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BBC News (also referred to as the BBC News Channel) is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989. Since then, with several relaunches, an increase in funding and resources from the BBC and improvements in digital television technology, the channel has been able to diversify content, with two-minute looped bulletins available to view via BBC Red Button, BBC News Online and the BBC's mobile website, alongside individual weather and sport bulletins. In May 2007, the channel became available for UK viewers to view through the BBC News website through a live stream. In April 2008, the channel was renamed "BBC News" as part of a £550,000 rebranding of the BBC's news output, complete with a new studio and presentation. Its sister service, BBC World was a. …
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Saved!Here's the impartial unbiased BBC.
https://guyfawkesrevolt.news/new-analysis-reveals-shocking-tory-bias-from-bbc-in-run-up-to-local-elections/-
Saved!MrZAPEditing … 1. Why on Earth would I blindly trust the competence or journalistic standards of an anonymous blogger? 2. There have been numerous accusations of bias in both directions by various people over the years. While I won't deny that people are biased (obviously) the point is that it's in the BBC's mandate to be journalisticly independent of the government it serves, and there have been many times when the BBC has been confrontational with the current government (whomever they may be) about specific issues. 3. As a frequent listener of the BBC World Service who is also as far from a Tory supporter as you can get, I've never felt much in the way of Conservative bias. The coverage is generally comprehensive. I follow many different news sources and they're one of the best, up there with the likes of WaPo, NYT, and NPR. They're actually one of my favorites for world coverage. As it is the service has a great reputation among journalists generally as well as among a lot of people who follow the news. -
Saved!MrZAPEditing … Yes, the BBC is government funded but they are meant to be independently run, and generally they do an okay job of that, and are reasonably transparent about their operating practices.
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Saved!MrZAPEditing … I'm not saying they're perfect or free of bias, and I'm certainly not saying they should be enough by themselves; you should follow a number of sources to get a decent view of things. But they're generally reliable.
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Saved!MrZAPEditing … https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/bbc/
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Saved!NodleyEditing … https://evolvepolitics.com/the-bbc-worked-directly-with-mi5-to-bar-left-wing-journalists-and-prevent-a-left-wing-british-government/ -
Saved!Husky WingEditing … The BBC themselves did a better job with the story though http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43754737 -
Saved!NodleyEditing … Does that sound journalisticly independent of the government it serves to you @Husky Wing?
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Saved!Husky WingEditing … Personally I see the BBC in the same way I see Russia Today or Al Jazeera, and something I'm very wary of.
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Saved!MrZAPEditing … It sounds like they messed up a lot in the Cold War, yeah. I'll agree that that vetting is unacceptable, but it's also pointed out to have stopped in the 90s.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … Rubbish. The only time I heard about May cutting school meals for children was on Facebook, and I watch BBC breakfast every morning. Anything she doesn't want on the main news doesn't go on.
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Saved!The BBC launches BBC Pidgin http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cstzht
"Focus on Africa presenter, Peter Okwoche, BBC Pidgin Senior Broadcast Journalist, Ruona Meyer and listener, Michael Ojalatan join Rajan Datar to discuss the merits of the new BBC Pidgin service, which has been launched for just under two weeks. The platform has been met with mixed reaction with critics saying Pidgin is not a proper language, while BBC World Service listeners in West Africa are welcoming the launch."
One such article on the new platform opens with the headline "Why dem dey call Hurricane human being name"
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-41077102
"Di biggest storm wey United States of America never see for 13 years don land for Texas.
Dis Hurricane Harvey don scatter plenty houses and tori say e even don kill five people.
Hurricane Matthew wey bin happen for 2016 kill plenty people and scatter house join wen e happen.
Harvey and Mattew na human being name, so how hurricane dey take get dia name sef? In short, why dem dey give hurricane name at all?"
One more example: "Kenya: Kenyatta don blast judges as election cancel"
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41134478
"Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta don change mouth as im enter Nairobi streets for rally, begin call di Supreme Court judges 'crooks,' after those ones cancel di presidential election wey bin announce di President as winner.
Later, President Kenyatta still say make people dey calm, say im go respect wetin court don rule.
Na on September 1 di Supreme court say di August 8 election get some things wey no make am fair; Chief Justice David Maraga talk say as authorities no follow wetin dey inside constitution, im declare di whole thing "invalid, null and void."
Dis one mean say Kenya must do new Presidential election before 60 days pass." -
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