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What is the least biased news outlet?

What is the least biased news outlet?

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I think biased towards mind-poundingly boring politicaly-irrelevant details is quite relevant.

"My news station is far less biased in our discussion of whether or not Nancy Pelosi picks her nose!"

"No mine is!"
 
bhkad said:
If you guys all think the BBC is unbiased or less biased than the choices listed in the poll then you have faulty critical thinking skills and are unreliable observers and critics of politics.
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BBC is quite neutral in its stands, exceptionally so for a western news media channel.. Anyways, I am critical towards politics, no point denying that.. Perhaps you are the unreliable observer if you aren't critical of politics of today.

I am not in any way saying BBC is fantastic, but its not biased towards a political leaning.
 
bhkad said:
What others are you referring to when you indicate "et al."?

And NPR, PBS and BBC are notoriously left slanted.

The BBC is admittedly so.
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For NPR and PBS you have Reagan and Gingrich to blame for that.
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
BBC is quite neutral in its stands, exceptionally so for a western news media channel.. Anyways, I am critical towards politics, no point denying that.. Perhaps you are the unreliable observer if you aren't critical of politics of today.

I am not in any way saying BBC is fantastic, but its not biased towards a political leaning.
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You are quite remarkable. Look at post #21.

In the face of overwhelming evidence you STILL deny the truth.

:doh
 
Arch Enemy said:
For NPR and PBS you have Reagan and Gingrich to blame for that.
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Just blaming their bias on others does not absolve them of bias.

Taken to an extreme, your blame gaming sounds like the rationale used by anti-Prophet cartoon Muslim rioters who killed people because they felt they were helpless to act otherwise.

"It was THEIR fault!"

:roll:
 
bhkad said:
You are quite remarkable. Look at post #21.

In the face of overwhelming evidence you STILL deny the truth.

:doh
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:lol:

Its not overwhelming evidence. Its a search on google? And results showing other newspaper/media in the UK saying the BBC is left biased.

On a global scale all US media is right leaning, even CNN. Which makes BBC right of center on a global scale, but still in the center on a western society based scale.

Compared with US news media, yes, BBC is left leaning, but compared with European media in general for example its right leaning. If the western scale is made up by general European media on the left side, and general US media on the right side of the line, then BBC is pretty much in the middle of all that.. If European media were US media, they would all be considered left leaning, except far right channels in Italy for example, while if US channels were European they would all be considered far right of center.
 
bhkad said:
You are quite remarkable. Look at post #21.

In the face of overwhelming evidence you STILL deny the truth.

:doh
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Bet ya I could do a google search as well saying the media is right wing.

Yet in an era when 'left' and 'right' have less political purchase in society than ever before - except for those who insist on keeping hold of the labels despite a changing world - it seems strange to be proclaiming that 'left-wing' as opposed to some other kind of bias, such as a preference for particular issues like the environment, crime policy or the Iraq war, dominates the BBC's output. All the recent external academic and internal BBC studies have focused on the way a particular subject is reported, not on whether its reporting is 'left-wing' or not. Those accusing the BBC of bias have tended to say it under- or over- reports a particular side in an issue. For example, those accusing the BBC of pro-Palestinian bias in its coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli war have used words such 'anti-Semitic', 'anti-Israel and pro-Palestine' or, 'wildly inaccurate', not 'left-wing.'

Is the BBC institutionally biased?
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Yet in an era when 'left' and 'right' have less political purchase in society than ever before - except for those who insist on keeping hold of the labels despite a changing world - it seems strange to be proclaiming that 'left-wing' as opposed to some other kind of bias, such as a preference for particular issues like the environment, crime policy or the Iraq war, dominates the BBC's output. All the recent external academic and internal BBC studies have focused on the way a particular subject is reported, not on whether its reporting is 'left-wing' or not. Those accusing the BBC of bias have tended to say it under- or over- reports a particular side in an issue. For example, those accusing the BBC of pro-Palestinian bias in its coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli war have used words such 'anti-Semitic', 'anti-Israel and pro-Palestine' or, 'wildly inaccurate', not 'left-wing.'

Is the BBC institutionally biased?
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I think generally BBC is west biased and UK biased, and clearly anti-Russian. Not political agenda biased.

Anyways, "left and right" is something else in the UK than in the US, and something else in the UK and US than in Europe, and something else all around the world.
 
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Maximus Zeebra said:
:lol:

Its not overwhelming evidence. Its a search on google? And results showing other newspaper/media in the UK saying the BBC is left biased.

On a global scale all US media is right leaning, even CNN. Which makes BBC right of center on a global scale, but still in the center on a western society based scale.

Compared with US news media, yes, BBC is left leaning, but compared with European media in general for example its right leaning. If the western scale is made up by general European media on the left side, and general US media on the right side of the line, then BBC is pretty much in the middle of all that.. If European media were US media, they would all be considered left leaning, except far right channels in Italy for example, while if US channels were European they would all be considered far right of center.
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THEY SAID IT THEMSELVES YOU LOON!!!

:rofl
 
Oh by far, Fox News is the most unbiased.

They don't let anything change their minds... on anything. :lol:
 
Oh by far, Fox News is the most unbiased.

They don't let anything change their minds... on anything.
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I don't even need to read your posts anymore. I simply look at the thread topic and I'm able to glean what your response would be on almost any issue. Not saying that you are wrong in this instance or that you're right, but everything you say is totally and completely predictable.

Fox News = Satan
Bush = Satan
Republican = Satan
Neo-con = Satan
Iraq War = Satan
Reagan = Satan
Conservative = Satan
Gitmo = Satan
Palin = Satan
McCain = Satan
Obama = Messiah
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
You should learn to read better.. Show me any BBC source where more than one individual has said it...
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A '"host" of them' means more than one, btw.

It was the day that a host of BBC executives and star presenters admitted what critics have been telling them for years: the BBC is dominated by trendy, Left-leaning liberals who are biased against Christianity and in favour of multiculturalism.

A leaked account of an 'impartiality summit' called by BBC chairman Michael Grade, is certain to lead to a new row about the BBC and its reporting on key issues, especially concerning Muslims and the war on terror.
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We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News | Mail Online
 
Ethereal said:
I don't even need to read your posts anymore. I simply look at the thread topic and I'm able to glean what your response would be on almost any issue. Not saying that you are wrong in this instance or that you're right, but everything you say is totally and completely predictable.

Fox News = Satan
Bush = Satan
Republican = Satan
Neo-con = Satan
Iraq War = Satan
Reagan = Satan
Conservative = Satan
Gitmo = Satan
Palin = Satan
McCain = Satan
Obama = Messiah
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But... but... but... I never said Palin was Satin.
I said she was/is an idiot. :2rofll: :2rofll: :2rofll:
 
Hard to say. They all have their general corporate liberal bias even FOX. Fox then also seems to have a bias to a particular kind of rightwing thought whereas the others lean to various kinds of PC liberalism. I'd probably say CNN, like the BBC it is biased but it still does an alright job in my book as long as your remember the bias.
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
:lol:

Its not overwhelming evidence. Its a search on google? And results showing other newspaper/media in the UK saying the BBC is left biased.

On a global scale all US media is right leaning, even CNN. Which makes BBC right of center on a global scale, but still in the center on a western society based scale.

Compared with US news media, yes, BBC is left leaning, but compared with European media in general for example its right leaning. If the western scale is made up by general European media on the left side, and general US media on the right side of the line, then BBC is pretty much in the middle of all that.. If European media were US media, they would all be considered left leaning, except far right channels in Italy for example, while if US channels were European they would all be considered far right of center.
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As someone who is British I can tell you the BBC is certainly leftwing and Europhile and well known for it although it is still a quality outlet if you take that on board. You will find little Conservatism or traditionalism being espoused by the BBC, it is a shame it isn't more balanced because it is one of the world's best channels in my opinion.

Peter Hitchens has an interesting blog post on absurd bias in one of the BBC's drama programs on the abortion debate recently.

Mail Online - Peter Hitchens blog

This isn’t the truth, it’s lying BBC slurry

The BBC’s bias in favour of wild radical causes is not just to be found in its news and current affairs output.

A number of people rang me to urge me to watch an astonishing programme on BBC1 last Monday.

This was a police thriller called Hunter, staring Hugh Bonneville and Janet McTeer. A lot of money had clearly been spent on sets, costumes, cars and actors. Almost everyone in it was young and attractive. It tore along at a compelling pace and was on at prime time.

And what was the plot? A group of abortion opponents had kidnapped two young boys, and were threatening to murder them unless BBC news showed a film of an abortion. The kidnappers were outwardly respectable people – a doctor, a nurse and a charity worker with an MBE. During the police hunt for the culprits, a righteous (and alluring) young woman detective aggressively interrogated an (entirely innocent) medic.

‘So,’ she hissed, ‘you’re an anti-abortionist?,’ using the words much as she might have said: ‘So, you’re a Nazi war criminal.’

Since the anti-abortion movement in this country is composed of kindly, non-violent people who seek to stop the slaughter of unborn babies, it is hard to see how they could resort to the murder of young children in pursuit of their cause.

Why is this lying slurry chosen for screening on our main channel? Well, perhaps it’s summed up in the line given to Janet McTeer at the end of the programme.

‘Thank God for abortion,’ she says.

Which I reckon is the BBC’s official view.
 
Does BBC have a bias?

Yes. The question is what is that bias?

Fox, CNN and the rest bias towards what sells. When was the last time BBC devoted a whole week to a missing white girl in Aruba?

Being publicly funded has some benefits. You don't have to pander to the morons.

Fox devoted virtually a month. CNN too.

Does NPR have a bias?

Yes. The question is what is that bias?

I can't remember the last time Fox or CNN have a real report regarding the long term financial difficulties and fallout from the massive debt we've accrued over the past 8 years. NPR and PBS have these on a somewhat regular basis.

Less bias or more bias doesn't equate to better news. Fox and CNN (except for CNN world, but that's another animal) aren't news. They are entertainment. Don't expect to find relevant, complex issues on those stations.
 
obvious Child said:
Does BBC have a bias?

Yes. The question is what is that bias?

Fox, CNN and the rest bias towards what sells. When was the last time BBC devoted a whole week to a missing white girl in Aruba?

Being publicly funded has some benefits. You don't have to pander to the morons.

Fox devoted virtually a month. CNN too.

Does NPR have a bias?

Yes. The question is what is that bias?

I can't remember the last time Fox or CNN have a real report regarding the long term financial difficulties and fallout from the massive debt we've accrued over the past 8 years. NPR and PBS have these on a somewhat regular basis.

Less bias or more bias doesn't equate to better news. Fox and CNN (except for CNN world, but that's another animal) aren't news. They are entertainment. Don't expect to find relevant, complex issues on those stations.
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You have a good point. It doesn't change the fact that the BBC is using my money to put out a pro-EU, liberal agenda though. At least CNN doesn't charge me for a bloody TV license.
 
I've been watching Fox News since it's the only network allowed on the tv in the cardio room at my gym, and after a month of daily exposure I now know, without understanding precisely why, that Democrats are the greatest evil this planet has ever seen. My favorite bit was one of the talking points that our presence in Afghanistan represented arrogance and a bloodthirst for war.

Oh, I also learned from Fox News that little blond girls are the only human beings who ever go missing.
 
Cardinal said:
I've been watching Fox News since it's the only network allowed on the tv in the cardio room at my gym, and after a month of daily exposure I now know, without understanding precisely why, that Democrats are the greatest evil this planet has ever seen. My favorite bit was one of the talking points that our presence in Afghanistan represented arrogance and a bloodthirst for war.

Oh, I also learned from Fox News that little blond girls are the only human beings who ever go missing.
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Do they still report daily on the Scott Peterson case? :roll:
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
Do they still report daily on the Scott Peterson case? :roll:
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I'm not sure since the exercise machines, especially near the end of the day when everybody is using them, are pretty loud. However, I can definitely say that the words "Democrats" and "communism" are used frequently and in tight proximity.

Every. Single. Day.
 
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