Journalists apparently are enthusiastic, work hard if not smart, and are dogged to the point of stupidity…. Journalists drink too much, are bad at managing emotions, and operate at a lower level than average, according to a new study Journalists’ brains show a lower-than-average level of executive functioning, according to a new study, which means they have a below-average ability to regulate their emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, … Continue reading →

  I haven’t watched the BBC’s three part series on the events in Rochdale, I know what happened and why…and I know why the BBC has produced this programme as it comes so late to the party….Do we need pious, self-serving BBC shows to teach us anything? The Authorities, and that includes the BBC, buried their heads in the sand for years as hundreds of white girls, maybe up to … Continue reading →

  There’s no evidence, no source, no documents…just phone calls in the night to newspapers that hate Trump and yet the BBC reports… Evidence mounts – Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter Donald Trump called the ongoing Russia investigation a “witch hunt”, but reporters have just found a boiling cauldron and a closet full of broomsticks. The key takeaway from these latest blockbuster stories – there have been so many … Continue reading →

A better  late than never open thread…all yours……

  Imagine waking up to that in the morning…….on the airwaves of course….  

  They say the past is another country, certainly the BBC’s rewrite of our past makes Britain unrecognisable to most people, but truth itself is pretty unrecognisable if left in the BBC’s care.  History is a Past Truth Era for the BBC, one to be altered at will to suit the present and to shape the future to their liking. Consider the Obama loving Justin Webb.  The archetypal, stereotypical, dyed-in-the-wool … Continue reading →

  A living history lesson The BBC, most recently in the shape of Mardell and Bowen, disregard history and context at will in order to push a particular narrative of events in the Middle East.  They should realise that the ISIS blitz is an echo from the past…a modern day recreation of the first Islamic conquests by Muhammed…..the difference being that ISIS are unlikely to succeed long term considering the … Continue reading →

  The BBC scoffed and sneered yesterday when Trump stated that he and his administration were the subject of a witch-hunt…trouble is, as we all know, Trump is right…the Media are almost 100% against him…including the impartial BBC. A study from Harvard University puts meat on the barebones….and it makes for interesting reading. Which media organisation is one of the most balanced?  Fox News.  How does the BBC fair?  Of … Continue reading →

  Interesting to hear one of my concerns about the BBC’s manipulation of the news agenda confirmed today as the BBC interviewed a Tory supporter who said he would vote Tory as they’d provide that ‘strong and stable’ government…he then became embarrassed and apologised for using the phrase..before adding though that that is precisely what we do need. The fact that he was embarrassed to use the phrase shows how … Continue reading →

  What standard has the BBC’s election coverage reached?  Hard to really tell accurately as no one can watch it 24/7…of the bits I have caught some has been good, some questionable either for competence or bias, some is outright bias.  However now that the Tory manifesto has been released into the wild we can at least get a feeling for the coverage overall….and it seems to be pretty much … Continue reading →