Bias at the BBC

Balance is for the birds, “debate” absurd. And the Beeb’s policy is just so many meaningless words.

jane fae

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Based on “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh (1889): public domain

When defending itself in public, the BBC makes much of its claim to be “balanced”. The problem is: not only is the concept of “balance” dodgy in the extreme — a tool for inserting whatever tinfoil conspiracy theory takes the fancy of editors — but the BBC does not apply

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jane fae

Feminist, writer, campaigner on political and sexual liberty who also knows a bit about IT, the law and policing. Not entirely serious…