BBC News - Do They Tell The Truth?

[Steve R]

I was watching the BBC's breakfast news recently and I was surprised to hear it claimed that fewer dogs are to be seen on Britain's beaches than in years gone by.

I must say I was quite taken aback by this as my wife and I spent some considerable time by the seaside on the Isle Of Wight last summer and I beg to differ.

I saw some right hounds, I can tell you.

[Jacques]

And then there is the Isle of Dogs...

[nachovx]

I think they lie by omission more than telling direct lies ... some news stories don't seem to reach the BBC until a day or so after the rest of the world, probably because certain themed items need to go through the internal censoring/vetting procedures. Other stories never really get a mention, but somehow hit the headlines in Holland and Germany. the only thing you can do is get your news from a variety of sources and make your own mind up as to what is real news and what is coloured by the politics of the country reporting it. I do object to paying a license fee to the cosy BBC so they can serve up a multitude of crap on TV, radio, internet, satellite etc.

[number 6]

Give me BBC news over Sky news anyday. At least the BBC tries to be impartial while Sky is blatantly rightwing. Sky news is dumbed down news for sun readers.

[Richas]

BBC is blatantly left wing...guardian reading upper middle class liberal university tossers. Threy hate the Blair government for being too right wing and pro american. Impartial they are not.

[Steve R]

Fuck me, I can't believe I've started this.