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<blockquote data-quote="O&#039;Rothlain" data-source="post: 87592"><p>I did read the article from The Telegraph (<u><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/09/09/do0901.xml" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/09/09/do0901.xml</a></u>, T<em>ime to watch the BBC bias that costs each of us £116 a year</em></p><p>By Charles Moore). The problem is, that the majority of media have been, historically speaking, biased slightly to the left. The media are always trying to present stories on the side of the everyman (if this reference bedazzels you read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman</a>). In America we are now seeing a slight change, though with a strong right-wing bias (see all the references to FOX News). The other problem is not so much that the Corporations (ie BBC) have a bias, but the people they hire. They want to publish stories that either get people to read, or people to watch their broadcast. Sensationalism and slightly left wing, controversial topics get viewers/readers. Have they over time had an effect on society? Yes. Unfotunately in some cases (my opinion obviously).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="O'Rothlain, post: 87592"] I did read the article from The Telegraph ([u][url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/09/09/do0901.xml[/url][/u], T[i]ime to watch the BBC bias that costs each of us £116 a year[/i] By Charles Moore). The problem is, that the majority of media have been, historically speaking, biased slightly to the left. The media are always trying to present stories on the side of the everyman (if this reference bedazzels you read [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman[/url]). In America we are now seeing a slight change, though with a strong right-wing bias (see all the references to FOX News). The other problem is not so much that the Corporations (ie BBC) have a bias, but the people they hire. They want to publish stories that either get people to read, or people to watch their broadcast. Sensationalism and slightly left wing, controversial topics get viewers/readers. Have they over time had an effect on society? Yes. Unfotunately in some cases (my opinion obviously). [/QUOTE]
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