Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologists

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Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologists

Unread post by tayga » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:29 am

Just got this at another forum. I'm going to be writing to the BBC to suggest they sack this guy

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/11/24/b ... um=twitter
date: Wed Dec 8 08:25:30 2004
from: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.xx.xx>
subject: RE: something on new online.
to: “Alex Kirby” <alex.kirby@bbc.xxx.xx>

At 17:27 07/12/2004, you wrote:


Yes, glad you stopped this — I was sent it too, and decided to
spike it without more ado as pure stream-of-consciousness rubbish. I can
well understand your unhappiness at our running the other piece. But we
are constantly being savaged by the loonies for not giving them any
coverage at all, especially as you say with the COP in the offing, and
being the objective impartial (ho ho) BBC that we are, there is an
expectation in some quarters that we will every now and then let them
say something. I hope though that the weight of our coverage makes it
clear that we think they are talking through their hats.
—–Original Message—–

Prof. Phil Jones
Climatic Research Unit
Here’s the Wikipedia bio on Kirby:
Alex Kirby is a British journalist, specializing in environmental issues. He worked in various capacities at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for nearly 20 years. From 1987 to 1996, he was the environmental correspondent for BBC News, in radio and television. He left the BBC in 1998 to work as a freelance journalist. He also provides media skills training to companies, universities and NGOs. He is also currently the environmental correspondent for BBC News Online, and hosted BBC Radio 4‘s environment series, Costing the Earth. He has no formal scientific training.

He writes a regular column for BBC Wildlife magazine.
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Re: Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologis

Unread post by tayga » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:12 am

My letter to the BBC
In light of his communication with Prof. Phil Jones revealed by the second leak of emails to UEA,

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/11/24/b ... um=twitter

will the BBC be dismissing Alex Kirby for his clear complicity with Climate Scientists and for bringing the Corporation into disrepute?

If not, can we now assume that the BBC has become the de facto publicity arm of consensus science and no longer claims to be an impartial news reporter?
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Re: Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologis

Unread post by MrAmsterdam » Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:10 pm

Hi Tayga,

Maybe it is an idea to send the BBC a report (on science and impartiality) of their own making ...
It is a topic we discussed before here on this forum;

http://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/forum/phpB ... f=8&t=4816

The second question I would ask them is if the so called IPPC CO2 science would be declared controversial if we follow the criteria in their report...

Let us know what the response was on your letter, I'm very curious.
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Re: Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologis

Unread post by davesmith_au » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:26 am

MrAmsterdam wrote:Let us know what the response was on your letter, I'm very curious.
Please allow me to make a bold prediction:

*crickets*

*crickets*

*more crickets*

Perhaps not so bold, one doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to make such a prediction...

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Re: Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologis

Unread post by MrAmsterdam » Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:37 pm

So I shouldn't hold my breath then? :o
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Re: Email leaks v2 shows BBC journo in bed with Climatologis

Unread post by tayga » Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:41 am

MrAmsterdam wrote:So I shouldn't hold my breath then? :o
No. Although I think I heard a cicada :D
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It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.

- Richard P. Feynman

Normal science does not aim at novelties of fact or theory and, when successful, finds none.
- Thomas Kuhn

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