「双语」例行记者会/RegularPressConference（2021-3-31）(25)

我们都知道，BBC在报道中国时的不客观、不公正令人触目惊心。比如，今年1月份BBC播出的武汉疫情纪录片，居然用中国警察反恐演练的画面来指责中方“用蒙头的手段拘捕民众”。另外，BBC有英国皇家特许证，英国通信管理局可以监管BBC的国内部门，但唯独不可以监管BBC国际频道。也就是说，负责对外传播英国价值观的BBC国际频道拿到了为所欲为的“尚方宝剑”，其国际频道不需要受到任何监管。不久前，英国学者大卫·塞奇威克出了一本书，名叫《假新闻工厂——来自BBC的故事》。他认为，现在BBC实际上已经演变成了一个顽固的政治竞选团体。非常有意思的是，英国《每日快报》也发表了一篇题为《BBC的失败》的文章，里面专门提到了一项在英国进行的民调，发现几乎一半的人都认为BBC近年来在新闻报道方面有失公正。这也就是为什么张维为先生认为现在西方媒体面临信誉危机。
我想他说出了很多中国人的心声。
And when it comes to China, BBC"s failure to be objective and fair is even more appalling. For example, the BBC"s documentary on Wuhan, which was aired in January 2021, used footage of a Chinese police anti-terrorism drill to accuse the Chinese of detaining civilians with their heads covered. In addition, as far as I know, the BBC has a Royal Charter, which means the BBC World Service is free from the Ofcom regulation. In other words, the BBC World Service, which is responsible for promoting British values abroad, has been given the power to do whatever it wants. While BBC"s domestic programs are subject to regulation, its international programs are allowed to run free. David Sedgwick, a British academic, recently published a book called "The Fake News Factory: Tales from BBC-land". In effect, he argues, the BBC has now transformed into a hard-core political party in all but name. Interestingly enough, the British media Daily Express also carried an article titled "BBC failures", which specifically referred to a poll conducted in the UK, which found that almost half of people believe that the BBC has failed to be unbiased in its reporting in recent years. That is why Mr Zhang Weiwei thinks Western media is now facing a credibility crisis. I think he speaks for a lot of Chinese people.