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I think what is upsetting is that BBC is public service broadcaster where the whole point is that they are financially independent of government so they can do

I think what is upsetting is that BBC is public service broadcaster where the whole point is that they are financially independent of government so they can do whatever journalism their employees deem necessary. They should be insulated from political pressure as much as possible. Self censoring their own documentary does not align with that.

zimpenfish 1y ago
> the whole point is that they are financially independent of government Hasn't been the case for a long time though, eg. [0] [0] https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/the-bbc-mid-term-charter-review-yet-more-meddling-from-government https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/the-bbc-mid-term-charter...