Greenbank2 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I'm usually a fan of the BBC but my interest has be piqued by, what seems to be growing, reports of bias. I saw a report on a US website which was promoting the narrative of London being one of the developed worlds most violent cities. It linked to this article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6748477/Teenage-schoolboy-stabbed-outside-London-Tube-station.html which highlights 4 separate stabbings on Tuesday afternoon this week. Now I'm no fan of the Daily Mail, but have no reason to doubt the facts as reported. But I saw NOTHING on the national news and can find NOTHING on the BBC website - even querying their London section. It may be there, but I can't find it amidst the articles on Stacey Dooley, comic relief "celebs", graffitti artists, David Hockney fire rescue etc. All very newsworthy I'm sure. I know that knife crime has been highlighted, but do examples like this suggest the BBC is becoming (more of) a propaganda machine? Have they become desensitized to these type of violent episodes or are they burying them in an attempt to promote a positive image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47381124 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46128268 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211971 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c1487h https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47019877 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46932586 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46804698 and so on..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Yeah. Lots of stuff on knife crime. General news and BBC News 24. Saw a discussion today. How could you miss it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 And wtf is behind the thread title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 There have been very frequent broadcast articles on knife crime on BBC and it is certainly not guilty of hiding or minimising the issue. Last night it was Birmingham, this morning it was London. There have even even been recent panel discussions on the topic including the controversial halting of ‘Stop and Search’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The BBC has been a propaganda vehicle since its inception. Most media outlets are in one way or another. That's why you should read as many as possible, the truth will be somewhere in between them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Strangely, I read recently that Glasgow has a higher knife crime rate than London, yet all we seem to hear about in the news (including the BBC as shown above) is London's battle with the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The BBC has always been the mouthpiece of whatever government happens to be in power. It pushes agendas accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Strangely, I read recently that Glasgow has a higher knife crime rate than London, yet all we seem to hear about in the news (including the BBC as shown above) is London's battle with the problem. Glasgow used to be the worst in Europe but it got its act together ; https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/membership/2017/dec/03/how-scotland-reduced-knife-deaths-among-young-people Maybe that's reversed but I'd be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Becoming?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Strangely, I read recently that Glasgow has a higher knife crime rate than London, yet all we seem to hear about in the news (including the BBC as shown above) is London's battle with the problem. Glasgow has dealt with their knife problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbank2 Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 44 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: And wtf is behind the thread title? Nothing more than a discussion with a friend who now lives in Asia and reflected to me that he felt that there was an increasing lack of substance and depth to normally reliable news sources. After the link to the DM article, I queried "London Knife Crime" on the BBC site and got nothing meaningful. Clearly my ineptitude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Tory propaganda machine, look at its handling of Corbun and the lies they have made about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, maroonlegions said: Tory propaganda machine, look at its handling of Corbun and the lies they have made about him. What lies have the BBC told about Jeremy Corbyn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I always feels sorry for the BBC. On any given day you’ve got people accusing it of being too left wing and too right wing, which probably means it’s neither. They do loads of quality output and when it comes to politics, they’re covering a load of duplicitous politicians. It’s a tough gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, maroonlegions said: Tory propaganda machine, look at its handling of Corbun and the lies they have made about him. All I see is coverage of the lies Corbyn tells himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 58 minutes ago, Darren said: What lies have the BBC told about Jeremy Corbyn? There is always one, Google is your friend. The BBC HAVE in the past admitted, "unfair" and "misleading" news reports ect on Cotrbyn. Just ask Laura Kuenssberg. 18 Jan 2017 - BBC Trust says Laura Kuenssberg report on Corbyn was inaccurate ... The News at Six item included a clip of the Labour leader stating: “I am not happy ... of bias or of intent on the part of the senior BBC journalist, however. 12 May 2016 - BBC may be biased against Jeremy Corbyn, says former BBC Trust chairman ... whether BBC bosses had abandoned impartiality in their coverage of the Labour leader. ... A petition was launched calling for political editor Laura Kuenssberg to .... Fewer "in-house" BBC shows, except for news programmes. 8 Dec 2017 - case study examining the coverage of Jeremy Corbyn's speech on the 28th ... Was there an identifiable pattern of unfairness towards Corbyn ... by broadcast journalist Samira Ahmed, on BBC1 and the BBC News channel, ..... ITN, Laura Kuenssberg for BBC, Andy Bell for C5 Faisal Islam for Sky News). Jeremy Corbyn according to the BBC - Lancaster University 2 May 2017 - Ken Loach Criticizes BBC's "Disgusting" Political Bias Ahead of U.K. Election ... in its political coverage and its negative portrayal of Jeremy Corbyn, the ... Political editor LauraKuenssberg, who has come under repeated fire ... claiming that biased coverage negatively affects the chance for real democracy. Ken Loach Criticizes BBC's "Disgusting" Political ... - Hollywood Reporter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 59 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: All I see is coverage of the lies Corbyn tells himself Of course you do in your smug cosy Tory world of impartiality.? Lies ,ask your leader May about lying, your arrogance is breathtaking.? Dont like it up do they , or when people pull them up and point out they aint squeaky clean..Tories that is. Lies aye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Just now, maroonlegions said: Of course you do in your smug cosy Tory world of impartiality.? Lies ,ask your leader May about lying, your arrogance is breathtaking.? Dont like it up do they , or when people pull them up and point out they aint squeaky clean..Tories that is. Lies aye... I’m not a Tory you ****ing deviant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geoff the Mince Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Just now, maroonlegions said: Corbyn is a reptile . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: I’m not a Tory you ****ing deviant I am not either you fecking red tory lib dem deviant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Just now, Geoff the Mince said: Corbyn is a reptile . OOh , more reptiles in the BBC sweet heart, but you new that already. There is only one cold bloodied reptile mate, she is in your party. May cares for the poor, reptile welfare polices, judge those on not what they spout or say, judge them on their actions, welfare,(in work too), actions of the last TEN years of austerity, look closer to home darling, for that is were you will find your reptiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, maroonlegions said: There is always one, Google is your friend. The BBC HAVE in the past admitted, "unfair" and "misleading" news reports ect on Cotrbyn. Just ask Laura Kuenssberg. 18 Jan 2017 - BBC Trust says Laura Kuenssberg report on Corbyn was inaccurate ... The News at Six item included a clip of the Labour leader stating: “I am not happy ... of bias or of intent on the part of the senior BBC journalist, however. 12 May 2016 - BBC may be biased against Jeremy Corbyn, says former BBC Trust chairman ... whether BBC bosses had abandoned impartiality in their coverage of the Labour leader. ... A petition was launched calling for political editor Laura Kuenssberg to .... Fewer "in-house" BBC shows, except for news programmes. 8 Dec 2017 - case study examining the coverage of Jeremy Corbyn's speech on the 28th ... Was there an identifiable pattern of unfairness towards Corbyn ... by broadcast journalist Samira Ahmed, on BBC1 and the BBC News channel, ..... ITN, Laura Kuenssberg for BBC, Andy Bell for C5 Faisal Islam for Sky News). Jeremy Corbyn according to the BBC - Lancaster University 2 May 2017 - Ken Loach Criticizes BBC's "Disgusting" Political Bias Ahead of U.K. Election ... in its political coverage and its negative portrayal of Jeremy Corbyn, the ... Political editor LauraKuenssberg, who has come under repeated fire ... claiming that biased coverage negatively affects the chance for real democracy. Ken Loach Criticizes BBC's "Disgusting" Political ... - Hollywood Reporter You've not answered my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The BBC biased?!?! No can't be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 *sigh* Skipped to the end as soon as the copy and paste shite started. Has he called anyone who deres to challenge him 'vile tory' yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 15 hours ago, AlphonseCapone said: The BBC has been a propaganda vehicle since its inception. Most media outlets are in one way or another. Agreed. I'd say that it's fundamentally impossible for any media outlet to remain absolutely impartial as everybody has an agenda of one flavour or another (except RT amirite?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 15 hours ago, Governor Tarkin said: *sigh* Skipped to the end as soon as the copy and paste shite started. Has he called anyone who deres to challenge him 'vile tory' yet? Seriously though, is there any other kind of tory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Pans Jambo said: Seriously though, is there any other kind of tory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Pans Jambo said: Seriously though, is there any other kind of tory? Aye, I could name some other varieties. But I won't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 28/02/2019 at 22:21, Darren said: You've not answered my question. I don't know why you entertain this lunatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 28/02/2019 at 18:52, Darren said: What lies have the BBC told about Jeremy Corbyn? Quite a few, but their real speciality is putting their friends on camera to do it for them. Andrew Neil, Laura the fish and Newsnight spring to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toggie88 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 'The BBC is the glue that holds the union together' - one of their former Director General's. Of course it's a propaganda machine. Always has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 3 hours ago, ri Alban said: Quite a few, but their real speciality is putting their friends on camera to do it for them. Andrew Neil, Laura the fish and Newsnight spring to mind. If there's "quite a few" then it shouldn't be too difficult to specify just one of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgoJambo Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 BBC is definitely biased. Just never been able to determine which way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgoJambo Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 28/02/2019 at 15:43, ri Alban said: Glasgow has dealt with their knife problem. Mind when Frankie Vaughan sorted it in the 60s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, GlasgoJambo said: BBC is definitely biased. Just never been able to determine which way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just watched TRs Panodrama docu. Although nothing I never knew anyway it really is a wakeup call for the humanbots. Especially those that believe anyone who posts a #metoo on social media. Shame on anyone who does not question what they read on social media and watch on the MSM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 10:57, GlasgoJambo said: BBC is definitely biased. Just never been able to determine which way. It is almost 100% to the left. Anything righ of Marx is a Nazi. They are highly dangerous and quite frankly I will never believe another word their 'journalists' tell me. Their obsession with gender and race is pathetic, their affirmative action recruitment is socially unjust and their pandering to anything that is not a straight white British male makes me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Remember that many zealots across the political spectrum think that if any media outlet is not biased in favour of them then it is biased against them. The BBC is almost always at the top of their list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Anyone else watching comic relief tonight? all for a great cause but not that impressed with the show this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Becoming? Its been the sole purpose of the BBC since its creation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Corrupt, brainwashing, anti Scottish, especially the SNP. It's the British establishment mouthpiece for the insecure and naive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Not just the BBC. Look closer and follow the money trail these men leave. Their donations and to whom?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 License fee should be done away with and let the BBC stand on its own two feet with ad revenue like every other TV and News company. They're not special and shouldn't be treated differently, its also unreasonable to expect impartiality* which makes its position as a public news platform untenable. *because every news outlet has leanings one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 The BBC is accused of bias by both those on the right and those on the left sides of politics. To me, that shows that the BBC continues to do a decent job. Not a perfect job, but a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 7 hours ago, Sydney said: The BBC is accused of bias by both those on the right and those on the left sides of politics. To me, that shows that the BBC continues to do a decent job. Not a perfect job, but a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Z Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Naaaahhhhh . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Z Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 NAAAAHHHHHHHHHH . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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