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BASC condemns BBC's unbalanced reporting

BASC has written to the BBC about their "one-sided" reporting.

By Selena Masson, Shooting Times

Thursday, 04 September 2008

The BBC is accused of failing to ask for the pro-shooting viewpoint.

Recent reporting of an air rifle accident, involving toddler Rashid Rullah in Birmingham, has prompted BASC to brand the BBC’s coverage of shooting incidents as “one-sided”.

“It is surprising that we were not asked for any input, whereas the Gun Control Network and others opposed to shooting were allowed significant access to airtime,” said BASC’s Dave Harper.

He added: “We are deeply concerned by the apparent one-sided approach to this story and the issues that surround it.”

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Comments

vaughan leggett.

Mon, 15th Sep 2008 22:22:09

I watching when the report went out on the national news about raptor persicution by keepers and thought how one sided the report was. They didn't have anyone from the shooting side or keepers to stand up for us or put over valid points and they didn't substantiate any of thier claims with evidence. No doubt the public swallowed the stories without giving it a second thought. If you go to any shooting or countryside persuits fair there is always a raptor stand there.

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