1/. The caption on this image in @thetimes today can tell you a lot about the propagandistic coverage of refugees
Not a child but a ‘child migrant’
‘Offered a helping hand’ not ‘detained by Border Force officers’
Is it any wonder the girl looks so scared?” @brokenbottleboy
Not a child but a ‘child migrant’
‘Offered a helping hand’ not ‘detained by Border Force officers’
Is it any wonder the girl looks so scared?” @brokenbottleboy
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1291330797727821830
2/. Last year, @nytimes captioned a photo in an excellent article by @MatinaStevis:
“Greek authorities have been using tear gas and rubber bullets to repel the hordes.”
Language matters
Words such as “hordes”, “invasion”, “flood”, “swarm” are used widely - & for more a century
“Greek authorities have been using tear gas and rubber bullets to repel the hordes.”
Language matters
Words such as “hordes”, “invasion”, “flood”, “swarm” are used widely - & for more a century
3/ Orwell’s 1984 opens with Winston Smith writing in his diary about a film he’s seen
“One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in the Mediterranean. Audience much amused by shots of a great huge fat man trying to swim away with a helicopter after him”
“One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in the Mediterranean. Audience much amused by shots of a great huge fat man trying to swim away with a helicopter after him”
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1291411474326446081
4/. A year ago, when a handful of overcrowded dinghies were heading across the Channel, both @BBCNews & @SkyNews dispatched news crews to ‘interview’ asylum seekers
Not only did this amplify the narrative of invasion, it was also irresponsible & dangerous
Not only did this amplify the narrative of invasion, it was also irresponsible & dangerous
5/. Boats not designed, equipped or crewed by people trained for maritime rescue can capsize dinghies
Even bow waves can be a danger
It is breach of intn'l maritime law not to aid a vessel in distress
I contacted BBC & Sky
Had they taken precautions?
Even bow waves can be a danger
It is breach of intn'l maritime law not to aid a vessel in distress
I contacted BBC & Sky
Had they taken precautions?
6/. I asked @BBCNews & Sky if the boats used by @SimonJonesNews & @AliFortescue on 10/8/20 were designed, equipped & crewed for maritime rescue
A year on, I’ve received no response
It appears the boat used by @SkyNews was a charter from CBUK & didn’t have specially trained crew
A year on, I’ve received no response
It appears the boat used by @SkyNews was a charter from CBUK & didn’t have specially trained crew
7/. Ofcom received 840 complaints about the Sky broadcast
They wouldn't register my complaint because I'd watch it online & they "can only register complaints if the broadcast was watched live"
@Ofcom don't register complaints about the BBC but the BBC received 8,340 complaints
They wouldn't register my complaint because I'd watch it online & they "can only register complaints if the broadcast was watched live"
@Ofcom don't register complaints about the BBC but the BBC received 8,340 complaints
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