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> Although historically it seems very rare that the BBC view on any international politics differs from that of the UK government. I know a lot of Britishers t

> Although historically it seems very rare that the BBC view on any international politics differs from that of the UK government. I know a lot of Britishers that would dispute this version of affairs. To my mind the typical BBC point of view is mildly left-of-centre, well-to-do and urban.

marshmallow_12 6y ago
>To my mind the typical BBC point of view is mildly left-of-centre, well-to-do and urban. sounds accurate.
statstutor 6y ago
> the typical BBC point of view is mildly left-of-centre Many people would claim that the BBC is left-of-centre, but if you look at their most prominent/best paid journalists, that is near-objectively not the case. Andrew Neil was been one of the highest paid BBC journalists 2003-2020, having previously worked for Rupert Murdoch, and has gone on to be Chair [correction: Chairman] of "GB News". GB News hosts the most right-wing voices in British political discourse, and been compared to Fox News in this respect. I might concede that the BBC is left-of-centre compared to the average British news media, but given that British news media is exclusively owned by conservative billionaires, I'm not convinced this is a great anchor point.
- iso1631 6y ago
  On the flip side you could argue that Andrew Neil leaving the BBC shows evidence of it not being right wing. Fundamentally the BBC is definitely left wing[0], with enourmous right wing bias[1] Everyone agrees [2] it's biased. [0] https://www.cps.org.uk/files/reports/original/130814102945-BBCBiasOliverLathamfc.pdf https://www.cps.org.uk/files/reports/original/130814102945-B... [1] https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-bias-154917 https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-b... [2] https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-bias-154917 https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-b...

marshmallow_12 6y ago

>To my mind the typical BBC point of view is mildly left-of-centre, well-to-do and urban. sounds accurate.

statstutor 6y ago

> the typical BBC point of view is mildly left-of-centre Many people would claim that the BBC is left-of-centre, but if you look at their most prominent/best paid journalists, that is near-objectively not the case. Andrew Neil was been one of the highest paid BBC journalists 2003-2020, having previously worked for Rupert Murdoch, and has gone on to be Chair [correction: Chairman] of "GB News". GB News hosts the most right-wing voices in British political discourse, and been compared to Fox News in this respect. I might concede that the BBC is left-of-centre compared to the average British news media, but given that British news media is exclusively owned by conservative billionaires, I'm not convinced this is a great anchor point.

iso1631 6y ago
On the flip side you could argue that Andrew Neil leaving the BBC shows evidence of it not being right wing. Fundamentally the BBC is definitely left wing[0], with enourmous right wing bias[1] Everyone agrees [2] it's biased. [0] https://www.cps.org.uk/files/reports/original/130814102945-BBCBiasOliverLathamfc.pdf https://www.cps.org.uk/files/reports/original/130814102945-B... [1] https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-bias-154917 https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-b... [2] https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-bias-154917 https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bbc-left-right-wing-b...