Marine Le Pen, Condemned For Tweeting Pictures Of Islamic State Violence.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39141391

Notice how the BBC are careful to put 'so-called' Islamic state.

[andy-hughes]

AOG - We can actually - from The Daily Telegraph -

BBC decides dropping 'Islamic State' would be unfair to terror group

BBC director general Tony Hall tells MPs the broadcaster will continue using the term Islamic State in its reports

A BBC News article on Islamic State By Nicola Harley
12:12AM BST 02 Jul 2015

The BBC Director General has refused to ban the term Islamic State in its reports.

In response to 120 MPs signing a letter asking for it not to be used, Tony Hall has said any alternative name would be "pejorative" and the broadcaster must remain "impartial".

Lord Hall of Birkenhead made the comments in a private reply to MPs.

In the letter, seen by the Times, he wrote: "The BBC takes a common sense view when deciding how to describe organisations, we take our cue from the organisation's description of itself.

"We have recognised that used on its own the name Islamic State could suggest that such a state exists and such an interpretation is misleading. So we have caveated the name "Islamic State" with words which qualify it eg "so called Islamic State"."

[Zacs-Master]

I'm not a massive fan of Alex Salmond but i can't put the reasons why the BBC (and many other news sources) use the words 'so-called' any better than this:

'“We should start by understanding that in a propaganda war language is crucial.

“Any description of terrorists which confers on them the image that they are representing either a religion or a state must surely be wrong and an own goal of massive proportions. It is after all how they wish to refer to themselves. '

[ichkeria]

Two of France's main candidates for election are under criminal investigation and we're worrying about what to call IS (!)