BBC Blantant Left Wing Bias; Surprise, Surprise

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/18/nbbc218.xml



BBC report finds bias within corporation

By Gary Cleland
Last Updated: 11:31am BST 18/06/2007

"The BBC has failed to promote proper debate on major political issues because of the inherent liberal culture of its staff, a report commissioned by the corporation has concluded.

The report claims that coverage of single-issue political causes, such as climate change and poverty, can be biased - and is particularly critical of Live 8 coverage, which it says amounted to endorsement.

It warns that celebrities must not be pandered to and allowed to hijack the BBC schedule. The report also quotes former political editor Andrew Marr, who says the BBC has an "innate liberal bias"...."

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It comes as no surprise to anyone, not really. For decades, the pro abortion, pro gay rights, anti war, global warming nutcases and much, much more, have controlled what news is reported and how it is presented across the US and England too.

Over thirty years ago, I personally sent a questionaire to all media representatives in the 25th largest market in the US, the results were overwhelmingly left wing.

This included print, radio and television and across the board, 90 percent left wing bias.

What else is new?

amicus...

 

[flavortang]

FOX news balances it all out. I don't care either way, I'm a centrist.

 

[amicus]

FOX news balances it all out. I don't care either way, I'm a centrist.

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Well...to each his own, I suppose, the so called 'Faux News', is actually quite balanced in an odd way that I personally find disconcerting.

The women during the daytime are all mildly liberal, O'Riley, who blusters a lot, is anti business and corporations and the Hannity/Colmes duo is basically disgusting.

All in all, Fox news is a balanced presentation of both sides, which I do not respect as the 'news' doesn't have a 'side', it is either news or it is not.

But then I am an old school broadcaster back when journalistic integrity was insisted upon.

amicus...

 

[kendo1]

What you forget, ami, is that liberal in the UK is actually central.

 

[flavortang]

I don't even watch the news to get information anymore. I just watch it to get a vague handle on what's going on in the world because all the networks lean one way or the other so there's no way to know what's true and what isn't. I like personalities from both sides on CNN, MSNBC and other networks. I just don't watch Fox because I don't like any of the on-air personalities.

It doesn't matter anyways, all the networks spend way too much time focusing on unimportant bullshit like Paris Hilton, Anna Nicole Smith's baby and what Britney Spears is doing.

 

[amicus]

What you forget, ami, is that liberal in the UK is actually central.

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Hi Kendo. I have been told that before but not sure I really understand.


I know that the two parties are called 'Conservative', and Labor, but there is also a Green' or Socialist Party also, is there not?

And are not the issues involved the same ones that are controversial here?

Just asking...


amicus...

 

[kendo1]

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Hi Kendo. I have been told that before but not sure I really understand.


I know that the two parties are called 'Conservative', and Labor, but there is also a Green' or Socialist Party also, is there not?

And are not the issues involved the same ones that are controversial here?

Just asking...


amicus...

Going from left to right :

There are three main parties, Labour (kind of leftish) , Liberal (central) and Conservative (kind of rightist).

Outwith these parties are some much smaller ones with a few MPs (a dozen or so) out of a total of 700 or so.

The Green party has one or two MPs, and are much the same as Labour or Liberal.
Socialists , I don't know if they have any elected representatives, are as you can imagine further left than Labour.

British National party have one elected MP, and are further right than the Conservatives.

And of course there are the Scottish National party, who have much the same views as Labour, and Plaid Cymru who do much the same in Wales. (I hope I spelt that correctly.

So, blaming someone of being liberal, in party politics, means they are middle of the road.

Big deal.

 

[amicus]

Thank you for the breakdown, Kendo.

Someone seemed to think it was a 'big deal', it made the news here in the States and as I mentioned a ton of websites with articles concerning it.

I am most likely so old fashioned as to be unredeemable in anyone's eyes as I still wish for unbiased, objective news reporting.

Someone earlier said they view all media outlets as being, ''biased" to one degree or another, perhaps that is so.

amicus...

 

[kendo1]

The BBC prides itself on its unbiased reputation.

But, if you are left wing you'll think it is biased against your opinion.
Similarly, if you are right wing you'll think the same.
The same is true for our Liberal party.

 

[flavortang]

Politics makes my dicks hurt.

 

[JamesSD]

Well...to each his own, I suppose, the so called 'Faux News', is actually quite balanced in an odd way that I personally find disconcerting.

The women during the daytime are all mildly liberal, O'Riley, who blusters a lot, is anti business and corporations and the Hannity/Colmes duo is basically disgusting.

I believe Amicus just called FOX news Liberal.

Surprise, Surprise. Texas Summers probably feel chilly to those who live in the Saraha...

 

[Liar]

Politics makes my dicks hurt.

How many dicks do you have?

 

[bluebell]

Like handtowels

How many dicks do you have?

One for home and one for guests, perhaps?

 

[Liar]

The BBC prides itself on its unbiased reputation.

But, if you are left wing you'll think it is biased against your opinion.
Similarly, if you are right wing you'll think the same.
The same is true for our Liberal party.

I was reacting on that word.

The article saying BBC has a "liberal" bias is the UK Telegraph. Does liberal here mean US 'Liberal' (as in leftist/pseudo socialist/collectivist) or European 'Liberal' (as in centrist-right/individualist) ? Only thing I get from the articloe is that someone sees an anti-poverty theme with Live 8 in the center in the programming. And...being against poverty is a leftist idea? nah, I don't get it.

 

[flavortang]

One for home and one for guests, perhaps?

They just kind of pop up depending on my mood.

 

[WRJames]

I watch the BBC news almost every night -- and yes, I am irritated by their global warming stories. But, they were covering Darfur for months before the US news bothered to run a story on it. And who watching the US news would have a clue about what is going on in Zimbabwe? BBC news actually tries to cover the Palestinian point of view, which is totally ignored in the US.

And of course, I always am wondering when Katty Kay is going to wear one of those bright mangeta outfits. When they had the dark red background on their news set, it was truly painful.