Uk Media

[Yorick]

[DEADPOOL]

I rest my case.

[JackyJoll]

Remember some time ago I was suggesting...

Damn!

We should have marked your words.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I don't think there are any journalists left anywhere in the UK media, they all appear to regurgitate press releases and consider it journalism, the BBC is especially shite as it doesn't need to chase ratings and should be doing a much better job.

I worked for a daily newspaper 20 years ago and the journalism had gone to pot then, the owners were interested in advertising revenue not news, the marketing people (selling advertising space) were paid more and treated a lot better than the journalists.

[Asian Boss]

I think the saying is the people get the media they deserve.

Most has bias or spin but it's pretty obvious and you can take a broad view and come to reasonable conclusions. Plus there are some pretty straight edge options.



A bigger issue IMO is how some sections of the media influence political agendas.

[DEADPOOL]

If big tech don't like what you are saying, they will destroy you.

I agree, but anyone in power can/might/will happily do that to you if you rattle them.
Try pissing the right-wing off and see what they do to you.

While this may demonstrate my own personal bias, I generally find that the right wing conservative approach is dialogue and left wing much prefer censorship. FWIW I include Ben Shapiro, De Souza, J Peterson among my "trusted" list while I DO NOT necessarily agree with EVERYTHING they say (ffs) at least they provide a reasoned argument.

What is interesting is other peoples early responses to this scenario. Anyone here changed their minds due to recent events?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1586
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1364&p=30185&hilit= ... ool#p30185

Or am I still a nutjob fantasist, divorced from reality, fearful of some lizard thing because I distrust the BBC?

[weeksy]

If big tech don't like what you are saying, they will destroy you.

I agree, but anyone in power can/might/will happily do that to you if you rattle them.
Try pissing the right-wing off and see what they do to you.

While this may demonstrate my own personal bias, I generally find that the right wing conservative approach is dialogue and left wing much prefer censorship. FWIW I include Ben Shapiro, De Souza, J Peterson among my "trusted" list while I DO NOT necessarily agree with EVERYTHING they say (ffs) at least they provide a reasoned argument.

What is interesting is other peoples early responses to this scenario. Anyone here changed their minds due to recent events?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1586
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1364&p=30185&hilit= ... ool#p30185

Or am I still a nutjob fantasist, divorced from reality, fearful of some lizard thing because I distrust the BBC?

Are they in UK media?

[gremlin]

The same people who complain about a biased media are the same people who regurgitate the mantra about not living in an echo chamber, lest you only hear the views of those on your wavelength.

As somebody who'll happily snort with derision at both The Telegraph and The Grauniad you should acknowledge and appreciate my stance and views on all things and not listen to anybody else.

[DEADPOOL]

Are they in UK media?

Ben Shapiro https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQC_G ... fEJKuIcrSw

Dinesh D'Sousa https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GAOC ... ExaUCvwL4Q

Jordan Peterson https://www.youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos

I just noticed I don't "subscribe" to those channels but they pop up in various news topics on YouTube. So I just link to their channels for reference. I can sub select some of my favourites, the infamous "Cathy Newman" interview or Shapiro, D'Sousa responding to SJW's invading their stage discussions. They are hilarious...

[weeksy]

Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator and media host


Why the fuck are we discussing him in a UK media thread.

FFS get off the cunting American soapbox you twat.

Yeah, report me, see if I give a fuck.

[Horse]

My boy has grown up away from it all, when we went back to the UK in 2019 for a visit I took him with my mate for a cooked breakfast at a greasy spoon cafe, there were copies of the Daily Star and The Sun lying around. He genuinely didn't believe that it wasn't a satire comic type piss take newspaper with fake stories -

That's nothing new, is it?

A few decades ago it was the 'Bomber on the moon' Sport stories, decades before that it was the Sunday newspapers expose stories, etc.

[Yorick]

I rest my case.

While you've been ranting about anything and everything, I've been snorkelling and seen some amazing stuff.

I know who wins here

[DEADPOOL]

Why the fuck are we discussing him in a UK media thread.

FFS get off the cunting American soapbox you twat.

Oops my bad. OK:

https://www.youtube.com/c/MahyarTousi

The rest of the UK stuff is a strange mixture of automated text to video and I find very few actual UK based commentators which are not one one lunatic fringe or the other. The US based media are discussing topics which (I submit) do apply this side of the pond.

I hear you though. No more cross posting.

I better go do some work now anyway or I risk ending up living on a dead volcano in the arse end of nowhere.

[weeksy]

Why the fuck are we discussing him in a UK media thread.

FFS get off the cunting American soapbox you twat.

Oops my bad. OK:

https://www.youtube.com/c/MahyarTousi

The rest of the UK stuff is a strange mixture of automated text to video and I find very few actual UK based commentators which are not one one lunatic fringe or the other. The US based media are discussing topics which (I submit) do apply this side of the pond.

I hear you though. No more cross posting.

Thank you. That would be appreciated.

Although not quite as appreciated as sticking to motorbikes

[Wossname]

I rest my case.

Good idea.

[Skub]

I usually look at the headlines on BBC online. I haven't watched live tv for years,so I can pick what suits my bias.

I don't buy a newspaper either,though Mrs.Skub likes the DM for the puzzles,so I have the odd sarcastic snigger at that content.

In general,it all washes over me,I'm easily bored with the 24/7 barrage of endlessly circular and dissected opinion posing as news,so I just do my thang and mostly dgaf.

[Wreckless Rat]

Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator and media host


Why the fuck are we discussing him in a UK media thread.

FFS get off the cunting American soapbox you twat.

Yeah, report me, see if I give a fuck.

{x} reported.

[MingtheMerciless]

Just read my earlier post, must remember not to post after a disastrous 12Hr night shift.....

[DefTrap]

It’s utterly shit isn’t it.

Not a fan of the BBC news, but thought I’d give it a try this morning. Ffs how does anyone watch this with any interest in unbiased reporting.

ITV - well.... ffs

Is there any morning news worth watching? What do you watch for news in the morning. I generally don’t bother but... surely there is something that reports UK issues/news without blatant bias, or perhaps there isn’t,

The number of times I've heard "the Beeb News is so right wing" and shortly later "the Beeb News is so left wing". My main problem with the Beeb News is that it is increasingly dumbed down 'chat' and rather tabloidy. Breakfast 'News' is obviously the worst - with Piers Morgan on ITV being the leader of the pack for bollocks and the Beeb like the slightly kinder chintzy version, such that it's a bit of a surprise when Dan Walker or Naga do a proper interview with a serious face.

During Trump I was watching CNN a lot because their hatred of him was comical. I also watch EuroNews just because it makes a change - I'm sure there's bias but there's a damn sight less bollocksy sofa chat.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Pretty much sums up BBC news...from a 10 year old BBC sketch show.