China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC reporter (2017)

Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by lloydatkinson on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:09AM (#20817831)

> The BBC willingly plays along and does not even question the capabilities either way.

They've got a lot of experience doing this since the conservative government started applying it's will to the BBC after choosing the board of directors. Ther'es no longer a sense of "balanced" and "unbiased" news and it's glaringly obvious just by watching their news for a few weeks.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/13/government-cho...

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Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by Angostura on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:28AM (#20817909)

Odd isn't it? I watch their news for more than a few weeks and for the most part find it both balanced and unbiased. I think there were legitimate gripes about its coverage surrounding the Scottish devolution debate, but other than that - it's very good.

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Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by SmellyGeekBoy on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @08:32AM (#20819101)

It's an old trope, but the concept that everyone thinks that the BBC is biased (against their point of view, naturally) is probably a pretty good indicator of their neutrality.

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Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by hardlianotion on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @06:41AM (#20818472)

What were those legitimate gripes?

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Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by Angostura on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:24PM (#20823642)

I would say that there was probably a case that the BBC News coverage leaned against the independence cause. (I speak as someone who wanted Scotland to stay in the Union).

I would say in partial mitigation that the one bias the BBC probably does have is a bias towards the status quo.

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