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THE BBC has told its reporters not to use the word “kidnapped” when describing the US government’s allegedly illegal abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
The directive was revealed by The National contributor Owen Jones, who said it had been passed to him by a member of BBC staff.
Sure, the pro-genocide Zionist BBC is avoiding the word "kidnapped" because it would be impartial.
Let's see the language they were using on Oct 7th?
From October 9th, headline: "Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel"
From October 10th: "In Kfar Aza, Israeli soldiers tell the BBC they have uncovered a massacre of civilians, including children and babies."
As you correctly say, the BBC do use the word "kidnap" when talking about the October 7th attacks. It is trivial to find examples online.
With that in mind, and noting the quotes you have chosen to illustrate this point, and in particular their lack of even one mention of the word "kidnap", I feel I must ask: are you on crack or something?
I went to the few days after Oct 7th, hopefully it's not a stretch to assume that the word "massacre" isn't less sensationalist than "kidnap".
Neither of those headlines uses the words "kidnap" or "terrorist". As for the word "massacre", you could say they're reporting in that sentence what Israel has told the BBC. So the BBC is reporting Israeli soldiers' use of the word "massacre".
You should get banned for defending overt Zionist pro-genocide propaganda
I don't think the BBC is "pro-genocide". They reported a lot on the situation in Gaza, and the many people who died there, and Israelis trying to prevent food and medicine getting into Gaza.
BBC staff seems to think otherwise
"We’re writing to express our concerns over opaque editorial decisions and censorship at the BBC on the reporting of Israel/Palestine. We believe the refusal to broadcast the documentary ‘Gaza: Medics Under Fire’ is just one in a long line of agenda driven decisions. It demonstrates, once again, that the BBC is not reporting “without fear or favour” when it comes to Israel."
"[...]This didn’t happen by accident, rather by design. Much of the BBC’s coverage in this area is defined by anti-Palestinian racism"
"This conflict of interest highlights a double standard for BBC content makers who have themselves experienced censorship in the name of ‘impartiality’. In some instances staff have been accused of having an agenda because they have posted news articles critical of the Israeli government on their social media[...]"
Stop defending pro-genocide Zionist media. Or are you also a "moderatecentrist" regarding the genocide in Gaza?
I really don't think the BBC is "pro-genocide". I think it's fair to criticise their reporting and say they're not getting the balance right in their reporting. But that doesn't mean they support genocide which is a very different accusation.
That film, "Gaza: Medics Under Fire", was controversial. Maybe the BBC should have shown it. But they did allow the film to still be shown, by giving the rights of the film back to its producers, who then managed to air it on Channel 4. So it still appeared on free public TV.
I think Israel's actions should not have been allowed, whether it's genocide or not. I think Netanyahu should face a war crimes trial. Also Israel should recognise Palestinian statehood, along the internationally recognised borders, with the Palestinian Authority leading Palestine. Also I think Hamas were morally wrong because I don't think it's right to kill civilians, whether they're Palestinian, Israeli, or any other nationality.