I’ve been following the Kilroy-debacle fairly reluctantly. The debate on Question Time last night piqued my interest a little, but seemed entirely based on a belief that the BBC had some sort of obligation to give the man airtime.
I wonder if the same amount of fuss will be made in the US about CBS’ refusal to show MoveOn’s anti-Bush ad? Sadly, I fear not.
For those who haven’t been following, MoveOn ran a contest to produce a 30 second advertisement about the failings of the Bush junta regime. The intention was to show the winner during that climax of US corporate sporting excess, the Superbowl. Not so now, it would appear.
Freedom of speech issues take on an entirely different form when public service broadcasting is such a minority interest.
[Thanks to ed and his blog for the heads-up here]