Why Are The Bbc's Staff The Only People In The World Who Call Is 'so-Called Is'?

[Colmc54]

I think it's broadcasts cost thousands of pounds a minute. Why then do they waste licence payers money and patronising them at the same time in this way?
We know that IS is what they choose to call themselves. Only people that by default think we are morons would continue to waste money by insisting the words 'so-called' be used every time they mention IS.

[Khandro]

Because 'IS' stands for Islamic State, which it isn't, it is a 'so called' Islamic State. Many people in Germany for years referred to the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) as the 'so called' DDR, because it wasn't what it claimed to be.

[Buenchico]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11712359/BBC-decides-dropping-Islamic-State-would-be-unfair-to-terror-group.html

Also relevant:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27994277

[Colmc54]

Don't you think we don't know that already? Everyone else feels even the thickest of us has figured it out without this constant pedantic 'so-called' reminder. Maybe it's just me (that would not surprise me) but I find it is starting to really annoy me.

[jno]

there's a case for saying they're a state: they've got territory and they impose their law within it. But it's not recognised by other nations so the BBC don't recognise it either. And they do have to say so, otherwise people would be protesting that they're acknowledging the legitimacy of the state, which they aren't.

[EDDIE51]

Because to call it 'Islamic State' would give it a status it does not have.
A state is s recognised country or area, The State of Texas , State of Alaska, New York State, Washington State. 'Islamic State' is NOT a State it is a group of terrorists.
That is why the BBC refer to it as 'So Called' to show the name is just something they call themselves rather than an actual state.

[THECORBYLOON]

I am sure that the BBC would be sensible and remove two other words each time the phrase "so-called" is used or they could get the broadcasters to speak just a wee bit faster so that overall, no extra time is wasted...

[mikey4444]

What money is being "wasted" ?

[THECORBYLOON]

If it's thousands of pounds a minute (say £5,000 for argument's sake) that's £83.33 a second. If it takes one to two seconds to say 'so-called' that's the price of a TV licence just been spent...

[Colmc54]

It's the endless expensive repetition of the obvious that makes me feel I am being treated like an idiot by the BBC.

[mikey4444]

I still don't understand your point......if the phrase "so called" is used or not, i can't see that its going to cost any more or less money ?

[mikey4444]

What evidence do you have for your opening statement :::: "BBC's Staff The Only People In The World Who Call Is 'so-Called Is "

How do you know that ?

[ToraToraTora]

so you have accepted daesh/IS as a valid state then, right oh! The BBC and the rest of us have not. There are enough if's and buts to take up the slack so I cannot see how it is a waste of money, they could call it Supercalifragilisticexpialidotious State and that would not cost any more, the broadcast times are pretty well constant regardless of content. How much did it cost when Dimbers was scoffing a Mars bar rather than talking?

[ummmm]

You really have an issue with them being referred to as 'so called'?

[bhg481]

Anybody who thinks that the BBC would save money by omitting the words "s0-called" from a broadcast is not qualified to take part in a logical discussion.

[mikey4444]

bhg...the voice of common sense !

[bhg481]

Thank-you Mikey

[Old_Geezer]

It is unfortunate that you feel demeaned by it. I think that you are in the minority to feel offended. Maybe write in and state your view to the BBC ?

[mikey4444]

You are welcome bhg !

[EDDIE51]

Colmc54. A news broadcast has an allocated time limit set to the second. They do not add on extra time to allow a few extra words to be spoken.Which is what you seem to be saying. There is a program controller off screen who is timing the broadcast, if the newsreader was taking too long he/she would be signalled to speed up, if they were ahead of schedule they would be signalled to slow down.

[mikey4444]

Eddie...all that is common sense...its a great pity that you and others have had to explain something as simple as this.