The devil lives in the small print, the devil in this case being the BBC in its coverage of the coup d’etat that ousted President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras on 27 June, 2009.
Take the following para from a BBC piece titled ‘US treads careful path on Honduras’ (30 June, 2009)
“So while Washington's reaction has been strong and swift, when it comes to statements, its actions have so far been measured.
Now you may wonder why the BBC chose the word ‘measured’ to describe the US’ response to the military coup d’etat? Not only why but how? The following para explains,
“This is a signal that Washington is not keen to use its clout to help Mr Zelaya return to power, shying away from any action that could be seen as interventionism in a region where the US has a long, complex history.”
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