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I can't recall the Beeb ever being pro Tory, hardly surprising in view of what a bunch of lefties are employed by the Beeb.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
The time has come for reality to bite Aunty Beeb on the bum, hope it hurts like hell, bunch of pinkos have nobody but themselves to blame for their wasteful spending and left wing love in.
You're entitled to an opinon, of course, but the statistics don't agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight
Source: http://themediablog.typepad.com/the-...230270410.html April 2010Quote:
Sky News displays the strongest political bias of any major UK news broadcaster, according to a survey conducted by TheMediaBlog.co.uk, the full results of which will be published later this week.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 per cent) said Sky News displays a clear pro-Conservative bias in its reporting
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Channel 4 and the BBC meanwhile faired far better - seen as being largely impartial on balace.
Who? Basil Brush :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...owned-BBC.htmlQuote:
A SUN investigation has unearthed an alarming BBC bias against the Tories in the run up to the Election.
THE Basil Brush Show featured a school election with a cheat called Dave wearing a blue rosette.
Right, have I understood this correctly?
Vince Cable can't now rule on a Murdoch buy-out of Sky because he's no longer impartial. Fair enough. So Jeremy Hunt will now make the decision.
The source? Hunt's very own website.Quote:
Rather than worry about Rupert Murdoch owning another TV channel, what we should recognise is that he has probably done more to create variety and choice in British TV than any other single person because of his huge investment in setting up Sky TV which, at one point, was losing several million pounds a day.
"We would be the poorer and wouldn't be saying that British TV is the envy of the world if it hadn't been for him being prepared to take that commercial risk. We need to encourage that kind of investment
http://www.jeremyhunt.org/newsshow.aspx?ref=452
So exactly how is he any more impartial? :s
Now I wonder who said that, oh yes me, silly me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight
I don't watch Sky News.
Stone me, is that the best you can do? Headline aside, let me read you the actual quote from Thomson:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight
1979.Quote:
In the BBC I joined 30 years ago [as a production trainee, in 1979], there was, in much of current affairs, in terms of people's personal politics, which were quite vocal, a massive bias to the left. The organisation did struggle then with impartiality. And journalistically, staff were quite mystified by the early years of Thatcher.
Now it is a completely different generation.
And you criticise me for using figures from 2006?
:rotflmao:
Further reading and the article actually undermines your own point:
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Indeed, some say that because of the BBC's paranoia about being seen as left-wing, it tacks to the other side. Thompson chuckles at the notion of a "double- or triple-bluff". But David Cameron was certainly given an easy ride in opposition, and the BBC's political coverage - like that of Sky - appeared even to be willing on a Cameron-led government during the intense days of coalition talks.
Have you ever watched Question Time? The audience is hand picked, now if that isn't biased I don't know what is.
I sent in several applications to be in the audience every single one that showed left leanings (pro EU, ethnic, anti war) was accepted and every single right wing (pro war anti EU white) was ignored.
Pinkos, hope they enjoy the cuts - not before time.
Yes, I watch it regularly. The government of the day always seems to be criticised, whichever side of the House they sit. The reason the audience is hand-picked is precisely to ensure a reasonable balance of political view, social and economic standing, gender and race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight
Every single one? They get tens of thousand of applications for each edition, with only a couple of hundred making the cut, and yet "every single one" of yours slipped through provided you ticked the right boxes. Something doesn't ring true here. How many are we talking about?Quote:
I sent in several applications to be in the audience every single one that showed left leanings (pro EU, ethnic, anti war) was accepted and every single right wing (pro war anti EU white) was ignored.
Edit: for accuracy, my figures are incorrect but broadly in proportion. This article explains that 150 people are picked from a typical 4000 applicants for each show.