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BlueStreak

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32. BBC has been extremely right wing for awhile

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 10:55 PM

Sep 2013

Last edited Mon Sep 2, 2013, 08:36 AM - Edit history (1)

My local public radio station goes to a BBC feed after midnight. These days they don't cover much of the news that affects US politics heavily. They have a solid 8 hours of covering gory atrocities in Africa and elsewhere. That seems to be absolutely the only thing they report, as if to say, "See, this is why things were better when the British Empire ran everything."

During the election cycle, it was a steady diet of anti-Obama and pro-Romney pieces.

Nearly as bad as Faux "news". I let my radio station know I wouldn't contribute any more money as long as this was the kind of programming they were going to offer.

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BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre' [View all] Catherina Sep 2013 OP

this is how the pro-war profits media supports the pro-war narrative... mike_c Sep 2013 #1

That's the game. Pump up the outrage level and then retract when caught Catherina Sep 2013 #2

True. But I'm not sure 10 years is enough time. People still remember... reformist2 Sep 2013 #21

+1 Segami Sep 2013 #40

But, but but, RT is propaganda nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #3

And the BBC is a reliable 'News Source' that is not a 'mouth piece of the government' sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #15

Well personally after hearing about the downtown mafia nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #22

Well being that we are all adults I think we can discern when there is a bias in the news sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #28

Well, I know that there is enough for a book nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #31

I recall a number of such 'mistakes' cprise Sep 2013 #4

Your posting a link to "imediaethics" is unbelievably rich in irony. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #5

What's ironic is that they can't tell one of their massacres from the other anymore. sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #16

All those bodies, dead because of a bunch of a lying war criminals malaise Sep 2013 #38

did the same when the Wurlitzer faked a story about "Sandinista massacre of Miskitos" like '83 MisterP Sep 2013 #6

BBC is not what she once was - lots of government hacks have taken malaise Sep 2013 #7

BBC has been extremely right wing for awhile BlueStreak Sep 2013 #32

The Guardian is my trusted source malaise Sep 2013 #37

I only read if if it shows up on my doorstep, otherwise I stick to RT & the Guardian as main sources Catherina Sep 2013 #34

Conservatives are using that top photo of the shrouded Roselma Sep 2013 #8

Better trust a pastor! xfundy Sep 2013 #11

Of course there are many orgs and individuals skeptical of truedelphi Sep 2013 #13

"after it accidentally used a picture" uponit7771 Sep 2013 #9

I missed the top photo the first time around. It's excellent. Brickbat Sep 2013 #10

PRAPAGANDA!!!11!!eleventy! Heddi Sep 2013 #12

I know. I was told the other night in that the BBC is a reliable news source and I pointed sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #18

bbbbut but but but Heddi Sep 2013 #23

Well, I won't be looking for news in LBN anymore, that's for sure. It has lost all sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #25

I only get Over the Air TV (no cable) Heddi Sep 2013 #26

Yes, we just got another excellent news source, CCTV. Lol, I am sure it too will be sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #30

I've wondered if anyone has checked out the "You Tube Videos" KoKo Sep 2013 #14

I was shocked when Cameron pointed to 'videos we have seen' also. I've seen videos sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #20

Yeah I have videos of the rebels reading some declaration to blindfolded kids on their knees Catherina Sep 2013 #36

What if we find out lies were told. It will not be good for Obama or Dems.. KoKo Sep 2013 #39

Truth Commission malletgirl02 Sep 2013 #41

Kinda like when FOX "News" showed pictures from 92 of Iraq WMDs. The ones that were GONE. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #17

The neocons are getting lazy, sloppy. reformist2 Sep 2013 #19

Lots of 'accidental' and 'unintended' errors these days, aren't there suffragette Sep 2013 #24

So much for BBC (BBS) articles appearing in LBN. Unreliable source! Coyotl Sep 2013 #27

The BBC has been an unreliable source since the Bush supporting Blair government sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #42

The BBC has been caught doing this sort of thing... Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2013 #29

I used to have a folder of their trangressions on my old computer Catherina Sep 2013 #33

that's fucked up gopiscrap Sep 2013 #35