tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post5608196550304256991..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Keeping tabs on 'Newsnight' (update)Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-25419609926254902882016-04-19T17:44:05.172+01:002016-04-19T17:44:05.172+01:00Still no solo appearances for a Leave voice, versu...Still no solo appearances for a Leave voice, versus several for Remain? Come on, BBC. From the relevant section of the BBC's EU Referendum Editorial Guidelines:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/appendix8/due-impartiality<br /><br /><i>Each editorial area of output – programme, strand, channel etc – will be responsible for ensuring how it achieves an appropriate balance across the campaign as a whole. How that coverage is distributed from the beginning to the end must also be achieved in a fair and appropriate way, but in daily programmes, that will normally mean finding broad balance across each week of the campaign. <br /><br />For one-off output, due impartiality and broad balance must be achieved within the single programme.<br /><br />Individual editions of daily programmes or strands should avoid getting out of kilter, unless there is a strong editorial justification:<br /><br /> there may be days when one side dominates (for instance, because of a particularly high profile event) but in that case, care must be taken to ensure that appropriate coverage is given to any similar or corresponding events organised by the other side;</i><br /><br />It's not even close yet.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-18811783454840608782016-04-19T11:06:04.900+01:002016-04-19T11:06:04.900+01:00Fantastic though that analysis is it doesn't c...Fantastic though that analysis is it doesn't cover the way items are skewed. I compared the two "pretend" 2030 news summary presented as part of the Referendum item last night. The "Brexit will be a disaster" mock summary was given 1 min. 30 secs. - 100% more than the "Brexit will be good news for Britain" mock summary at 44 secs. Why the huge disparity? Don't the Newsnight people care about balance? Evidently not. Incidentally I thought Daniel Hannan was superb - probably one of the best assets on the Leave side, given Boris appears to have taken on a shrinking violet disposition. . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com