RE: More Domestic Terrorists.....
August 30, 2012 at 12:02 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2012 at 12:03 pm by 5thHorseman.)
(August 30, 2012 at 11:49 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:(August 30, 2012 at 11:44 am)Gambit Wrote: I often wonder: Do British news agencies come across the same way to Americans? I mean, does it seem like we're being led up the garden path, in the same way?
I hope not. I've been watching and listening to the BBC to try to get a real understanding of what's going on in the world.
Don't worry, the BBC don't do opinion. Sure they get in people from both sides(but they normally just do news, not debate), but they don't gang up like FOX and forcefeed a message that has no basis in fact, they act more like moderators(watch Newsnight). The most important difference is that all of the presenters are journalists and are objective, they do not do opinion. You wouldn't really guess that the BBC's chief political editor, Nick Robinson, used to be the President of the Oxford University Conservative union, or the national Chairman of the Young Conservatives (although some have complained, i've never notices it, and i am a centre-lefty).
You'll never find a Hannity, Beck or O'Reilly over here, people would just turn over. Brits aren't really known for letting people tell them how to think, especially a hack.