Should reporting like this be illegal?
Discussion
Just saw the headline "RBS bankers arrested in HMRC tax probe" and thought I'd take a closer look to see what the naughty bankers (
) had been doing this time.
Turns out the article has absolutely no connection with RBS or the fact that they're bankers at all and is merely related to their own financial affairs, they just happen to be bankers and work/used to work for RBS. It just seems to be muddying the industry and trying to provoke more bad press for RBS, purely because it's been partly nationalised, for absolutely no reason, if they'd been ordinary accountants working for a local "insert name here" firm, it wouldn't even have been news worthy
So, should reporting headlines like this be illegal?
Article here
) had been doing this time.Turns out the article has absolutely no connection with RBS or the fact that they're bankers at all and is merely related to their own financial affairs, they just happen to be bankers and work/used to work for RBS. It just seems to be muddying the industry and trying to provoke more bad press for RBS, purely because it's been partly nationalised, for absolutely no reason, if they'd been ordinary accountants working for a local "insert name here" firm, it wouldn't even have been news worthy
So, should reporting headlines like this be illegal?
Article here
I remember a headline a few years back.. "Lenny Henry Drug Dealing Stabbing Horror" or something similar. The story was Lenny Henry went to a nightclub, had a nice evening, left at about 11pm, and at about 2am, when Lenny was tucked up in bed, a drug dealer got stabbed in the same club.
It really isn't good enough. The PCC should have the ability to put a stop to this nonsense.
It really isn't good enough. The PCC should have the ability to put a stop to this nonsense.
No, it shouldn't be illegal.
It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I remember a headline a few years back.. "Lenny Henry Drug Dealing Stabbing Horror" or something similar. The story was Lenny Henry went to a nightclub, had a nice evening, left at about 11pm, and at about 2am, when Lenny was tucked up in bed, a drug dealer got stabbed in the same club.
Yeah, but he's just thankful to get his face in the papers these days 
AJS- said:
No, it shouldn't be illegal.
It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
But some people don't, the whole reason I clicked on the article was because of the title was because of it; some people would have seen the title and taken it at word value and it doesn't help anything...It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
AJS- said:
No, it shouldn't be illegal.
It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
Headline:It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Headline:
AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
Not the same at all. It isn't unreasonable to expect bankers (or anyone else) to have their own tax affairs in order. If these guys have been rooking the revenue, they've shown themselves unworthy of a job as a banker, and brought their employers into disrepute, by association.AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
If there's anything in the allegations, RBS should sack them, for the above reason.
BarnatosGhost said:
Not the same at all. It isn't unreasonable to expect bankers (or anyone else) to have their own tax affairs in order. If these guys have been rooking the revenue, they've shown themselves unworthy of a job as a banker, and brought their employers into disrepute, by association.
Should be a lot more about MPs and Lords thieving then......Jasandjules said:
BarnatosGhost said:
Not the same at all. It isn't unreasonable to expect bankers (or anyone else) to have their own tax affairs in order. If these guys have been rooking the revenue, they've shown themselves unworthy of a job as a banker, and brought their employers into disrepute, by association.
Should be a lot more about MPs and Lords thieving then......BarnatosGhost said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Headline:
AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
Not the same at all. It isn't unreasonable to expect bankers (or anyone else) to have their own tax affairs in order. If these guys have been rooking the revenue, they've shown themselves unworthy of a job as a banker, and brought their employers into disrepute, by association.AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
If there's anything in the allegations, RBS should sack them, for the above reason.
AyBee said:
BarnatosGhost said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Headline:
AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
Not the same at all. It isn't unreasonable to expect bankers (or anyone else) to have their own tax affairs in order. If these guys have been rooking the revenue, they've shown themselves unworthy of a job as a banker, and brought their employers into disrepute, by association.AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
If there's anything in the allegations, RBS should sack them, for the above reason.
That we the reading public will be more interested in reading about bent bankers than bent farmers isn't the fault of the press.
Nor is it their task to right that imbalance.
All public businesses for whom this might be a problem will try to ensure that wherever possible their employees conduct themselves properly, and the fear of publicity will help keep individuals and institutions in check.
This isn't RBS's fault, except they saw fit to employ people who saw fit to commit tax fraud (if they did). So, it isn't a problem for the press to tell us about it.
Now RBS has to be seen to be correcting any perception that they employ bent people. Sad, but if you're in the business of trust and trustworthiness, and you accidentally employ some bent people, this can happen.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
AJS- said:
No, it shouldn't be illegal.
It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
Headline:It's up to people to see through the chicanery of the press, and legislation or other means of governing them only lends credibility to the press we have and makes people less critical. The BBC's laughable claim to impartiality in it's charter is an example of this. If the article appeared in Socialist Worker you wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
AJS IN PAEDOPHILE RING SHOCK
(Then a long story about how you sat next to someone on the bus who ran a paedophile ring)
Meanwhile, people are spitting at you in the street.
Again though, that is exactly why I would like less regulation. The BBC has this weird hold on many people who think it's impartial and honest, because it's a state broadcaster governed by a charter. To me it's a far left news organisation with it's own agenda on any given issue. Reading stories like the one linked above in that light makes them pretty impotent.
Their power comes from the belief of the gullible that they are an impartial news source.
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