4 ms·

Don't get me started. The BBC used to be a flagship for balanced, meaningful and insightful news. I've been reading the BBC news website for at least 15 years.

Don't get me started. The BBC used to be a flagship for balanced, meaningful and insightful news. I've been reading the BBC news website for at least 15 years. In the last couple of years I've noticed a stark movement towards clickbait titles and imagery and a movement away from emphasis on balanced news reporting. Looking now, the home page is in fact littered with click bait titles: - The degrees that make you rich... and the ones that don't - How one abuse victim found foster help for her dog Dusty - The deadly problem with US fraternities - What you may not have realised about acid attacks Back in the day, that first headline would have been something much more specific. For example "Computer, maths and science degrees lead to highest paid jobs". Sadly, I guess just reporting the facts does not bring the visitors, which is a shame.

justinpombrio 9y ago
> In the last couple of years I've noticed a stark movement towards clickbait titles I have too (have been reading bbc for past 5 years). Do you have any recommendations for what to read instead?
- simonswords82 9y ago
  To be honest I don't think anybody should rely on one single source of the truth for their news. The ideal scenario is that you take your news from a couple of sources, and come to your own conclusions. Sources I use for news in no particular order: - Reuters - Al-Jazeera - Russia Today - The Guardian - Reddit - although admittedly this is less for the news itself and more for the commentary that inevitably follows in various news sub Reddits
ComputerGuru 9y ago
Just as I was giving up on the BBC, they published this incredibly in-depth article by star journalist Jim Muir that bought them a reprieve in my books: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35695648 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35695648 I don’t know if the BBC has ever published anything that even-handed, in-depth, thorough, and expansive prior.
pmoriarty 9y ago
"The BBC used to be a flagship for balanced, meaningful and insightful news." Take a look at Deutsche Welle.[1][2] It has impressed me with its high quality, relatively in-depth reporting, and very little clickbait. I only wish it had more international coverage. [1] - http://www.dw.com/ http://www.dw.com/ [2] - http://rss.dw.com/rdf/rss-en-all http://rss.dw.com/rdf/rss-en-all

justinpombrio 9y ago

> In the last couple of years I've noticed a stark movement towards clickbait titles I have too (have been reading bbc for past 5 years). Do you have any recommendations for what to read instead?

simonswords82 9y ago
To be honest I don't think anybody should rely on one single source of the truth for their news. The ideal scenario is that you take your news from a couple of sources, and come to your own conclusions. Sources I use for news in no particular order: - Reuters - Al-Jazeera - Russia Today - The Guardian - Reddit - although admittedly this is less for the news itself and more for the commentary that inevitably follows in various news sub Reddits

ComputerGuru 9y ago

Just as I was giving up on the BBC, they published this incredibly in-depth article by star journalist Jim Muir that bought them a reprieve in my books: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35695648 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35695648 I don’t know if the BBC has ever published anything that even-handed, in-depth, thorough, and expansive prior.

pmoriarty 9y ago

"The BBC used to be a flagship for balanced, meaningful and insightful news." Take a look at Deutsche Welle.[1][2] It has impressed me with its high quality, relatively in-depth reporting, and very little clickbait. I only wish it had more international coverage. [1] - http://www.dw.com/ http://www.dw.com/ [2] - http://rss.dw.com/rdf/rss-en-all http://rss.dw.com/rdf/rss-en-all