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Full disclaimer:
I have worked for many parts of the BBC's News and Current affairs as a freelancer and have witnessed the inner workings of this very British Institution first hand. Whilst there are many sides of Auntie that really irritate me intensely, I honestly feel that Corporation and specifically, BBC Millbank, strives to retain a fair balance when it comes to political reporting.
The perception from without is clearly different. This may be a case of individuals defending their own political beliefs against attack from pesky journalists asking party spokespersons awkward questions. Their sensitivity to criticism blinding them to the fact that 'the opposition' is grilled in the same manner.
A recent example of this perceived bias was the ACAB incident. This reference to the parentage of Her Majesty's Constabulary appeared in the back of a Kuenssberg PTC (piece to camera) in the form of a graffiti daub. The appearance of this graffiti garnered criticism from a number of quarters and even the suggestion that this was deliberate.
I have seen many suggestions here that the BBC's Political editor is anti-Tory, yet the documented accusations of her bias including one upheld by the BBC Trust, were in fact biased against Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party.
Compared to ITV or Sky, oversight and the ability to ensure even handed output is problematic considering the wide range of the BBC's output: from a vast array of journalists and commentators holding forth on radio, blogs, digital platforms, social media and of course Broadcast TV.
My own experience is limited to the workings of the News gathering arm of the BBC. The operations of the BBC's entertainment and commissioning departments are outside my area of discussion.
In your own time carry on...
I have worked for many parts of the BBC's News and Current affairs as a freelancer and have witnessed the inner workings of this very British Institution first hand. Whilst there are many sides of Auntie that really irritate me intensely, I honestly feel that Corporation and specifically, BBC Millbank, strives to retain a fair balance when it comes to political reporting.
The perception from without is clearly different. This may be a case of individuals defending their own political beliefs against attack from pesky journalists asking party spokespersons awkward questions. Their sensitivity to criticism blinding them to the fact that 'the opposition' is grilled in the same manner.
A recent example of this perceived bias was the ACAB incident. This reference to the parentage of Her Majesty's Constabulary appeared in the back of a Kuenssberg PTC (piece to camera) in the form of a graffiti daub. The appearance of this graffiti garnered criticism from a number of quarters and even the suggestion that this was deliberate.
I have seen many suggestions here that the BBC's Political editor is anti-Tory, yet the documented accusations of her bias including one upheld by the BBC Trust, were in fact biased against Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party.
Compared to ITV or Sky, oversight and the ability to ensure even handed output is problematic considering the wide range of the BBC's output: from a vast array of journalists and commentators holding forth on radio, blogs, digital platforms, social media and of course Broadcast TV.
My own experience is limited to the workings of the News gathering arm of the BBC. The operations of the BBC's entertainment and commissioning departments are outside my area of discussion.
In your own time carry on...