind' or 'individual doing something wrong' vs. consistent propaganda.
The BBC is a state actor and dose filter information in some ways, but 'painting Chinese tree grey' is definitely not it.
- dirtyid 5y agoBBC foreign policy reporting is every bit as influenced in establishment propaganda as RT or Xinhua. It's a running joke among diasphora from global south that BBC framing on issues in their countries, align with with UK's foreign policy and consistently cross into territory of manufactured fake news. > dozens of such images, it would be trivial to spot. ... > 'painting Chinese tree grey' is definitely not it. If you actually follow the subject matter, color grading trees is just one bite-size talking point about the BBC's reporting on XJ. It's being highlighted for counter-propaganda because it makes for easy visual comparison. Many of BBC's segments have been broken down by domestic PRC audiences and amount of consistent manipulation and misrepresentation can only be interpreted as malicious propaganda. It is indeed trivial to spot. China isn't the first party to call out BBC for what it is - state media that operates no different than any other. Many countries have critically assessed BBC agenda setting before, it's naive to dismiss it as errors / individual wrong doing. Again this is with specific reference to their foreign reporting.