Current Affairs Defund the BBC

[ForestBlue]

The BBC is what it is, not great but at least it offers some balance.

The people behind the defund the BBC campaign are the ones you have to be weary of.

A lot of the pro Brexit team who need a new grift.

Spot on! The BBC is certainly not perfect and is expensive and unaffordable for many, but be careful what you wish for!

.. and just because you don't like some of the news does NOT necessarily make it FAKE!

 

[gonetomorrow]

I'll take the BBC any day. Who wants to watch fecking adverts every five minutes?

 

[hirons11]

Enough said - followed by a “pick a top four out of that lot.”

 

[Jamiednm]

The BBC is what it is, not great but at least it offers some balance.

The people behind the defund the BBC campaign are the ones you have to be weary of.

A lot of the pro Brexit team who need a new grift.

Christ!

Balance? They're the worst of the lot!

Their scaremongering over covid last year was a national embarrassment. Their US election coverage was laughable to the extent that I'm surprised they haven't been investigated by OFCOM.

It is definitely time to move it to a subscription or commercial model. It has nothing unique to offer in this day and age.

 

[Joey66]

BBC news tonight title behind the news reader England spelt Engand......10pm news ......

 

[Moomin]

Christ!

Balance? They're the worst of the lot!

Their scaremongering over covid last year was a national embarrassment. Their US election coverage was laughable to the extent that I'm surprised they haven't been investigated by OFCOM.

It is definitely time to move it to a subscription or commercial model. It has nothing unique to offer in this day and age.

In this day and age then, which media outlet offers some balance in your view?

 

[PaulPowersTash]

In this day and age then, which media outlet offers some balance in your view?

But the other media outlets are not tax payer funded and supposed to be a public service broadcaster.

 

[Moomin]

But the other media outlets are not tax payer funded and supposed to be a public service broadcaster.

I find the BBC news to be fairly balanced.

The other media outlets, particular Murdoch papers have attacked the BBC and tried to turn people against it. He wants his monopoly.

 

[PaulPowersTash]

I find the BBC news to be fairly balanced.

The other media outlets, particular Murdoch papers have attacked the BBC and tried to turn people against it. He wants his monopoly.

Each to their own.

 

[nikom court]

i think its all about choice,
if you enjoy the bbc,great you can pay for it.
i dont enjoy the left wing propaganda and dont watch it,
so why should i have to pay for it!
it should be subscription based like everything else.

 

[dead_soft]

i think its all about choice,
if you enjoy the bbc,great you can pay for it.
i dont enjoy the left wing propaganda and dont watch it,
so why should i have to pay for it!
it should be subscription based like everything else.

That you think it’s left wing propaganda would suggest you don’t watch it

 

[Amw79]

I don’t think it’s biased as an institution one way or the other. But it’s a variety of news, entertainment and sport which is populated by human beings, who are biased.

Hence the news is currently headed up by centre-right Westminster types (as they’re the ones who are let into the political circle for stories), the entertainment is more left-biased (as is more the arty / creative types, who tend to lean that way), and the sport is RS dominated, as it employs a load of Kopites.

 

[chrismpw]

I used to love the bbc. Its filming and factual programming was the envy if the world.. Entertaining, educating and informing. It does none if these things for me any more. Ever since the government put pressure on withdrawing their funding they've just become z compliant government mouthpiece. No investigative journalism, no satire.

With some sparse exceptions it entertains the masses with cheap, formulaic, agenda ridden, low intelligence pap thats nothing more than chewing gum for the eyes. Dull the population. Its like the start of 1984.

Don't defend it - expect better!

 

[chrismpw]

I have just read that the BBC put out a warning last night just before the Dads's Army film.
The reason being that during the film the French are mentioned as Frogs.
I kid you not...

It really piddles me off on radio 4 extra that some millennial has to announce an apology before a re-run of an "old show" because of the outdated attitudes. The most recent 'old show' apology was for a comedy 10 years ago ffs.

The old values might have had a few sticks and stones insults about them, but they broke no bones because people knew how to handle them. Rather those old values than these millennials soft-pc-speak while their peers are busy carrying out the likes of knife attacks, ignoring social rules or firing fireworks at buildings.

 

[dead_soft]

It really piddles me off on radio 4 extra that some millennial has to announce an apology before a re-run of an "old show" because of the outdated attitudes. The most recent 'old show' apology was for a comedy 10 years ago ffs.

The old values might have had a few sticks and stones insults about them, but they broke no bones because people knew how to handle them. Rather those old values than these millennials soft-pc-speak while their peers are busy carrying out the likes of knife attacks, ignoring social rules or firing fireworks at buildings.

Some of those old values caused real world harm.