Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998
by jimnotgym on Friday May 03, 2019 @08:33AM
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I would argue that they have been rather unique in the British press in keeping the standards of investigative journalism high. No other paper was looking into Cambridge Analytica and their role in Brexit, or the illegal collusion between Vote Leave and Be Leave. They have been fearless when other papers have been complicit
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Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998
by briandear on Friday May 03, 2019 @08:55AM
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Fearless only when their fearlessness supports their viewpoint. They wouldn’t dare look into issues that go against their bias. According to the Guardian, Brexit is 100% bad, when in fact, the issues surrounding Brexit are in shades of grey. It’s not particularly courageous to write articles with which you already support. Courage would be writing articles that challenge their widely held assumptions.
Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998
by ljf on Friday May 03, 2019 @09:57AM
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While not the majority of their content, they have had a number of pro-brexit opinion pieces and pro-WAB articles from people across the 'left' brexit spectrum and even some centre/right writers.
Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998
by ggm on Friday May 03, 2019 @07:36PM
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Their editorial is pretty evenly split. A lot of readers who are remainer complain about pro brexit positions. The labour party is split. Owen Jones (as an example) and Martin Kettle) certainly don't make your case.
Basically, I think you're factually wrong. You're reading selectively if you believe this about the graun
Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998
by growlist on Friday May 03, 2019 @09:40AM
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I suppose you also think there was no behind-the-scenes orchestration behind the hounding of Aaron Banks etc., that the Remain campaign was whiter than white, and that the Electoral Commission have been completely impartial..
Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998
by jimnotgym on Friday May 03, 2019 @12:39PM
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I said nothing of the sort. The collusion between Vote Leave and BeLeave is a matter of undisputed fact. They dropped their appeal recently. Your attempt to mix up fair reporting of a crime by putting words in my mouth is fallacious.
But since you mention Aron Banks, he is accused of funneling foreign money into UK elections illegally, and is being investigated for it by the NCA. Is that hounding?