Even The President Is Trapped In Nasty Uncle Rupert’s Grasp

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Here’s one for you:Report: Obama top recipient of News Corp. donations Political donations by News Corp., its employees and their families were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Obama the all-time leading recipient, according to a report from the Sunlight Foundation.The transparency watchdog noted Tuesday that Democrats received 51 percent of contributions while Republicans received 49 percent, despite the firm’s highly publicized links to the GOP, such as … Continue reading →

TRAVESTY

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I have often wondered about the tone to adopt in writing posts here about the BBC’s reporting of climate change. Are my thoughts about Richard Black and Roger Harrabin too waspish, and should they be toned down? I need not have worried. So-called “independent scientist” Steve Jones, whose so-called report about BBC science reporting is published today, is a first-class Millwall-terraces-of-old thug in the downright nasty, vindicative and partisan remarks … Continue reading →

Priorities and Agendas

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One of the worrying things about the BBCs current wall-to-wall coverage of the Murdochalypse* is that when the Eurozone utterly collapses your average BBC viewer will ask themselves “when did that start?” and “how come nobody put that on the telly“? It’s been brewing for months…years…eh? Why didn’t anyone say anything? The BBC, mindful of this, are getting their defence in first. Good tactics, lads. Interesting because it flies in the … Continue reading →

PHANTOM FLAN FLINGER

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Newsnight gave the pie-thrower the briefest of mentions last night: “There was an attack by a member of the public… A man was led away in handcuffs.” A bit coy about identifying him there. In January Newsnight commissioned a film – UK Uncut in their own words. Look who had the starring role: I wonder why they didn’t mention that. (h/t George R) UPDATE 18:00. Newsnight’s Paul Mason tweets from … Continue reading →

RUBBISH IN…RUBBISH OUT

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I was away yesterday and have just caught up with the news that the BBC Trustees are due to publish their long-delayed report on science coverage today. The Mail says that geneticist Steve Jones – who believes that private schools are a “cancer” (no clue to his politics and worldview there, then)and that those who dare to disagree with his views on evolution should not be allowed to practise medicine … Continue reading →

CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE…

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Vanessa Feltz on BBC London this morning showing up Alastair Campbell for the hypocrite he is. She puts all the big boys on Newsnight, PM, the Today programme, Radio Five Live etc to shame. Alastair Campbell v Vanessa Feltz: listen to their sharp exchange over phone hacking… (mp3) UPDATE. Talking of hypocrisy, great stuff from Cityunslicker: “The voice of the people” (h/t George R.) Click through to read and contribute … Continue reading →

ENTER THE (WELSH) DRAGON

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So, on the day of the Show Trials being held in the Star Chamber, who better for the BBC to give a prime time bully pulpit to but a blast from the past..Neil Kinnoch. Yes, the Welsh windbag was afforded an opportunity to bash Murdoch “an enemy of the Labour movement” as he helpfully put it and was sympathetically defined by Humphrys as “a victim” of the evil empire. Earlier … Continue reading →

OPEN THREAD

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Monday morning and time to tell George what you think about the BBC. Please do not hold back as we are all adults here and we want to cast as much light as possible on the antics of the Corporation. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

WHAT DID HE KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?

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She has become a virtually omnipresent presence on BBC TV and Radio in recent days; I refer to the elfin Yvette Cooper. Her job is to open the attack line on Cameron via Coulson and this is exactly what she did on Today this morning if you listen here. The mission is “Get Cameron” and in one way I have no sympathy for him ever since he bottled any chance of … Continue reading →