On 12/07/2018 11:14, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:02:28 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:52:39 +0100, "Dan S. MacAbre" wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/help-41670342


Jesus, I think they mean it, too :-)

"Research shows that, compared to other broadcasters, newspapers and online
sites, the BBC is seen as by far the most trusted and impartial news provider in
the UK." Not by DM, SUN etc.

Does 'in the UK' exclude Aljazeera (available in?, based in?).


The problem with the BBC and MSM is that they give biased reporting.
Biased not just in terms of stilted language but probably more
importantly the prominence with which they report stories. News
unfavourable to the preferred bias is either not featured or reported
infrequently and hidden away. Some stories favourable to the bias are
promoted to an insane degree.

Al-Jazeera and the Saudi blockade of Qatar give us a prime example. For
those of you who don't know just over a year ago Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, imposed a "land, sea, and air
blockade" on Qatar. Al-Jazeera appears to be the major motivating factor
for the blockade. The Saudi lead group, demanding that Al-Jazeera is
closed down, have support for the blockade from Trump.

One would think a free press in the Arab region is one of the most
important stories of our time. Much more important than a few people
dying from chlorine gas in Syria.

The BBC News website has done surprisingly little to highlight the Qatar
blockade, apparently journalistic freedom isn't important to the BBC.