Talk:James Reynolds (journalist)

Controversy

I wonder whether this needs re-writing. While the Youtube contributor has clearly unearthed coverage from a Chinese media source which did cover the disruption to the flame through London, we need to be very careful to establish the date when it was broadcast against the date of Reynold's BBC report. Also, is the CCTV which is shown outside China, the same CCTV which is shown to those inside the country? Reynold's theme was that China was misleading its own people, not those outside it. Furthermore, Reynolds is a reporter. Ultimate responsibility for any bias rests with the editorial team. I am not saying that this is not an important story. On the face of it, Reynold's report was one sided and misleading. But I wonder whether the entry is entirely encyclopaedic. Informed Owl (talk) 11:47, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Informed Owl

Absolutely; fortunately that section has now been removed. We also of course need to be careful of citing a homemade YT video as a verifiable source, as it can obviously not answer your legitimate questions. And frankly, considering the number of times the CCP (yes, the first C does indeed stand for Communist, the 3-time-editor who added that didn't need to include it in quotes) has been proved to have covered up media events, it's an understandable mistake for the BBC to make. That doesn't justify it, but it's not in the interest of an encyclopedia to link to a homemade video about why they dislike the BBC. So that's my two cents; ditto everything Informed Owl said. --J. Atkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 20:45, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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