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> The BBC willingly plays along and does not even question the capabilities either way. They've got a lot of experience doing this since the conservative gover
by lloydatkinson 7y ago
> The BBC willingly plays along and does not even question the capabilities either way.
They've got a lot of experience doing this since the conservative government started applying it's will to the BBC after choosing the board of directors. Ther'es no longer a sense of "balanced" and "unbiased" news and it's glaringly obvious just by watching their news for a few weeks.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/13/government-choose-bbc-board-john-whittingdale https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/13/government-cho...
- Angostura 7y agoOdd isn't it? I watch their news for more than a few weeks and for the most part find it both balanced and unbiased. I think there were legitimate gripes about its coverage surrounding the Scottish devolution debate, but other than that - it's very good.
- hardlianotion 7y agoWhat were those legitimate gripes?
- Angostura 7y agoI would say that there was probably a case that the BBC News coverage leaned against the independence cause. (I speak as someone who wanted Scotland to stay in the Union). I would say in partial mitigation that the one bias the BBC probably does have is a bias towards the status quo.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoIt's an old trope, but the concept that everyone thinks that the BBC is biased (against their point of view, naturally) is probably a pretty good indicator of their neutrality.