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British Goverment to Reshape BBC Governance

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-now-for-something-completely-different dept.

AtariAmarok writes "The British government recently announced plans to reshape how the BBC is governed.. The changes are said to scrap the system that has been in place for 77 years. Some are worried that the independence of the "Beeb" could be compromised, and Conservative lawmakers are worried that it does not allow for enough oversight (leaves it too independent?)."

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  1. easy come, easy goo by already_gone · · Score: -1, Troll
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  2. becoming a stock markup billyonerror is now... by already_gone · · Score: -1, Troll

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    1. Re:becoming a stock markup billyonerror is now... by crossbow_of_speed · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. Re:Oversight by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Not enough oversight?? What about freedom of expression and speech?
    To be realistic, the BBC is one of the most biased, pro-Maxist media organisations in the world. Their news coverage obsesses over a handful of international issues, namely George Bush, Israel, Jews, Arabs and neo-NAZIs, to the almost total exclusion of anything else. People always carry on about how biased Fox News is. It is. But the BBC is no better. Imho it has become full of embittered leftist idealists who've gone into journalism as some kind of personal crusade. The British public is paying money for this organisation, and it's telling people how to think.
  4. Re:I'm currently watching a BBC documentary by Alex · · Score: -1, Troll


    The BBC made and screened this documentary. It's an important issue that has been largely ignored by virtually every other major media organisation worldwide. The fact that this documentary ever aired says a lot about how independent the BBC has already been

    I'm afraid you are mistaken - its not indepence - its typical european antisemitism.

    Alex

  5. If you are upset, by minus_273 · · Score: 0, Troll

    remember that anti war activist Andrew Gilligan and the board of directors caused all of this by faking an anti-war news story and driving the scientist that was the center of the story to suicide. The people involved resigned, but the damage was done.

    That was the british equivalent to memogate ie biased reporting by entrenched political activists.

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    The war on terror is a war for peace
  6. BBC is Fox News For the Left by bayers · · Score: 0, Troll

    The BBC is Fox News for the left.

    In the US, if a person tells you how much they like the BBC, you know they work at a university, drive a Volvo and have shoelaces made out of hemp.

    The News Hour with Jim Leher is real news.

  7. Beeb: Mixed Reviews by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I know this will probably be graded a troll, but I have to say in watching BBC America, I think that while general BBC programming - drama and comedy - is quite good, BBC news is a biased, leftist swamp.

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  8. Re:i don't think anyone outside the UK gets it. by CmdrGravy · · Score: 0, Troll

    It breaks down to £10 a month which is probably less than the amount spent by an unemployed single mum on fags and cheap lager.

  9. Re:Oversight by DerekLyons · · Score: 0, Troll
    Not enough oversight?? What about freedom of expression and speech?
    Largely American concepts - that the Eurocrats pay mostly lip service to.