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Broadly speaking, a strong and common rebuttal to this is that "if everyone accuses them of bias, then they're not biased". To be clear though, the BBC is a la
by dijit 1y ago
Broadly speaking, a strong and common rebuttal to this is that "if everyone accuses them of bias, then they're not biased".
To be clear though, the BBC is a large organisation with many sections, and those sections are quite biased.
As such it's pretty easy to find areas where they're biased against "your side", whichever side that may be - and when combined with their policy of not upsetting the sitting government, it can start to feel less like journalism and more like propaganda.
- jalapenos 1y agoThat rebuttal concept is amusing. Everyone would accuse Stalin of bias - so he's not biased. Very strong.
- hn_throw2025 1y agoThe BBC are critical of those to the right of the centre-left. But because they are also critical of the extreme loony left, we should consider them balanced…? They are a publicly funded Public Service Broadcaster with impartiality built into their charter, which they have long dismissed with a grin and a wink. They’ll get a pass with this Government, but not the next one. It will be long overdue. Most British people simply don’t trust them any more.