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The BBC and the pandemic

Started by Fambo Number Mive, November 12, 2021, 06:41:09 PM

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Fambo Number Mive

It does feel like a lot of BBC News stories on the pandemic play down how bad things are in the UK re the pandemic (and to be honest most other things) while being very keen to focus on issues in other countries (many with a much lower death rate than the UK).

I would sum up its coronavirus reporting as "Look over there".

Am I being unfair on the BBC? Nick Triggle in particular really pisses me off.

chveik


Pinball

BBC news is partial and timid nowadays, due to fear of government retribution, and desire to get the charter renewed. Not much government criticism re the MP scandal, for example, and weak interviewers and interviews. Overall- piss poor.

Dex Sawash


TFW you accidentally start a new thread when you meant to search pornhub

Johnny Foreigner

The BBC is excellent for:

- science
- history
- local news
- comedy
- cooking recipes

If politics is what you are interested in, lower your expectations or look elsewhere. Definitely avoid them human interest 'long reads'; that kind of stuff belongs in Reader's Digest.

Cold Meat Platter

I'll give you maybe local news and cooking recipes, if you're a beginner.

Kelvin

Comedy? Are you taking the piss?

monkfromhavana

I was reading The Guardian (I know, I know) on what is happening in Poland and in one report they described TVP (state TV) as "the mouthpiece of the ruling party" and I wondered, why don't they describe the BBC in the same way?

Quote from: monkfromhavana on November 15, 2021, 08:36:50 AM
I was reading The Guardian (I know, I know) on what is happening in Poland and in one report they described TVP (state TV) as "the mouthpiece of the ruling party" and I wondered, why don't they describe the BBC in the same way?

The BBC is like Novara compared to TVP. This is why they are so keen to get Dacre in at Ofcom; Rip up the last remaining checks and balances, so the BBC can be properly purged of dissenting voices.

Fambo Number Mive

It does feel that that, while the media in America tended to be split on Trump (conservative media licked his balls, liberal media very critical), Johnson's covid strategy only really seems to be criticised by the Guardian and sometimes the Mirror. The BBC uncritically swallows Johnson's line that we are at risk of a new wave of covid from the rest of Europe, while ignoring the actual numbers.