JohnSmith

@JohnSmith@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for your comments.

  The comments to my post were not what I expected, but also not a huge surprise.

  I believe debate should be respectful whether the participants agree or not. Clearly that does not matter to some people here. Fair enough, I can deal with that. I have met my fair share of knobheads over the years.

  It has been suggested I’m in need of serious introspection. That may be true. I’ve lived through quite a lot, probably a fair bit more than most here, and have done a good deal of self reflection for a multitude of reasons. May I suggest some of the commenters may benefit from the same medicine. Some might even need to grow up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Apologies, I somehow missed your reply.

  I have a fair amount of skepticism about any think tank regardless of who is backing them. I had a brief look at what Centre for Media Monitoring have to say, and I think they are making valid points. I will read more when I have time, but life does get in the way.

  Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective in a constructive manner. I genuinely appreciate people who discuss issues respectfully regardless of whether they agree with the other person or not. That has been somewhat scant in the commentary here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Very good. Have a nice weekend.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for taking the time to share thoughtful and informative perspectives. It is rather different from compared to many other commenters.

  I’m not sure at what point I was bitching, but OK. Quite why you felt the need to hurl insults my way at the end of your post is a mystery, but not unexpected here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dog food recalled in UK after reports of pets losing their sight⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would not be surprised if this turned out to be fatal for the company. Causing harm to pets is not a good business plan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Should have added /s. I thought it was obvious, but clearly not. Apologies for the omission.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would appear we have different definitions for academic studies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I tend to engage with comments I deem worth engaging with. Yours probably is not worth engaging with either, but hey, for the lols.

  Regrding claims about BBC being Zionist, brushing genocide under the carpet, etc I say this. I have seen several reports on the BBC covering IDF killing Palestinians, using food shortages as a weapon of war, and committing other war crimes. That observation does not align with many such bias claims.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I take it you regularly come across reporting from the others and find them wanting?

  I do.

  Apologies for failing to add /s to a number of places in my post. Clearly that would have been needed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the shift in reporting is a reflection of the society more than anything else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would be a great loss if the BBC would cease to exist. Some of its critics seem hell-bent on achieving that. Thankfully many of still criticise with improvement in mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Only a fool or a cultist will trust a single source. A balanced view does indeed need being open to multiple perspectives, and trying to recognise agendas behind what is being reported.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  it has its problems and deserves criticism on some fronts

  I agree. I don’t have any problem with the BBC being criticised. What I do have a problem with is how intellectually shallow and borderline childish such criticism often is, as is evident in many of the other comments.

  prone to legitimising harmful attitudes by false equivalence

  I don’t see that in their journalism. I see them reporting countering perspectives on topics.

  it’s very TERFy/transphobic

  I would attribute the fault to the current political climate, not the BBC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Academic studies have shown they have a clear bias in their political reporting.

  Interesting. Would you be able to point me to any?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The BBC’s coverage on certain issues (asylum seekers, trans, disability, etc) has been inexcusably bad and has been for a while.

  When I compare the BBC and for example The Guardian reporting on such topics to, say, The Telegraph and any of the trash tabloids I see a big difference. The latter quite often push an agenda or try to engineer rage engagement, whereas the former don’t.

  I think a much bigger problem and the root cause for how BBC reporting comes across in the kinds of topics you mention is the abysmal quality of political discourse in the UK. Too many bigots have gained too many supporters, which has given them too loud a megaphone.

  I don’t think it is the BBC’s or any other journalistic organisation’s job to take that megaphone away. Their job is to report facts and ensure countering perspectives are being aired on all important topics.

  I think it’s perfectly fair to hold the public broadcaster to a high standard.

  I agree. For me the standard I expect is reporting facts and different perspectives so that I gain information and can make up my own mind.

  … quality of their journalism has plummeted since, the whole thing needs serious reform …

  Here I disagree with you, although perhaps only on the seriousness of the situation. Any big organisation will have aspects that need reform, including the BBC. I don’t agree that their journalism would have plummeted substantially. It is the political discourse that has gone to the gutters.

  You wrote them out, so the thoughts clearly did cross your mind? I don’t even know why you’re trying to deflect this, it’s not unreasonable to think foreign intelligence would try to undermine trust in the BBC, they’d be dumb not to.

  I can see that I should have added /s to that and couple of other points in my post.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders £23m more in compensation than to fire victims⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  WTF

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welsh Man Arrested After Standing on a Hospital Roof Dressed as the Grim Reaper⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe he was arrested under suspicion of “Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance without a reasonable excuse.”

  I appreciate some people may have been upset by his actions. Who knows, he might need help himself. Regardless, the statutory offence alone is hilarious, never mind the act itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Me too! Or not? Whichever!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is he beating a sleeping ass?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘A total, utter nightmare’: small businesses on Brexit, 10 years on⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Clearly people don’t understand: we simply didn’t brexit hard enough. /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Crudely, I would estimate one professional to cost £100k per year. Outsourcing money used for hiring would equate to 2,400 staff. That could be a mix of skills, such as radiologists, nurses, SW/ML engineers and data scientists. I’d argue you can get a lot done with that money if you know what you are doing.

  I’m sure they’ve done decent cost/benefit analysis instead of saying building our own capability is too difficult. I’m sure my taxes are being wisely spent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starmer bans Labour councillors from doing deals with Polanski’s Green Party⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Two party system must come down, here in the UK and anywhere else it’s dominating politics. Proportional representation inevitably leads to much more balanced governments and better politicians in power. Not perfect, but better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2/10 people on Lemmy, is that you?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Originally used by Wolfgan Pauli, I believe. He also said “I don’t mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m old enough to have lived through a good few of these technology hype cycles. There was a time when I too was excited about the imminent technology revolution and how things would soon be totally different. OK, that was a long time ago, but anyway, this time it’s really different… for reasons. Quite.

  I’m looking forward to having a really good laugh about the AI car crash that is coming. And if you think this time is different, we do have a really nice bridge near by that might be of interest to you. Just give me a call.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nothing he says about AI is unbised.

  FTFY

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starmer orders release of files relating to Mandelson US ambassador decision⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  pizza cook in Honduras Woking

  FTFY

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Revolution bars set to disappear from the high street after going bust⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For reasons that remain beyond my comprehension, company Christmas party was organised in Revolution one year. For me it became two visits in one go, first and last. Good riddance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I mean honestly im shocked⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Blistering barnacles!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does he think he is The King?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  C-U-N-T