12-07-2021, 09:00 AM
I think BBC News is broadly balanced.
But then again, I am socially left-leaning and fiscally right-leaning which is broadly where the BBC is.
I, for one, thought its impartiality towards the 2016 referendum was impeccible although I couldn't say that for what followed.
I can absolutely see why some people on the right think it's biased and I can see the same for the left - for example, its treatment of Corbyn was a lot harsher than its treatment of Boris (both of whom are disasters for our nation, imo).
What I don't quite understand is why BBC News has a budget of £350m a year - that seems way too high.
It has 2,000 journos, 250 correspondents, and 50 foreign news bureaus. Does it really need that many to run two news channels, news for the nations and English regions, websites, and World Service language provision?
I am personally surprised that, a few weeks after launch, GB News is still being treated by members of this forum as some right-wing frothing station when that is patently untrue. They promised that it would be nothing like Fox and they have been good to their word.
"Unheard voices" tend to be those who go against the current consensus or report on issues widely ignored by other broadcast media.
I only get a limited chance to watch the output but on yesterday's Alistair Stewart show, the host and guests were gushing in their praise of how the English football team reflects the class and racial mix of the country as a whole.
The "Wokewatch" section is a section worthy of inclusion. There are lots of philosophies and approaches being taken by some in the name of equality and progress which many people, myself included, think go too far, are divisive, and counterproductive.
Anyway, apologies I digress, this is a thread I started about the Beeb.
I must admit that I don't think telethons are the way to go.
I, like many others, think the licence fee will be extended for a further 10 years at its next review. I would spend this time and those 10 years diverting funding away from what I consider (I know you all don't share my beliefs) non-core activities which could be made profitable by the private sector and devote that funding to creating a production line of hits week after week which wow and charm licencepayers.
But then again, I am socially left-leaning and fiscally right-leaning which is broadly where the BBC is.
I, for one, thought its impartiality towards the 2016 referendum was impeccible although I couldn't say that for what followed.
I can absolutely see why some people on the right think it's biased and I can see the same for the left - for example, its treatment of Corbyn was a lot harsher than its treatment of Boris (both of whom are disasters for our nation, imo).
What I don't quite understand is why BBC News has a budget of £350m a year - that seems way too high.
It has 2,000 journos, 250 correspondents, and 50 foreign news bureaus. Does it really need that many to run two news channels, news for the nations and English regions, websites, and World Service language provision?
gottago Wrote:I do think the launch of GB News proves just how balanced the BBC is in a way; the same voices, stories, opinions that were regularly broadcast on the BBC, Sky and other news outlets but correctly challenged to provide balance; now they're left unchallenged and mis-sold as 'unheard voices'.
I am personally surprised that, a few weeks after launch, GB News is still being treated by members of this forum as some right-wing frothing station when that is patently untrue. They promised that it would be nothing like Fox and they have been good to their word.
"Unheard voices" tend to be those who go against the current consensus or report on issues widely ignored by other broadcast media.
I only get a limited chance to watch the output but on yesterday's Alistair Stewart show, the host and guests were gushing in their praise of how the English football team reflects the class and racial mix of the country as a whole.
The "Wokewatch" section is a section worthy of inclusion. There are lots of philosophies and approaches being taken by some in the name of equality and progress which many people, myself included, think go too far, are divisive, and counterproductive.
Anyway, apologies I digress, this is a thread I started about the Beeb.
I must admit that I don't think telethons are the way to go.
I, like many others, think the licence fee will be extended for a further 10 years at its next review. I would spend this time and those 10 years diverting funding away from what I consider (I know you all don't share my beliefs) non-core activities which could be made profitable by the private sector and devote that funding to creating a production line of hits week after week which wow and charm licencepayers.
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