Political bias at BBC - something has to be done surely

[SpeedMattersNot]

It seems quite a frivolous purchase then!

I haven't needed a license for 5 years now...I'm surprised so many households still rely on watching live TV.

[turbobloke]

SpeedMattersNot said:

It seems quite a frivolous purchase then!

I haven't needed a license for 5 years now...I'm surprised so many households still rely on watching live TV.

Not for news, online sources are perfectly adequate.

Rely on live broadcasts to see live sporting events...well yes, presumably you found a smart way to watch live broadcasts live but after the event it'll be fascinating to find out how

[turbobloke]

In essence there's no reliance on live TV as phrased so vaguely and generally, but while a choice to watch live sport can be seen as reliance, it's really a matter of binary choice given there's no meaningful alternative when at home.

If anyone chooses to watch something live, being broadcast live, it has to be viewed live.

[SpeedMattersNot]

I wasn't asking a question...so who are you talking to?

[turbobloke]

SpeedMattersNot said:

I wasn't asking a question...so who are you talking to?

As you're not asking a question this is not an answer.

[NoNeed]

Those behind the scene techies are at it again, this time they claim a pixelation error.

[johnxjsc1985]

NoNeed said:

Those behind the scene techies are at it again, this time they claim a pixelation error.

to be fair I think thats how they see him

[McWigglebum4th]

NoNeed said:

Those behind the scene techies are at it again, this time they claim a pixelation error.

I bet secretly he will be delighted



A recreation of one of the best comedy moments ever

[0000]

NoNeed said:

Those behind the scene techies are at it again, this time they claim a pixelation error.

This is from a couple of years ago isn't it? Doesn't look like a "pixelation" error though.

[AJS-]

I'd missed that Farage with a moustache story. I thought it was a spoof. They really did it. Pixelation error my hairy arse.

[rohrl]

This might be of interest. Radio 4's Feedback programme covered the subject of political impartiality last week. The relevant section of the programme starts at 8m10s and includes an interview with Rick Bailey, the BBC's Chief Advisor - Politics, whose responsibility it is to ensure all BBC programmes and presenters maintain political impartiality.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r6zy7#auto

[turbobloke]

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

One of the people the BBC had working on responses to General Election complaints bias last time around was a local Labour political candidate (local to them).

This blast from the past is a mere drop in the beeb ocean of bias.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1317114/BBC...

[jesusbuiltmycar]

Biased BBC website?

http://order-order.com/2015/04/27/biased-bbc-elect...

[iphonedyou]

550M said:

What's Radio One?

Google it, luddite.

Or, alternatively - stop feigning ignorance when it's patently clear you're not ignorant.

[tangerine_sedge]

The Don of Croy said:

tangerine_sedge said:

...Now imagine if radio was entirely in private hands...

Think Capitol and Classic FM. 'nuff said, right? Not forgetting that independent pirate radio was instrumental in creating a 'youth' BBC channel.

Does Capitol or Classic FM play obscure or none-mainstream music? Or do they stick to the centre ground because they can't afford to alienate too many listeners? I've just spent 2 minutes looking at the UK digital radio stations, at least 90% seem to be aimed at playing hits/popular music, the rest are a mixture of talk/foreign language, with just a couple of specialist music stations (rock/dance/etc). It's clear that without the BBC, there will be no 'serious' classical music coverage, little proper current affairs (a lightweight phone in station is not current affairs) and little coverage of specialist music.

The Don of Croy said:

Just because a monolithic tax supported leviathan can indulge in filling the airwaves with many genres doesn't make it good. Just big.

Alternatively, 200 stations promising to play - "the music you love", i.e. a collection of greatest hits albums on random play.

The Don of Croy said:

Today we have a plethora of mechanisms to access moving images and/or audio streams - who needs DJ's ?

If you just want a random selection of music, then why even listen to the radio, surely spotify could deliver that to you? The real value of radio is that the DJ can act as the curator, playing popular stuff, but also introducing listeners to new or obscure artists. If you can't see the value of DJs, then I suggest you listen to Radio 6 for a few days.

[550M]

iphonedyou said:

Google it, luddite.

Or, alternatively - stop feigning ignorance when it's patently clear you're not ignorant.

Ah, that told me didn't it.

The point I was making, in a vein attempt to save myself some typing, is that the only people who listen to Radio 1 are either under 18 and have no vote, or are over 18 and have never heard of David Milliband or Ed Cameron... (Sorry, that was another lighthearted remark). Not many interested parties there either way.

It was good to see the matter of bias in the Davis interviews was raised over the weekend on the modern equivilant of 'Points of View', tucked away on Sunday morning on News 24. Much akin to The Sun printing an apology to a inaccurate front page scoop in the corner of page 556. (Oh, and another...)

[SpeedMattersNot]

550M said:

iphonedyou said:

Google it, luddite.

Or, alternatively - stop feigning ignorance when it's patently clear you're not ignorant.

Ah, that told me didn't it.

The point I was making, in a vein attempt to save myself some typing, is that the only people who listen to Radio 1 are either under 18 and have no vote, or are over 18 and have never heard of David Milliband or Ed Cameron... (Sorry, that was another lighthearted remark). Not many interested parties there either way.

It was good to see the matter of bias in the Davis interviews was raised over the weekend on the modern equivilant of 'Points of View', tucked away on Sunday morning on News 24. Much akin to The Sun printing an apology to a inaccurate front page scoop in the corner of page 556. (Oh, and another...)

So, you're over 18 and haven't heard of the leader of the Labour Party? In which case you should be listening to Radio 1

[turbobloke]

SpeedMattersNot said:

...haven't heard of the leader of the Labour Party...

They are out and about. Including one in a local radio quiz:

Q Who is the current leader of the Labour Party?

A Ed Sheeran

[Zod]

Not biased at all. Not in any way:

[jogon]

UKIP excluded from tomorrow's BBC politics debate on defence and security yet the only party with an alternative solution other than cuts and in some cases complete decimation of our armed forces..