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Post by andy on Apr 14, 2024 22:28:28 GMT
It's hardly new though is it? Government has been announcing by leak to favoured media, BBC, etc. for a long time now. The only thing that matters in this context is that press releases should predate any channel-exclusive announcement. I note that you imply that the BBC is not a member of the 'favoured media', which is correct. I believe that the current government, like others before it, often find accurate reporting an embarrassment. Hence the clear policy of gradually killing it off whilst hoping that nobody will notice. Also, access to the BBC news service is available without the need to own or rent a smartphone or use X/Twitter. By BBC news service do you mean watching live broadcasts? That's £170 a year and so last century. I check the BBC news website on a smartphone from time to time but it's not got as many articles as the free news app I use. If there's a particular topic I want to check on an Internet search engine provides a wide range of sources. The only time I check twitter is when it shows up in search results. Musk makes me more reluctant to go on there than previously. |
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Post by spinno on Apr 15, 2024 6:47:25 GMT
It's hardly new though is it? Government has been announcing by leak to favoured media, BBC, etc. for a long time now. The only thing that matters in this context is that press releases should predate any channel-exclusive announcement. I note that you imply that the BBC is not a member of the 'favoured media', which is correct. I believe that the current government, like others before it, often find accurate reporting an embarrassment. Hence the clear policy of gradually killing it off whilst hoping that nobody will notice. Also, access to the BBC news service is available without the need to own or rent a smartphone or use X/Twitter. Said BBC does not have an owners' agenda |
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Post by zou on Apr 15, 2024 9:20:54 GMT
I note that you imply that the BBC is not a member of the 'favoured media', which is correct. I believe that the current government, like others before it, often find accurate reporting an embarrassment. Hence the clear policy of gradually killing it off whilst hoping that nobody will notice. Also, access to the BBC news service is available without the need to own or rent a smartphone or use X/Twitter. Said BBC does not have an owners' agenda But the senior managers who are Tories make sure to keep the service impartial.  |
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Post by spinno on Apr 15, 2024 10:54:42 GMT
Said BBC does not have an owners' agenda But the senior managers who are Tories make sure to keep the service impartial. Only because the former senior managers who were Labour were thought to be impartial |
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Post by don on Apr 15, 2024 13:19:11 GMT
The government will always announce anything at least three times before doing anything. So X or Twitter will not be the only ones they like the Sound of their own voice, or seeing their name printed. Always remember they are self publicist so the more they see or hear their own voices the happier they are
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Post by geoffr on Apr 15, 2024 21:06:54 GMT
But the senior managers who are Tories make sure to keep the service impartial. Only because the former senior managers who were Labour were thought to be impartial My views on party politics and political parties are well know, but I would rather have an openly biased source of news than a supposedly unbiased one that isn’t. |
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Post by spinno on Apr 15, 2024 21:12:01 GMT
Only because the former senior managers who were Labour were thought to be impartial My views on party politics and political parties are well know, but I would rather have an openly biased source of news than a supposedly unbiased one that isn’t. Good luck! Even the openly biased ones have the occasional mind change, (see The Sun supporting Tony Blair and New Labour). The real skill is wading through the verbal and verbose treacle to get to the facts. |
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