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The BBC’s political
influence is weak. That’s worth defending
"...greater respect for still providing balanced news
coverage for a divided nation”
What on earth is Polly Toynbee going on about?
I do not see BBC television news, but I do see the Internet
site, and I have to say that Ms. Toynbee's description is unrecognizable.
Since the Iraq invasion and the whole dark affair around the
late David Kelly, BBC has been even more subservient to the government's
official views than ever it was.
It was Tony Blair who saw to that, just one of his
achievements for democracy.
I view the BBC Internet site as a place only occasionally to
see how a story is being manipulated by the selection of words and photos and
emphasis.
Of course, all corporate or government news sources do
similar things. It's just that BBC is one of the most extreme.
I wouldn't dream of regarding it as a news source,
especially in international affairs.
