Any idea why

[PRC1964]

Reuters journalists are not supposed to use "emotive" words like terrorist.

There are some good reasons why not to. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, and when you have journalists based in the countries they are writing about it is safer for them not to be percieved to take sides.

57 journalists were killed in 2004 with a further 17 killed where the motives were not confirmed to be related to their work.

[planetit]

I think BBC journalists are now allowed to use the “terrorist” word again. But it’s a symptom of a larger problem. The BBC is now so afraid of saying the wrong thing that they would rather say nothing.

[Rebecca Loos]

why is bomber better than terrorist and in what way using the word terrorist carry an emotional judgement?
Can't be bothered to look at the proper dictionary definition, but I would guess that terrorist means someone who creates terror. Surely that would be acknowledged even by the BBC?

I think someone in there wants to outnewlabour New Labour. Mind you they have competition what with Galloway, Livingstone and all those loonies. Great times!

[hyperD]

These days you have to look further than the BBC for your news.

Absolutely right planetit - they don't even acknowledge the term terrorist, preferring to use the government advised term (and FFS, don't upset the ethnics) "bomber".

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai.../12/nbbc12.xml

The BBC's guidelines state that its credibility is undermined by the "careless use of words which carry emotional or value judgments".

F cuking peruvian hat wearing, lentil eating, fairtrade coffee drinking pinkos...

[planetit]

Actually, one of them did shoot.

"They saw Second Lieutenant Cliffe jump from his vehicle, followed quickly by his gunner.

Knowing his life was in danger, one of the soldiers fired into the mob and he scrambled to safety. But the Iraqi casualties had little impact on the rioters. “They backed off, but only for a small period. Gunfire is a daily occurrence for them,” Company Sergeant-Major John Sheard said."

These days you have to look further than the BBC for your news.

[Toad]

It's obvious they don't want us there so let's just leave quietly and let them get on with it.
Ungrateful so and so's.

[SupremeSpod]

Too much feckin' paperwork after the event...

[PRC1964]

Simple

they knew they were on the telly.

[MrsGoof]

No ammunition ?

[threaded]

they (soldiers in the tank) did not open fire?

Because they are, at heart, peace loving people, brought up in a christian influenced, turn the other cheek, culture, and not savages?

[ladymuck]

Thought it was MC Hammer in the middle of the picture! Realised that the baggy trousers weren't goldy enough!

[AtW]

they (soldiers in the tank) did not open fire?



I wonder how many armies in the world would behave like this -- they ought to give medal to those guys for not making things worse by shooting a bunch of people there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4271234.stm