That is now and increasingly different ideal. If it cannot be impartial , let all mainstream views get expressed. For me the issue is that this was a shoddy piece of journalism . You could evenly spread the bias but ensure the reporting is rigorous. It bad enough that the oresentation of the footage distorted the truth. It is a nightmare that Trump has been proved right. More often BBC is superlative. I find the resignation and the integerty issue disturbing .
BBC getting caught being the same as all the other outlets? No surprise from me. Bin the license fee and let them fight to survive as an independent network. They have produced some superb content though over the years so I hope there is still quality TV to come from them however it pans out. Of course there'll be a nice broadband tax to replace the license fee, that everyone will pay so that's a treat for the future. What I wouldn't want to see though is the BBC being a government mouthpiece, spouting propaganda at us...at least not any more than we sometimes see already, depending on viewpoint. I'm my opinion there's currently some semblance of impartiality even if almost everyone seems to think that the BBC are particularly biased against them, regardless of where they sit on the political spectrum. Could almost say it is actually fairly impartial after all
I don’t think the BBC, for all it’s faults, can be put in the same class as a hysterical, deliberately dishonest propaganda rag like the Telegraph. So it’s a bit concerning that the latter will be claiming victory over the former, and will now feel empowered to go after anyone else in public life they set their sights on (watch out Rachel Reeves, for example). As for Tim Davie, he stood twice as a Tory candidate for Hammersmith and Fulham council, and was appointed Director General of the BBC by Boris Johnson, a former pal who is now sticking the boot in. So hardly a woke lefty, whatever else he may be. A strange victim for the hard right media, that one.
The BBC is a hugely important part of our culture and should be protected imo. It’s local services and radio are fantastic and you only have to look at the fall of the Echo and national newspapers to see how quickly these services can fall without stable revenue Murdoch has proven that something being state owned is far from the worst outcome for journalism
The BBC is generally truthful in what it broadcasts, but its not so much what it says but what it doesn't. In recent years their reports are biased towards their own agenda. Whatever the background of Davie and how he got the job, their reporting on TV and definitely on their website has become more and more politically correct or woke (for want of a better term). Whether you agree or not, it is the reason given by most people who complain about their content. Many have stopped buying licences because of this alone.
