I'm going to _try_ to stop reading BBC News instead.
It won't be easy because I've been using it for years. I like the site's navigation and readability but the content is often lacking given their resources.
They did something similar with the Prince Andrew story, reporting his "emphatic" denials before mentioning the allegations.
Clearly, he is innocent until proven guilty. However, the Beeb regularly seems eager to jump to the defense of the powerful rather than scrutinise.
I'm veering way off-topic now but this morning they had a big, brash, bullshit "breaking news" banner for a piece about a tennis player's wedding date.
That may be of interest to the public but it's not in the public interest. Too often the BBC conflates the two as meaning the same thing.
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I'm going to _try_ to stop reading BBC News instead.
It won't be easy because I've been using it for years. I like the site's navigation and readability but the content is often lacking given their resources.
They did something similar with the Prince Andrew story, reporting his "emphatic" denials before mentioning the allegations.
Clearly, he is innocent until proven guilty. However, the Beeb regularly seems eager to jump to the defense of the powerful rather than scrutinise.
I'm veering way off-topic now but this morning they had a big, brash, bullshit "breaking news" banner for a piece about a tennis player's wedding date.
That may be of interest to the public but it's not in the public interest. Too often the BBC conflates the two as meaning the same thing.
> However, the Beeb regularly seems eager to jump to the defense of the powerful rather than scrutinise.
Well, the one time they got a bit too uppity (on the Iraq invasion), their head was literally cut off.
The UK is a funny country. Lots of freedom, but certain powerful interests simply won't be restrained by things like laws or common decency.