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A newspaper cannot be neutral. The real problem with the BBC is that it is officially proud to be neutral but it is not. I way prefer a lot of non neutral paper
by Loic 11y ago
A newspaper cannot be neutral. The real problem with the BBC is that it is officially proud to be neutral but it is not. I way prefer a lot of non neutral papers, where I know before hand their base political/economic/social views. This way I can go and read both sides of the story or if not that important, read just one side knowing that it is a partial view.
- matthewmacleod 11y agoThe BBC is by far the most neutral news source I have ever encountered. It's constantly subject to attack by both the government and the public, to the extent that it's terrified to take a stance on any issue.
- Loic 11y agoThis is what you think and this is the problem because you are not alone at all. I highly recommend you reading this book: "NEWSPEAK in the 21st Century". It is highlighting the fact that the BBC is not neutral for a lot of critical issues. This is why I prefer "opinionated" papers. Sorry for this thread going maybe a bit off-topic, but this a subject I am pretty attached too. Again, I am not saying that the BBC is not doing great work, but just that it is not as neutral as what the opinion think it is. http://www.amazon.co.uk/NEWSPEAK-21st-Century-David-Edwards/dp/0745328938/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/NEWSPEAK-21st-Century-David-Edwards/...
- sdoering 11y agoThanks for the book tip will have a look at it. Having worked in news for some years and seen how (esp. online) news are produced and weighted for priority, it is to say, that it is quite a sad state of affairs. I stopped reading the news, following any news at all. If news do reach me and my interest exceeds a internal threshold, I start investigating the topic further. So having a view from outside my home country might be interesting.
- pjc50 11y agoCowardice is not neutrality. This is how we get global warming denialism given unreasonable amounts of airtime, using the "Views On Shape Of Earth Differ" approach.
- matthewmacleod 11y agoYes, that's a problem. But the two aren't mutually exclusive.
- akerro 11y agoBBC neutral? Jokes on you :)
- vixen99 11y agoHold on - there's no 'it' (it can rarely be said to speak with one voice) and where do you get 'terrified' from? 'Attack' is also pejorative. It is entirely appropriate that a public broadcasting organization paid for license holders to the tune of £3.7 billion or so, is subject to extensive positive and negative critical comment.
- logingone 11y agoThey're not supposed to be taking a stance, only reporting, that's the whole point.