A couple of Goons took it upon themselves to write to the BBC regarding the story they’d published yesterday. Goon Eglamore got a response:
Thank you for your email and the points you raise. Let me assure you that no bias was intended, even if the story gave you that impression. The story was written from initial takes on the news wires that spoke of Mr Obama’s readiness to send troops in to Pakistan - stories that were later amended to speak of military force. We should have gone back to this story and checked his actual words.
We have gone through the transcript of his speech and double-checked the quotes. The story has now been re-written to make it clear that Mr Obama was talking about using military force rather than a troop invasion.
We accept that the story should have been better written and checked, and we do appreciate your comments on this.
Kind regards
Americas desk
BBC News website
Maybe there’s hope, yet.
