Yes, yes it is guilt by association, guilt by non-admission, guilt by fighting to keep secrets but the impartiality and reliability of the BBC suffered another blow when they won their hard foughtright to keep secret an internal report into its Middle East coverage, in the first appeal to go to the high court over the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. Why is the stodgy, British taxpayer funded news service so tenaciously protecting the contents of a report, commissioned by their former news director, analyzing whether the Beeb's reporting was anti Israel?  Could it be because it was?  Still is.  Hmmmmm.  Inquiring minds, even American ones who do have access to BBc news, want to know.  Update: Vel Nirtist writes:There is something peculiarly striking about a news organization keeping its policies so secret. After all, what is the lifeblood of journalism? Leaks from the disgruntled officials to the press, of course. From the Pentagon...(Read Full Post)