BBC News should be put into special measures. Its website in particular sets the bar at a new low for downright inaccurate, amateurish, lazy, compromised reporting.
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FOMO I guess? Perhaps I'm old fashioned but I honestly do still trust them as my number one source of news. Both left and right often accuse them of bias which to me means they're probably offending each side about equally. I'd rather they didn't platform people like Farage quite so much though.
2/ impact of austerity under Cameron, they have forensically reported on the building of a ferry in Scotland and all but ignored the now £120 Billion wasted on HS2. They have ignored COVID fraud (gov fast-track, no bid contracts) and consistently platform extreme right wing lobbyists.
And then there's Palestine framing (in the passive): hospitals were bombed...
Also atricious on climate change: nothing in news reports linking say Cali wildfires back to Exxon, or what Govts are doing to reign in BigOil, which is not enough
The BBC lost it’s impartiality, if it ever existed, years ago.
Thatcher in particular, brought extreme pressure to bear on numerous topics, she was only ever given a hard time by a member of the public.
The BBC rehabilitated Johnson, gave him an easy ride. They failed to report the devastating 1/
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Also atricious on climate change: nothing in news reports linking say Cali wildfires back to Exxon, or what Govts are doing to reign in BigOil, which is not enough
Thatcher in particular, brought extreme pressure to bear on numerous topics, she was only ever given a hard time by a member of the public.
The BBC rehabilitated Johnson, gave him an easy ride. They failed to report the devastating 1/
Also liking & relying on Byline times more & more. Also watch Novara, who are proper lefties, for analysis.