stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago'Scandalous': Anger as BBC 'refuse to cover' anti-Brexit rally in Londonwww.thenational.scotexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1506arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1499arrow-down1external-link'Scandalous': Anger as BBC 'refuse to cover' anti-Brexit rally in Londonwww.thenational.scotstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square104fedilinkfile-text
THE BBC has been asked to explain why it has not reported on a large-scale anti-Brexit rally in the centre of London …
minus-squareteamonkeylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-29 months agoThe government do appear to have a hand in picking board members and executives though, and it’s regulated by the govt-appointed body Ofcom. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64383742 (And yes, I’m aware of the irony of posting a BBC news link)
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoYes but it’s not supposed to, it’s not expected to be a government mouthpiece.
minus-squareteamonkeylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoIts reputation for impartiality is also working as expected.
The government do appear to have a hand in picking board members and executives though, and it’s regulated by the govt-appointed body Ofcom.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64383742
(And yes, I’m aware of the irony of posting a BBC news link)
Yeah, so government owned
Yes but it’s not supposed to, it’s not expected to be a government mouthpiece.
Its reputation for impartiality is also working as expected.