BBC News Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===India=== In 2008, the [[BBC Hindi]] was criticised by some Indian outlets for referring to the terrorists who carried out the [[November 2008 Mumbai attacks]] as "gunmen".<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec222008/editpage20081221108056.asp Mealy-mouthed BBC]{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The BBC cannot see the difference between a criminal and a terrorist|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/14mumterror-mj-akbar-slams-bbc-for-biased-coverage-of-mumbai-terror-attack.htm|access-date=5 July 2012|work=[[Rediff.com]]|archive-date=8 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908211553/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/14mumterror-mj-akbar-slams-bbc-for-biased-coverage-of-mumbai-terror-attack.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The response to this added to prior criticism from some Indian commentators suggesting that the BBC may have an [[Indophobic]] bias.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/storyOld.php?storyId=42169 |title=BBC coverage biased, say British Hindus |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2 March 2004 |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=15 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515113814/http://www.indianexpress.com/storyOld.php?storyId=42169 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2015, the BBC was criticised for a BBC [[Storyville (TV series)|''Storyville'']] documentary interviewing one of the rapists in India. In spite of a ban ordered by the Indian High court,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/03/asia/india-rape-comment-outrage/index.html | work=CNN | title=Indian court bans controversial interview with convicted rapist | author=Madison Park and Harmeet Shah Singh | date=4 March 2015 | access-date=9 May 2015 | archive-date=24 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424230948/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/03/asia/india-rape-comment-outrage/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref> the BBC still aired the documentary "[[India's Daughter]]" outside India. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page