Tell Us Something We Didn't Already Know?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10157478/BBC-did-not-reflect-public-view-on-immigration-because-of-deep-liberal-bias-says-review.html

At last it is official,

/// The BBC did not accurately reflect the public's growing concern about immigration because of a "deep liberal bias" ///

[Gromit]

New Judge.

Yes impartial, not pandering to public opinion. Not pandering to the 200,000 Guardian readers or the 1,800,000 Daily Mail ones.

[sp1814]

naomi24

I honestly, honestly, honestly think that the BBC is the best place to go for an approximation of 'the truth' in news content.

This is why the world (not just the UK) turns to the BBC when major news events occur.

My only criticism of the BBC is that it's online Technology microsite isn't a patch on dedicated tech news aggregation sites, but I suppose that's to be expected.

[sp1814]

New Judge

But you were watching the report on the BBC.

It just goes to show...whatever criticisms we may have - we go to the BBC.

[naomi24]

sp, don't misunderstand me. I think the BBC offers a superb service – the best in the world. I don't, however, support biased reporting just because it happens to tally with my own views. That would be disingenuous.

[Gromit]

Mojo-jo-jo,

There was once a poster called R1Geezer who was forever getting banned until the final ban was permanent. Soon after, a poster with an identical style joined and was himself banned. That has repeated many times and the final reincarnation is Tora Tora Tora.


R1 Geezer Timeline

R1Geezer Suspended: Sun 21st Aug 2011

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[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

That, Gromit, is none of my business, nor any of yours. Besides, I see no proof there.
Shameful.

[sp1814]

naomi24

I don't even know how to spell disingenuous.

I just use the term 'not right'.

[Gromit]

Mojo-jo-jo

It certainly is my business. Posters who are banned are expelled because they cannot behave in a civil manner and put people off using the site. If they then rejoin, and responsible readers of this site spot the similarity, then it should be made known.

I sincerely hope that Tora Tora Tora does not get banned as on the whole he and R1Geezer make/made good contributions. But Looking at his past record, I fear it is only a matter of time before he oversteps the line again.

Sorry yo cannot spot a pattern

[naomi24]

sp, ha ha! Yes you do. You just did. :o)

[TheBaBas]

"Fringe weirdoes on the so-called 'Right' are well catered for with the likes of the Murdoch media empire"

Ignoring the fact that people on the right are no more weird than those on the left, people have a choice whether or not to pay for a Murdoch product, whereas if they own a TV they don't have a choice of whether or not to pay for a TV Licence.

[WyeDyed]

Did anyone else read this bit?
However, overall the breadth of opinion reflected by the BBC on this subject is broad and impressive, and no persuasive evidence was found that significant areas of opinion are not given due weight today.

[Gromit]

So a review of the BBC was undertaken by an ex ITV man. No chance of any bias there then.

[sp1814]

naomi24 - ah, the joys of cut 'n' paste...

[Kevink]

"However, overall the breadth of opinion reflected by the BBC on this subject is broad and impressive, and no persuasive evidence was found that significant areas of opinion are not given due weight today."

[Kevink]

Sorry, WyeDyed, just realised that I essentially duplicated your post.

[WyeDyed]

^^^
Oh good, I was beginning to wonder if I'd imagined that :0)

[FredPuli43]

AOG, are you reassured by this ex-ITV executive's assessment, in the same link, quoted by Kevink and WyeDyed?

[emmie]

it;s biased beyond belief, and i watched that too NJ,

[emmie]

since when is it non moderators job to say who can contribute, that would be the moderators and the ED. Pulling up info that might or might not be someone's old account doesn't seem right, and has nothing at all to do with the post.

[sp1814]

em10

I don't think anyone is saying ToraToraTora can/cannot post. The point being alleged is that TTT isn't really new to this site.

I actually hope TTT really is R1Geezer. He was bloody infuriating, but also 'compulsive viewing'.