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A Twitter conversation
It was reported over the weekend that a Labour councillor has claimed that aliens are influencing Vladimir Putin.
The BBC didn’t find this newsworthy, which got me thinking that things would be different if the councillor had been a member of UKIP.
Here’s the exchange I had on Twitter today with BBC politics reporter Giles Dilnot. You need to follow the links to fully understand what’s going on.
Credit to Dilnot – he admitted I got him good.
“Councillor claims aliens influencing Putin” BBC: “UKIP? Clear the headlines, we've got a new lead. Oh, Labour. Never mind.” @BBCPolitics
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@4d2b Not so much…he's been on before http://t.co/2BWOeIq7kq so it's not that new is all. True though that ALL parties have odd ones
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy 3 years ago. This is new. Inconceivable BBC wouldn't have run with it if a UKIP councillor, even if a repeat offender.
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy In fact if UKIP the repeat nuttiness would've made it more newsworthy for the BBC – “STILL a UKIP councillor!” etc
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
No reply to that, so I went at it again later when Dilnot tweeted about Natalie Bennett’s disastrous Green Party policy launch:
LESSON If you think the so called MSM have vested interests to squash you, but you are doing ok-ish, don't hand them ammunition to shoot you
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy Unless you're a crazy Labour councillor – in that case do what you want, it won't make the BBC news.
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@4d2b which gaffs by UKIP are you thinking unfair ? The woman who doesn't like “negroids”. Are you saying that's equivalent to liking aliens
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy You're trying to shift the argument. My point was that a UKIP councillor making alien references would've made BBC news.
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@4d2b No. I DO see your point, I do. It has some merit. Now answer MY question.
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy Of course UKIP councillor's views shld be exposed. Difference is – that got frenzied coverage whereas Labour alien guy nowt.
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@4d2b I accept the Labour guy point, yup BUT there is a world (forgive pun) of differenace between what she said and what he says
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy You're the one comparing it to that particular UKIP example, not me. How about this? http://t.co/mvmeEjUN40
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy Can't find this on BBC website: Labour councillor AND ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNER done for drink/driving http://t.co/T41bPM6B1L
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@4d2b yeah because she's a nobody. There's no equivalence. Where have we done a story about a UKIP drink drive councillor ? The fact is
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@4d2b happy as a party they've rooted them out. As N says they are a party that has a ban on standing if you were BNP member. This is not
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@4d2b the same as being a bit odd, or in her case being a nobody. If a ANY party person said “I don't like negroids” it'd be news, trust me
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
@reporterboy “Where have we done a story about a UKIP drink drive councillor ?” I take it you missed this tweet https://t.co/rhKx85iOr2
— DB (@4d2b) February 24, 2015
@4d2b you genuinely got me there. I had NOT seen. Yup that is not equivalence in action, should be one if the other. I'd agree, fair play.
— Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy) February 24, 2015
Source: http://biasedbbc.org/blog/2015/02/24/a-twitter-conversation/
