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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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Unhappy "Deep liberal bias" from BBC, report says

The BBC did not accurately reflect the public's growing concern about immigration because of a "deep liberal bias", an official review has found.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ys-review.html

Well, there's a surprise!
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 22BUK
The BBC did not accurately reflect the public's growing concern about immigration because of a "deep liberal bias", an official review has found.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ys-review.html

Well, there's a surprise!
Probably not limited to just the BBC.
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 06:42 PM
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Whatever sells column inches
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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No worries as The Daily Mail alone more than redresses the 'balance'
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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The BBC has four mainstream TV channels, two news TV channels, two Children's channels, massive internet presence and a radio omnipresence.
All coming into your living room with the government seal of approval.
I saw Harmon the other day going on about ownership of the media - but she made no mention of the BBC supremacy in this area.
I wonder if it even occurred to her?
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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They were the mouthpiece of the Lying Labour party for years.

Please don't mention Harmon, I feel like vomiting......
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 09:33 PM
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This will also be the same company that shows hours and hours of stupifying tennis on both its main channels at the same time I assume?

I've really been missing my daily fix of Bargain Hunt the last couple of weeks.
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 10:46 PM
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They were the mouthpiece of the Lying Labour party for years.

Please don't mention Harmon, I feel like vomiting......
They're the state owned broadcaster. funded by taxation..... why does anyone expect them not to tow the government line?
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 10:50 PM
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I have no problem at all with ethnic minorities. It's the religious fundamentalism that terrifies me. It needs rooting out and outlawing in an enlightened secular society.
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 22BUK
The BBC did not accurately reflect the public's growing concern about immigration because of a "deep liberal bias", an official review has found.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ys-review.html

Well, there's a surprise!
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Which bit is the surprise? The BBC accusation or the Telegraph using it?
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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Am I the only person who has noticed that the BBC has completed banned the use of the term 'British' from every channel both on TV and Radio.

Instead, even when its is grammatically incorrect it refer to everything British as 'UK'

UK Government, UK citizens, UK Army blah blah.

Perhaps they should now call themselves the UKBC.

Clowns
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan W
Am I the only person who has noticed that the BBC has completed banned the use of the term 'British' from every channel both on TV and Radio.

Instead, even when its is grammatically incorrect it refer to everything British as 'UK'

UK Government, UK citizens, UK Army blah blah.

Perhaps they should now call themselves the UKBC.

Clowns

What a very strange post


btw - you obviously weren't watching the BBC this Sunday during the Wimbledon final

Last time I checked we lived in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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Colour me completely shocked at the report findings!
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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agreed, whats's so shocking about highly educated people having liberal views

would be shocking if it was any other way
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 07:48 PM
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In my own experience, those with poor academic records at undergraduate level were more likely to pursue academic careers than to venture into the "real world".
I think some of them took so long to get their degrees, they had in effect become institutionalised.
No doubt the BBC and similar organisations would provide a comfortable haven for such types.
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
agreed, whats's so shocking about highly educated people having liberal views

would be shocking if it was any other way
They can have any views they want, trouble is they are supposed to be impartial whereas they are demonstrably biased. Thats the problem
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
What a very strange post


btw - you obviously weren't watching the BBC this Sunday during the Wimbledon final

Last time I checked we lived in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Indeed we do but why does the BBC insist on shrtening the name of our country to an almost non-sensical abbrevation?

Strange post??????

Whatever
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan W
Indeed we do but why does the BBC insist on shrtening the name of our country to an almost non-sensical abbrevation?

Strange post??????

Whatever
I think you're imagining it
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
I have no problem at all with ethnic minorities. It's the religious fundamentalism that terrifies me. It needs rooting out and outlawing in an enlightened secular society.
Except the UK is not a secular society - our Head of State (HM Queen) is also the head of the Church of England, and bishops sit in the House of Lords.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Mungo
Except the UK is not a secular society - our Head of State (HM Queen) is also the head of the Church of England, and bishops sit in the House of Lords.
Not at all secular then? Nothing secular? 100% a theocracy?
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:40 AM
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The bbc is one of the few media outlets which by law has to have a level of objectivity. We should cherish that fact.
In a world where "facts" are harder and harder to come by, I'm glad of the bbc.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by paulr
The bbc is one of the few media outlets which by law has to have a level of objectivity. We should cherish that fact.
In a world where "facts" are harder and harder to come by, I'm glad of the bbc.
And the point of the report is that they are failing to do that
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Mungo
Except the UK is not a secular society - our Head of State (HM Queen) is also the head of the Church of England, and bishops sit in the House of Lords.
Yeah, but let's face it - in this country, nobody takes any of these people seriously. You must have noticed this?
Unlike for example the Supreme council in Iran. Hezbollah in Lebanon etc etc.
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Originally Posted by warrenm2
And the point of the report is that they are failing to do that
They are doing it better than the print media for example. Some of their articles are truly shocking in objectivity.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
I think you're imagining it
Maybe I am.

But now I have mentioned it perhaps others who have read my strange posts will also notice it too.

If you listen to what the BBC say you will notice that it is as if they have been told to use the term UK instead of British no matter what the context.
As a consequence they also do it when its not grammtically correct.

But - as you said- perhaps its all in my tiny little mind.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by paulr
They are doing it better than the print media for example. Some of their articles are truly shocking in objectivity.
Except the print media do not have a charter to be unbiased and neutral, they have a legal obligation to be factual only. No-one is suggesting that the Guardian and Daily Mail are unbiased, that's a straw man argument. The BBC is however supposed to be neutral and its not. As a taxpayer funded organisation that's simply not good enough
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by warrenm2
Except the print media do not have a charter to be unbiased and neutral, they have a legal obligation to be factual only. No-one is suggesting that the Guardian and Daily Mail are unbiased, that's a straw man argument. The BBC is however supposed to be neutral and its not. As a taxpayer funded organisation that's simply not good enough
As a liberal, to me it's perfectly neutral.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by paulr
As a liberal, to me it's perfectly neutral.
If the BBC spouted Warrens right-wing ideological drivel I'm sure he'd not be posting his disapproval.
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I didnt write the report.....
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Originally Posted by paulr
As a liberal, to me it's perfectly neutral.
I think its more of a case that your mind's so open, your brains have fallen out....
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