“If #BBC journalists are not allowed to mention a sentence in a story about censorship, then the problem is far bigger than one line in my lecture.
That is precisely the dynamic my first Reith lecture describes: institutions censoring themselves out of fear of those in power.
It’s essential that the British public learn who made this decision, when, and on what grounds. I was told the decision was made because of US lawyers. But lawyers don’t make decisions. Leaders do.”
Rutger Bregman
“If #BBC journalists are not allowed to mention a sentence in a story about censorship, then the problem is far bigger than one line in my lecture.
That is precisely the dynamic my first Reith lecture describes: institutions censoring themselves out of fear of those in power.
It’s essential that the British public learn who made this decision, when, and on what grounds. I was told the decision was made because of US lawyers. But lawyers don’t make decisions. Leaders do.”
Rutger Bregman
I can’t see any media outlet reporting that BBC has gagged its journalists on reporting on the edited line from Rutger Bregman’s first Reith Lecture…apart from the Guardian.
Nor can I find any interviews that have taken place with Rutger Bregman in the past 24hrs about what has been done to him.
This is the chilling effect that #Trump so desired. It’s not just the #BBC he’s silenced by threatening to sue for billions. It’s the entire UK news both print and broadcast.
Just look around…
