http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/ crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:06:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88269 Libertine Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:48:23 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88269 The Beeb are at least outplaying the Indy, who appear to believe that the aptly-named shortlist consists solely of Brian Paddick. Which begs the question of whether, philosophically speaking, poor old Chamali and Fiyaz actually have a gender until they exist in print. The Beeb are at least outplaying the Indy, who appear to believe that the aptly-named shortlist consists solely of Brian Paddick. Which begs the question of whether, philosophically speaking, poor old Chamali and Fiyaz actually have a gender until they exist in print.

]]> http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88252 Simon Jerram Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:13:25 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88252 The BBC have a "Last updated" field, but make no mention of why and how. The BBC have a “Last updated” field, but make no mention of why and how.

]]> http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88245 Will Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:20:17 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88245 And it's now corrected! And it’s now corrected!

]]> http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88244 Will Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:17:15 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/09/10/why-cant-the-bbc-get-anything-right/#comment-88244 I've had a pretty good record of them correcting obvious factual errors like this quickly if reported through their feedback system - but, as you say, there's no way of knowing subsequently that it was ever wrong. I’ve had a pretty good record of them correcting obvious factual errors like this quickly if reported through their feedback system - but, as you say, there’s no way of knowing subsequently that it was ever wrong.

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