THE BBC FIXES

Yep, they went in and changed the text which had said that “peace” had been declared in Iraq last April. It’s not my error. The Beeb is one of the few news organizations which simply rewrites posted copy without any indication that they have done so. Sometimes with simple typos etc. this makes sense. But in factual errors, it’s a form of deception, a rewriting of the record, with no accountability. It’s a sign, I think, of the general level of integrity at today’s BBC – i.e. frayed.