Sunday, 30 October 2016

Despite Brexit


There was a classic example of the media phenomenon known as 'despite Brexit' on The World This Weekend's new bulletin this week:
The government has revealed more about the deal that persuaded the Japanese car maker Nissan to invest in building two new models at its site in Sunderland despite the vote for Brexit. 
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  1. Anonymous30 October 2016 at 19:34

    Perhaps the weather forecasters could incorporate it into their work: "Tomorrow morning will be bright and sunny despite the vote for Brexit."

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  2. Anonymous31 October 2016 at 08:35

    It's becoming clear: Good news - 'despite Brexit', bad news'as a result of Brexit'.

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  3. David Preiser (USA)31 October 2016 at 20:42

    BBC journalism is all about deciding how stories will reflect on pet issues.

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  4. RobinC2 November 2016 at 17:30

    I have just searched on goggle for BBC + "despite Brexit" and got over 65,000 pages, so yes they are very biased

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  5. RobinC2 November 2016 at 17:31

    or even searched on google!

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