Advice on accessing BBC News

Post by tinus_hn » Sat, Mar 05, 2022, 1:52 PM UTC

pydry wrote: post #65

neuroma wrote: post #26

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Seriously? Nobody beyojd a few OAPs actually thinks the BBC is a font of perfect vision. It's simply a but less crassly propaganda ridden then most other sources, and more centrist (if you believe in the 1d political tribalism meme). The anti BBC narrative is largely political posturing to discredit one if the few remaining sources that aren't bought by private individuals to further their personal objectives. It's a…

The BBC actually used to be independent and held the government to account. That all changed with David Kelly. It isnt bought by private individuals but if the rest of the media that is is bleating the same tune it will follow. The end result is the same. Every time they step out of line the government threatens to cancel the TV license. Theyre also lacking in sheer journalistic manpower these days. It almost doesnt…

Post by striking » Sat, Mar 05, 2022, 1:54 PM UTC

yabatopia wrote: post #80

LAC-Tech wrote: post #15

I'm always a bit perplexed when people hold up the BBC as an example of a respectable, unbiased news source - a lot of their stuff is ham-fisted, and some of it is flat-out propaganda. I wouldn't say they are noticeably worse than other media staples - everything is biased - but they don't deserve to be on the pedestal they are put on.

I'm getting sick and tired of baseless comments like this being the top comment. I want to read about the real topic, additional information, different insights, ... a real discussion about the original article, link, project. Too many discussions are getting hijacked and turned into irrelevant clickbait and a waste of time.

Post by Kaze404 » Sat, Mar 05, 2022, 2:07 PM UTC

bhobs wrote: post #24

LAC-Tech wrote: post #15

I'm always a bit perplexed when people hold up the BBC as an example of a respectable, unbiased news source - a lot of their stuff is ham-fisted, and some of it is flat-out propaganda. I wouldn't say they are noticeably worse than other media staples - everything is biased - but they don't deserve to be on the pedestal they are put on.

They go out of their way to try and represent both sides of a coin, to a fault. If it’s clearly raining, and they have a guest on to talk about the rain, they will also have a guest on who will try and argue “oh these precipitation levels don’t constitute rain” etc. A bit contrived but you get the idea.

Post by Angostura » Sat, Mar 05, 2022, 4:07 PM UTC

rvieira wrote: post #78

Angostura wrote: post #67

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> BBC News is incredibly biased pro-government. If anything it's pro status-quo or pro establishment it has a bias towards liberal democratic values and the norms. As politics swings about, the BBC has a dampening effect which is valuable. So if you look at the extreme of Johnson's incompetance, you will see the BBC scrutinising it quite heavily - but similarly with Corbyn in the past. The fact that government cultur…

I gave my opinion on Dorries' approach further down on the thread. Interestingly, the heavy scrutiny only came after the govt's threat of "defunding" the BBC in 2021. It was never there for the 2019 election, for instance or the Brexit referendum. Also, the Tory party never accused the BBC of political bias, but rather "wokeness", so this is just an attempt to shift to the public debate to "culture wars", rather than…

Post by rvieira » Sat, Mar 05, 2022, 7:00 PM UTC

Angostura wrote: post #107

rvieira wrote: post #78

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I gave my opinion on Dorries' approach further down on the thread. Interestingly, the heavy scrutiny only came after the govt's threat of "defunding" the BBC in 2021. It was never there for the 2019 election, for instance or the Brexit referendum. Also, the Tory party never accused the BBC of political bias, but rather "wokeness", so this is just an attempt to shift to the public debate to "culture wars", rather than…

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