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-square100fedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1500arrow-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-square100fedilinkfile-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-squareteamonkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·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 Dotlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoYes but it’s not supposed to, it’s not expected to be a government mouthpiece.
minus-squareteamonkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoIts reputation for impartiality is also working as expected.
minus-squareArmen12@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoYeah, so government owned
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)
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.
Yeah, so government owned