BBC is biased

Posted By: DigitalDud | Oct 26th, 2006 @ 8:19 PM
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#Oct 27th, 2006 @ 8:27 AM
ScanIAm
ScanIAm
On a scale of 1 to 10, people are stupid.
BBC is biased the same way that NPR is biased:  Towards higher educated people.  This isn't meant as an insult, but most of BBC (radio at least) would bore the drooling masses to tears.  Same with NPR.

Now, those who suck at the teat of Mr. Murdoch tend to think that anything intelligent is:

1) liberal
2) lefty
3) bad
4) different

so there is an appearance that the BBC (and NPR) are biased, but it's just not true.

#Oct 27th, 2006 @ 8:32 AM
Cornelius Ellsonpeter
Cornelius Ellsonpeter
ScanIAm wrote:
BBC is biased the same way that NPR is biased:  Towards higher educated people.  This isn't meant as an insult, but most of BBC (radio at least) would bore the drooling masses to tears.  Same with NPR.

Now, those who suck at the teat of Mr. Murdoch tend to think that anything intelligent is:

1) liberal
2) lefty
3) bad
4) different

so there is an appearance that the BBC (and NPR) are biased, but it's just not true.
NPR...ugh. I consider myself "higher educated" but a lot of times NPR is pretty slanted towards the "liberal" side of things. And yes, they are really, really, really boring some days. Although I used to listen to "Science Friday" once in a while.

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#Oct 27th, 2006 @ 8:43 AM
JohnAskew
JohnAskew
9 girl in pink sweater
Cornelius Ellsonpeter wrote:

ScanIAm wrote: BBC is biased the same way that NPR is biased:  Towards higher educated people.  This isn't meant as an insult, but most of BBC (radio at least) would bore the drooling masses to tears.  Same with NPR.

Now, those who suck at the teat of Mr. Murdoch tend to think that anything intelligent is:

1) liberal
2) lefty
3) bad
4) different

so there is an appearance that the BBC (and NPR) are biased, but it's just not true.
NPR...ugh. I consider myself "higher educated" but a lot of times NPR is pretty slanted towards the "liberal" side of things. And yes, they are really, really, really boring some days. Although I used to listen to "Science Friday" once in a while.




You know I don't agree with you. Smiley

I was surprised last night to see how partisan and biased CNN was right before the election (pro Democrat). They aren't usually quite so explicit.

I would imagine they feel compelled to match FOX's always over the top conservative Republican bias.

Again, un-biased news is a dream, imho.
#Oct 27th, 2006 @ 10:21 AM
ScanIAm
ScanIAm
On a scale of 1 to 10, people are stupid.
Cornelius Ellsonpeter wrote:

ScanIAm wrote: BBC is biased the same way that NPR is biased:  Towards higher educated people.  This isn't meant as an insult, but most of BBC (radio at least) would bore the drooling masses to tears.  Same with NPR.

Now, those who suck at the teat of Mr. Murdoch tend to think that anything intelligent is:

1) liberal
2) lefty
3) bad
4) different

so there is an appearance that the BBC (and NPR) are biased, but it's just not true.
NPR...ugh. I consider myself "higher educated" but a lot of times NPR is pretty slanted towards the "liberal" side of things. And yes, they are really, really, really boring some days. Although I used to listen to "Science Friday" once in a while.



I honestly think that it (NPRs boringness or lack thereof) depends on what shows are picked up by the local station. 

We get Fresh Air, Car Talk, Tech Nation, Science Friday, Marketplace, a bunch of other specialty shows on the weekends, and none of the above are boring.  Of course, we have the second largest listener base in the country Smiley

Fox is biased, too, but they seem so hungry for Karl Rove's man-meat that they never seem to get around to saying anything of substance that could be seen as biased.  Bias only appears when it is in stark contrast to the current government Smiley
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