Bbc Reporter Poses As Lse Student On Noreth Korea Trip

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22140716
the BBC seem to have provoked a degree of criticism from their use of subrerfuge in getting a report from North Korea.

Since the way the report was produced may well compromise LSE's ability to send study groups in the future, should the programme be abandoned, or does "punblic interest" transcend any concerns?

And what of the report itself (a flavour of which is reported in some newspapers) - accurate representation of a nation on its knees? Or (as some are describing) is it noting more than a stream of western-biased propaganda?

[jno]

how would anyone know what's in the report if it hasn't been screened yet?

[anotheoldgit]

LSE, say no more.

[LazyGun]

Cannot comment as to the quality or accuracy of the report, since i have not yet seen it.

I can understand LSE's upset since it associates their name with undercover journalism and clandestine investigations, which could preclude future academic initiatives around the globe, and potentially but genuine students at risk.

And if the BBC truly did not offer those students who did go on the trip to North Korea all the information beforehand, then they should be censured, because that was putting people in danger without their informed consent.

I would quite like to see the documentary though.