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[geoffr70]

there a lot less biased than some outer chanels i could mention so it evans it up dosent it

No. It's not a case of comparing of 'evening  things up'. If those other channels are funded by private revenue they can broadcast whatever opinions or political bias they want, subject to regulation and audience interest of course. The BBC is funded by the public, and therefore should be completely impartial.

It is! Just doesn't happen to present the same opinion as yours.

true chris 
if everybody had the same opinion the world would be a very dull place i think the beeb do a great job whith the funds they get
i was wondering if byje beeb have to pay tax on the funds they get?

It's not the BBC's job to offer opinion. They should present information in a fair and impartial way, without favouring any viewpoint. Simples 

[albitz]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9873914/New-BBC-boss-Lord-Hall-is-already-getting-it-wrong-says-Peter-Sissons.html
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/douglas-murray/2013/02/the-bbcs-great-public-service-cancelling-the-today-programme/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9869855/BBC-accused-of-leftist-bias-after-hiring-former-Labour-minister.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lachlan-markay/2010/09/02/bbc-chief-admits-massive-left-wing-bias-vows-remedy-imbalance


http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/left-wing-bias-written-into-the-bbcs-dna-veteran-bbc-broadcaster/


http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/09/lecture-thompson-bbc-interview

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7976318/BBC-was-biased-against-Thatcher-admits-Mark-Thompson.html

[feeutfo]

there a lot less biased than some outer chanels i could mention so it evans it up dosent it

No. It's not a case of comparing of 'evening  things up'. If those other channels are funded by private revenue they can broadcast whatever opinions or political bias they want, subject to regulation and audience interest of course. The BBC is funded by the public, and therefore should be completely impartial.

It is! Just doesn't happen to present the same opinion as yours.

There's no comparison to be made with other channels. You don't know what my opinion is so you can't say whether it's the same as mine or not. 

The implication is, that if an impartial opinion is accused as otherwise, then the accusers opinion by default is not impartial in itself. Therefor, instantly you've removed your own credibility.

In other words, dilligaf what you think?

[feeutfo]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9873914/New-BBC-boss-Lord-Hall-is-already-getting-it-wrong-says-Peter-Sissons.html
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/douglas-murray/2013/02/the-bbcs-great-public-service-cancelling-the-today-programme/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9869855/BBC-accused-of-leftist-bias-after-hiring-former-Labour-minister.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lachlan-markay/2010/09/02/bbc-chief-admits-massive-left-wing-bias-vows-remedy-imbalance


http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/left-wing-bias-written-into-the-bbcs-dna-veteran-bbc-broadcaster/


http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/09/lecture-thompson-bbc-interview

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7976318/BBC-was-biased-against-Thatcher-admits-Mark-Thompson.html

No Daily Fail link? Can't possibly be a balanced view!

[feeutfo]

Btw, they do need a clear out IMO. Hence the catch 22 of this topic.

[geoffr70]

I see, people are daring to post content that doesn't fit in with Emperor gixxers world view so he takes the huff and gets stroppy. Too many snowballs tonight?

[ozzycat]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9873914/New-BBC-boss-Lord-Hall-is-already-getting-it-wrong-says-Peter-Sissons.html
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/douglas-murray/2013/02/the-bbcs-great-public-service-cancelling-the-today-programme/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9869855/BBC-accused-of-leftist-bias-after-hiring-former-Labour-minister.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lachlan-markay/2010/09/02/bbc-chief-admits-massive-left-wing-bias-vows-remedy-imbalance


http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/left-wing-bias-written-into-the-bbcs-dna-veteran-bbc-broadcaster/


http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/09/lecture-thompson-bbc-interview

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7976318/BBC-was-biased-against-Thatcher-admits-Mark-Thompson.html

No Daily Fail link? Can't possibly be a balanced view!

yup thats sounds about right ..or left..no right bugger you get my drift

[albitz]

there a lot less biased than some outer chanels i could mention so it evans it up dosent it

No. It's not a case of comparing of 'evening  things up'. If those other channels are funded by private revenue they can broadcast whatever opinions or political bias they want, subject to regulation and audience interest of course. The BBC is funded by the public, and therefore should be completely impartial.

It is! Just doesn't happen to present the same opinion as yours.

true chris 
if everybody had the same opinion the world would be a very dull place i think the beeb do a great job whith the funds they get
i was wondering if byje beeb have to pay tax on the funds they get?

It's not the BBC's job to offer opinion. They should present information in a fair and impartial way, without favouring any viewpoint. Simples 

They have a legal obligation to be unbiased & neutral.They dont even really bother trying to pretend that they fulfill  this legal obligation any more,as admitted by their own director general and several of their own high profiles employees.see the links above.
They have just given the job of strategy chief to an arch Blairite Labour minister- salary of £300,000 p.a. He is spectacularily unqualified to do the job.

[feeutfo]

I see, people are daring to post content that doesn't fit in with Emperor gixxers world view so he takes the huff and gets stroppy. Too many snowballs tonight?

The irony of that post is quite incredible. Good one.

[geoffr70]

I choose not to have ignorant, jealous, left wing propaganda beamed into my residence. I'm much better for it as well! 

[geoffr70]

I see, people are daring to post content that doesn't fit in with Emperor gixxers world view so he takes the huff and gets stroppy. Too many snowballs tonight?

The irony of that post is quite incredible. Good one.

Thanks, I learnt the big words from the BBC. They're really good you know!

[ozzycat]

well there you are then a well balenced account of a  non bias thread  but i say the beeb are a great instituion of this country as for the new bloke hes only there till somthing else gose wrong or untill sombody acuses them of somthing out of their control i.e jimmy savilethen hell take the long walk of a short plank

[albitz]

Open your mind,be objective,study the evidence.

[feeutfo]

I choose not to have ignorant, jealous, left wing propaganda beamed into my residence. I'm much better for it as well! 

As said Geoff, they need a clear out. They've had a heheheheuuuuge balls up. They've made changes, and some have spat the dummy.

Dummy spitting is not part of the BBC ethos afaik, especially by those that caused the balls up in the first place. Then they get attention for sorting it out due to the side effect of a strike. Ops em. Sack the buggers IMO.

It's possibly due to this impartiality that the Militant element where not sacked on the spot the first time round with the Newsnight fiasco

[feeutfo]

Open your mind,be objective,study the evidence.

It's a period of readjustment for a very large corporation.