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The BBC is institutionally biased in two major ways: * Pro the royal family since it is chartered by them. * Against Scottish independence since it would lose
by nephihaha 10mo ago
The BBC is institutionally biased in two major ways:
* Pro the royal family since it is chartered by them.
* Against Scottish independence since it would lose 10% of its funding.
- Incipient 10mo agoI don't think there is anything wrong with the national media service being 'pro the nation' (counting the UK as the nation for arguments sake). That said however they can't make things up, or overtly bury critical stories...but putting a softer slant on them wouldn't be unreasonable.
- nephihaha 10mo agoIt is a loyal state broadcaster. If it had been up to the BBC, then the Prince Andrew story would have been buried. They tried to bury it several times but the Americans don't take orders from Buckingham Palace. Their coverage of the Scottish independence referendum was laughably biased and often clueless. They do seem to have an odd attitude towards Nigel Farage (UKIP & Reform) though, and kept putting him on Questiontime and the radio. It seems unclear why they would promote him so much given much of their other content.