Well, yes, but that's about the most obvious statement that could be made about BBC bias

and impartiality.

The important thing, I think, is editorial impartiality, rather then personal impartiality, and I can't see that they get a lot wrong there.

They have to be careful about their presenters' and co-respondents' bias, sure, but again, I don't actually *see* any problems myself. I'd be interested to see any examples of where the BBC has shown genuine clear bias where it hasn't been addressed by the governing body though.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on May 11th 2010 at 10:18:12

Message Thread

Boulton & Campbell face off... (NCFC) - loz, May 11, 09:24:47
- It's about the 6th time that Campbell has hinted that Boulton loves Cameron (NCFC) - bestdayever, May 11, 10:05:08
  - it's obvious he's pro tory tho (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 10:08:46
    - Campbell and Mandelson plotting? (NCFC) - bestdayever, May 11, 10:10:55
      - it was the way he said it (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 10:12:30
        
        So you think they do plot? (n/m) (NCFC) - bestdayever, May 11, 10:13:25
        
        you have to realise...... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 11, 12:49:49
        
        no i think they advise (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 10:14:53
        
        I bet Cameron's advisers haven't been plotting at all (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 10:14:47
  - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 10:07:00
  - Dunno, best ask Pants or USA (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, May 11, 10:06:52
- He did it again later last night with Ben Bradshaw. (NCFC) - shoddy, May 11, 09:45:57
  - he's in training to become this country's Glenn Beck (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 10:06:21
  - I guarantee that someone in Whitehall is running a book on who will next get him to crack. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 11, 09:47:43
    - If I was Campbell I'd now deliberately try to wind him up (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 09:52:06
- Even though the bbc brags about being impartial (NCFC) - pants, May 11, 09:33:35
  - The BBC has always been part of the 'establishment', the conservatives are (NCFC) - shoddy, May 11, 09:56:11
    - Yup. The clue is in their party name. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 11, 09:57:49
    - and making Rupert Murdoch the establishment instead (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 09:57:27
      - his son James is just the same (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, May 11, 12:10:04
      - He's got a progeny - his death changes nothing. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 11, 10:07:13
      - The Times paywall is hopefully a suggestion it's the latter (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 10:04:46
      - but there are millions of mini murdochs as he's been breeding for years (NCFC) - camcan, May 11, 09:59:30
  - pmsl (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 09:52:07
  - I don't think the BBC "brags" about it's impartiality, really. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 11, 09:43:10
    - The real problem AB, is that it (the BBC) is still staffed by people and (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, May 11, 10:00:59
      - Well, yes, but that's about the most obvious statement that could be made about BBC bias (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 11, 10:18:12
        
        *correspondent* (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 10:26:10
      - like former leader of the young conservatives Nick Robinson, you mean? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 11, 10:02:43
        
        Indeed yes. I'm sure there are left leaning people there too and (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, May 11, 10:05:29
  - really? how so? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 09:42:07
  - because the Murdoch press has been banging away at it (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 11, 09:35:14
    - I don't get the accusation of left-wing bias about the BBC. (NCFC) - APB, May 11, 09:39:53
      - "... stitched up by bloody BBC poofs and Trots ..." (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 11, 09:44:46
    - Many fail to understand this argument or choose to ignore it... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, May 11, 09:37:24
      - Hence Andrew Marr fawning all over Cameron (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 09:41:11
      - A few spilling issues in there (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, May 11, 09:38:12
- Well, this is the thing (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 09:28:07
  - Boulton should be professional enough not to rise to the bait in the way he has... (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, May 11, 09:38:58
    - ^^^ I agree with of this, especially the bit about Kevin Maguire (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 09:45:13
    - Boulton is a complete cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 09:41:30
      - What happened to his neck? (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, May 11, 09:42:24
        
        Ask jafski. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, May 11, 09:50:45
        
        I broke it (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, May 11, 09:45:33
        
        His head grew on it (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 11, 09:42:43
- "Surely a sky news reporter should be impartial".. (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, May 11, 09:25:58

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