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5/5 The video shows the BBC's 1m19s of Bumble promotion - cut from its full 2m36s news segment (which also featured some vox pops and KPMG) - complete with app download buttons!
How would @BBCNews justify this? What do you think?
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4/5 I’m particularly concerned not just that the BBC saw fit to push this brand without due context, but the amount and nature of promotion it gave the brand in the segment, which amounted to nearly 1m19s (of which, Bumble-supplied footage appeared to make up 50s).
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3/5 There’s also no obvious British connection, and other UK companies will have given their staff exceptional benefits recently too (we gave our staff an exceptional coronavirus bonus at Christmas). So what justifies this allocation of air time to this Nasdaq-listed firm?
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2/5 Bumble may be fast growing, but it is just one of thousands of Internet companies or start-ups worldwide. In America, statutory holiday allowance is relatively small and even an extra week might not bring their holidays to the UK statutory minimum. Where's this context?
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1/5 What do you think of the BBC's promotion of this brand?
Last night @BBCNews at Ten featured a ‘story’ about US dating app Bumble generously giving its staff an extra week off, in which the company was given 1m19s promotion in a 2m36s piece.
A diverse spectrum of public interest journalism deserves state support.
But when the state intervenes to fund the news, whether via big tech or otherwise, news should be funded democratically.
Let's get this debated.
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.@damiancollins @MrsCJeffrey Please vote for @GeraintDaviesMP's motion on Thursday. We deserve a vote on #TTIP!
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@philippanews Why cast aspersions on @TrussellTrust findings before asking what issues they find with welfare system? Is that 'balance'?
@OllieNilsen Your website contact form rejects every submission, stating it triggers the spam filter! Pls let me know when fixed.
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