tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post4649196165824216932..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Introspective postCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58048081464306344062016-05-23T17:45:59.093+01:002016-05-23T17:45:59.093+01:00the bbc are an utter disgrace. total bias against ...the bbc are an utter disgrace. total bias against the leave side.......... i am just an ordinary person, but even i can see that they give much more " weight " to the remains version of things, and almost double the coverage. its time the leave side woke up & started shouting at the VERY VERY BIASED B.B.C............ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-38719209175036047632016-05-23T14:57:16.915+01:002016-05-23T14:57:16.915+01:00Agreed. It's the same with their numbers game ...Agreed. It's the same with their numbers game with guests on Newsnight and other shows Craig tracks. They're sure that the basic numbers will be enough to demonstrate their balance over time, but even passing observation shows a marked difference in treatment of each side, never mind that Remain gets solo appearances while Leave voices are nearly always paired with a Remain voice.<br /><br />I've recently read ex-BBC Dennis Sewell's "A Question of Attitude", and he says impartiality and balance are more than a simple numbers game. He's right. In fact, he's right about a lot of things, many of which could almost have been taken verbatim from our comments over the years here and at B-BBC.<br /><br />http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk/#section3David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-78165436342534055422016-05-23T11:46:20.499+01:002016-05-23T11:46:20.499+01:00I agree with you Grant. I think though that the Le...I agree with you Grant. I think though that the Leave campaigners are being naive in not making a huge fuss about bias on the BBC. I think if they made enough fuss, the BBC would have to adjust its approach and Sky and ITV might also display less bias. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-43348468839971660862016-05-23T08:36:21.220+01:002016-05-23T08:36:21.220+01:00I think the BBC throw in Paxo and a few tough inte...I think the BBC throw in Paxo and a few tough interviews with Remainers so that they can point to them when accused of bias. That is their method with other topics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-78570677216994437272016-05-23T08:33:57.414+01:002016-05-23T08:33:57.414+01:00Craig, I am sure that the BBC throw in a few bits...Craig, I am sure that the BBC throw in a few bits and pieces, like Paxo and a few tough interviews with Remainers, to be able to point to them when accused of bias. This is their normal method with other topics and their response when challenged. <br /><br />The only reason I can think of as to why Cash et al. take up their weird stance is worry that if they accuse the BBC of bias they will be denied the "oxygen of publicity". As to the Daily Mail, that is a mystery ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-57846689586563542572016-05-23T00:22:20.380+01:002016-05-23T00:22:20.380+01:00My comments:
1. Your statistical analyses are rea...My comments:<br /><br />1. Your statistical analyses are really important. I think you should try and get them archived in some way. <br /><br />2. Your stats fully back the pro-Remain thesis. In so far as we can determine the private thinking of BBC staff from Twitter accounts and other evidence (pre BBC activities or post BBC activities) it is clear the vast majority are pro-migration and pro-EU. Ironically they are also anti-Tory and anti-American but obviously there has been a cessation in hostilities on those fronts during the campaign. <br /><br />3. Your stats can only do so much. There are a whole range of factors: tone of voice, facial expressions, where people are interviewed, failure to mention the EU funding of "independent" academics and so on that are weighing in on the Remain side. <br /><br />3. Context - even if (and it ain't)the BBC's coverage of the Referendum campaign were scrupulously fair, if you have for instance wall-to-wall pro migration propaganda going on in news (local as well as national), current affairs, drama, sport, lifestyle programmes and so on, then the campaign itself is being pulled one way and one way only. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com