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peter webber
Guest
There is a new poll for angling on BBC's newsround http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/newsroom/210801fish.shtml
Please put your votes in
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Kevan Farmer
Guest
This needs some pretty urgent input. We are losing at the moment - 6:30pm. Let's turn the poll around in our favour. The link to the vote - and you only get one vote - is in a small graphic with a couple of fish on it on the right hand side.
Kevan
Kevan
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Del Jarman
Guest
COME ON LADS. It's 55.6% to 44.4% against us so get in there. Your sport NEEDS you.
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Ray Bewick
Guest
when I voted it was about 51 to 49 to US!!!!!!
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Richard Drayson
Guest
Just voted and it`s still too close to call.
Come on fellas!
Come on fellas!
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Davy North
Guest
just voted, and it's 61% - 39% in our favour.
Keep voting!
Keep voting!
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john conway
Guest
just voted again at work, it can't tell the difference between John at home and john at work!
voting so far 64.1 - 35.9 in our favour. Keep it up lads.
voting so far 64.1 - 35.9 in our favour. Keep it up lads.
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Andrew Brown
Guest
66.4 to 33.6 in our favour keep up this voting
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Stuart Bullard
Guest
My email to Newsround.
While many anglers would welcome the opportunity to debate the role of angling, I was horrified to hear that you had invited PETA to represent the argument against angling.
The angling community has taken massive strides to ensure all aspects are safe and secure to the fish and we undertake our hobby in the knowledge that the environment and the fish are far better off with us, than they would be without.
However, my main concern is with PETA. This is an organisation that supports terrorist activities and I cannot believe the BBC, and Newsround especially, have not researched this more thoroughly. Having said this, I doubt whether there are many (or any) other organisations who seriously oppose fishing, because most sensible people know it would be irresponsible to do anything other than support angling.
While many anglers would welcome the opportunity to debate the role of angling, I was horrified to hear that you had invited PETA to represent the argument against angling.
The angling community has taken massive strides to ensure all aspects are safe and secure to the fish and we undertake our hobby in the knowledge that the environment and the fish are far better off with us, than they would be without.
However, my main concern is with PETA. This is an organisation that supports terrorist activities and I cannot believe the BBC, and Newsround especially, have not researched this more thoroughly. Having said this, I doubt whether there are many (or any) other organisations who seriously oppose fishing, because most sensible people know it would be irresponsible to do anything other than support angling.
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Martin Wright
Guest
69% to us as at 18.45 wednesday
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Tim Sidney
Guest
69% - 31% to us at 1900
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Ray Bewick
Guest
well put Stuart
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Paul Kendall
Guest
I voted & commented to them that I was surprised that the BBC gives airtime to such extremist groups as PETA - here is the response that I received :
Dear Mr Kendall
> Thank you very much for your email; I read your comments with interest.
> Newsround is a news programme, and I therefore considered PETA's plans to
> launch an advertising campagin to try and persuade anglers to give up
> their sport to be newsworthy. It was not an item set up to examine PETA's
> philosophies or methods of operation. While PETA's activism may be
> considered by some to be extreme, I do not believe it is a reason to avoid
> examining one aspect of their work. If we (nor in fact, the BBC's
> newsgathering operation as a whole) were to avoid either interviewing or
> reporting on individuals or organisations whose views or actions were
> considered by some to be extreme we would not be able to report fully on
> news events in places like the Middle East or Northern Ireland. I would
> be uneasy about exercising this kind of self censorship.
>
> Further, I feel the arguments for angling were very clearly and eloquently
> expressed by the 10 year old angler we featured in the item. We always
> strive for balance and objectivity in compiling our reports, and
> yesterday's was no exception.
>
> Thank you very much for your interest in the programme.
>
> Rachel Evans
> Producer, Newsround BBC One
Dear Mr Kendall
> Thank you very much for your email; I read your comments with interest.
> Newsround is a news programme, and I therefore considered PETA's plans to
> launch an advertising campagin to try and persuade anglers to give up
> their sport to be newsworthy. It was not an item set up to examine PETA's
> philosophies or methods of operation. While PETA's activism may be
> considered by some to be extreme, I do not believe it is a reason to avoid
> examining one aspect of their work. If we (nor in fact, the BBC's
> newsgathering operation as a whole) were to avoid either interviewing or
> reporting on individuals or organisations whose views or actions were
> considered by some to be extreme we would not be able to report fully on
> news events in places like the Middle East or Northern Ireland. I would
> be uneasy about exercising this kind of self censorship.
>
> Further, I feel the arguments for angling were very clearly and eloquently
> expressed by the 10 year old angler we featured in the item. We always
> strive for balance and objectivity in compiling our reports, and
> yesterday's was no exception.
>
> Thank you very much for your interest in the programme.
>
> Rachel Evans
> Producer, Newsround BBC One