It has been 1 week since we published the #MinistryOfTruth - it had a spread, column + leader in the UK’s most read paper; 1.4mil people saw the Twitter thread(!); hundreds of thousands are watching reporting/discussion about it online.
Unfortunately, the BBC hasn’t covered it.
Unfortunately, the BBC hasn’t covered it.
https://twitter.com/bigbrotherwatch/status/1619625886009131008
Despite teams of “disinformation specialists”.
Even if they think UK govt depts hosting McCarthyite enclaves of truth admins who collate reports on MPs & academics is A ok, don’t they think there’s a public interest in military power being deployed at our own population online?
Even if they think UK govt depts hosting McCarthyite enclaves of truth admins who collate reports on MPs & academics is A ok, don’t they think there’s a public interest in military power being deployed at our own population online?
I know opinions vary significantly on the quality and politics of disinfo reporting within the BBC…
So if any BBC staff are reading this and want to speak whether confidentially or openly, please get in touch. I’m open to a good faith conversation about what is going on.
So if any BBC staff are reading this and want to speak whether confidentially or openly, please get in touch. I’m open to a good faith conversation about what is going on.
By the way, the Defence Secretary volunteered a statement to Parliament about it and committed to review what happened.
So in this case, the government is holding itself to account better than the BBC is. That’s truly saying something.
So in this case, the government is holding itself to account better than the BBC is. That’s truly saying something.
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