Newsnight propagandises interview with working single mum

[DaveCinzano]

That would be the Allegra Stratton who is married to The Spectator's James Forsyth (named in 'Britain's 50 Most Powerful Posh People Under 30', that Mail article which also banged on about Otis Ferry and Tamsin Omond), right?

Perhaps it's all just jealousy, seeing as she lives with her in-laws.

 

[where to]

the victim is on twitter and being quite vocal.

silence from AS right now is deafening. she's obviously praying it blows over.

lets make sure it doesn't go away.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Let Emmanuel College Cambridge-educated, Spectator-spoused, usual-old-Establishment-prejudice-espousing Allegra Stratton know your opinion of her journalistic standards on twitter: @BBCAllegra.

Let worked-in-proper-jobs-since-she-was-16, child-rearing, full-time-employed Shanene Thorpe know what you think of the way she was treated: @Nenes_Life

 

[William of Walworth]

Thing on it here too... picks up on who is Allegra Stratton

http://www.leninology.com/2012/05/what-bbc-newsnight-did-to-shanene.html

can anyone be bothered to check out her bylines for the guardian?

Fucking guardian.

That just looks kneejerk froggy.

Fucking BBC you surely mean with this. I'm not convinced that Allegra Stratton even works for the Guardian any more -- but will check in a minute.

ETA -- she doesn't any more, and she was rather dull-ly MOTR when she did as I recall, nothing stand-out exceptional, in fact why TF did someone as ordinary as her get so senior at the Graun? And even more, why was she 'headhunted' for the BBC, old boy/old girl network aside? I suppose that last q answers itself, maybe now her true colours are displaying a lot more nakedly than before, as that leninist blog nails pretty well.

PS I'm in full agreement with what most are posting here about stitch ups with this BBC interview etc.

 

[killer b]

Have you got some kind of alert set for when someone slags of the guardian? Its been 10 years now William. You aren't going to convince anyone.

 

[William of Walworth]

That's pretty vile stuff.

Entirely agreeing with this. I should emphasise!

 

[DexterTCN]

I fail to see why a previous employer is relevant unless she took the same line there.

 

[William of Walworth]

Have you got some kind of alert set for when someone slags of the guardian? Its been 10 years now William. You aren't going to convince anyone.

Read my other posts in context (and with its edits). I'm having a pop at the BBC FFS. And given that unlike most I suspect, I've actually read this woman's dull bland stuff in the Graun a while back. She was poor then, a lot worse now apparantly. Not defending her, nor the Guardian for employing her.

The BBC should be the main focus is pretty much all I was aiming at.

I don't want to persuade people to love the Guardian, that's never been my intention, I'm as critical of it as you are at times, and have been for years, in fact I'm far more obective about it than most here because I read the fucking thing.

But that's not even the subject of this thread which is why I picked up on the frogster's line ...

Apols for derail, but!

 

[William of Walworth]

I fail to see why a previous employer is relevant unless she took the same line there.

Which she didn't AFAIC?? Not that she was much good then IMO.

 

[killer b]

You love it William, don't lie. You curl up at night snuggled up to an Alan Rusbridger dakimakura.

 

[William of Walworth]

Media Lens is talking about this, too.

Could you link please danny? Is it just their messageboards, or is there an article/blog too .... have to go to bed imminently so couldn't pick this up there on a quick search

Ta -- looks like a good site anyway.

 

[William of Walworth]

You love it William, don't lie. You curl up at night snuggled up to an Alan Rusbridger dakimakura.

Na, just read some stuff most days, Mainly football sometimes!

 

[tar1984]

What a horrible interview, and so obviously agenda laden. I felt genuinely uncomfortable watching that. The BBC are not meant to do this type of thing.

 

[killer b]

Yes they are. And they always have done.

 

[weepiper]

Yes they are. And they always have done.

This. This is the most brazen example of it I've seen for a while though. Good on this lassie for not letting them off with it.

 

[tar1984]

Yes they are. And they always have done.

I know they do but they are not meant to. As a public broadcaster I mean, they aren't supposed to have an agenda.

 

[ViolentPanda]

The NUJ are busy going bankrupt, I'm afraid.

Again? This has got to be about the 5-6th time in the last 30 years.

 

[Fedayn]

I know they do but they are not meant to. As a public broadcaster I mean, they aren't supposed to have an agenda.

Taken form the Ladybird book of media?

 

[killer b]

I know they do but they are not meant to. As a public broadcaster I mean, they aren't supposed to have an agenda.

Bless.

 

[ViolentPanda]

You love it William, don't lie. You curl up at night snuggled up to an Alan Rusbridger dakimakura.

Fuck's sake, you wrong'un!! I nearly tossed me cookies onto me keyboard from the horrible image that conjured up!

 

[tar1984]

Taken form the Ladybird book of media?

No I mean they are accountable in a way that sky news or the like aren't.

I don't know why you are accusing me of being naive because I am obviously aware that they have certain agendas and fail to provide balanced reporting on a lot of things.

 

[Fedayn]

No I mean they are accountable in a way that sky news or the like aren't.

I don't know why you are accusing me of being naive because I am obviously aware that they have certain agendas and fail to provide balanced reporting on a lot of things.

They aren't accountable in the slightest. They have a facade of accountability that's all.

 

[tar1984]

Bless.

Oh more patronising how nice

 

[ViolentPanda]

What a horrible interview, and so obviously agenda laden. I felt genuinely uncomfortable watching that. The BBC are not meant to do this type of thing.

Nope, they are supposed to do that sort of thing.

They're expected to do it with far more finesse, though, so that the blade slides in unnoticed, rather than do some blatant stabby shit.

 

[killer b]

They aren't really accountable though are they? Not to us.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I know they do but they are not meant to. As a public broadcaster I mean, they aren't supposed to have an agenda.

Not quite. They're supposed to be "independent of government". That can be taken to mean many different things, depending on what someone in Broadcasting House wishes to accomplish.

 

[tar1984]

They aren't accountable in the slightest. They have a facade of accountability that's all.

Nope, they are supposed to do that sort of thing.

They're expected to do it with far more finesse, though, so that the blade slides in unnoticed, rather than do some blatant stabby shit.

They aren't really accountable though are they? Not to us.

But you can use that facade of accountability to challenge them in a way you couldn't with a private broadcaster?

 

[ViolentPanda]

No I mean they are accountable in a way that sky news or the like aren't.

I don't know why you are accusing me of being naive because I am obviously aware that they have certain agendas and fail to provide balanced reporting on a lot of things.

Well, "accountability" is a bit of a moveable feast when it comes to public services. I mean, "accountability" of junior staff for the minutiae of their work, fair enough, but accountability for journalistic output when the corporation has been doing it's best for the last few years to pretend it's the best friend the government (whichever party is in power) has ever had? Not bloody likely.

 

[ViolentPanda]

But you can use that facade of accountability to challenge them in a way you couldn't with a private broadcaster?

Not really, because the access the public has to complaining about content is "skin deep", hence crap like Points of View, which is basically just a forum for an occasional broadcaster's mea culpa mixed in with some viewer views. That's it. That's the official "accountability" we have access to - complaints procedures and "Points of View".

 

[ViolentPanda]

Oh more patronising how nice

You love it really!