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Ok so the charter bit is newsOriginally posted by Doggy Styles View PostIs there another UK media organisation that is funded by taxpayers, and with a charter to provide unbiased reporting?
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Before the internet (yes ....) I sometimes bought the Telegraph and the Guardian. It was amusing: "police chief accused of incompetence"; "police chief rebuts accusation of incompetence".Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWhat you need to do is open 2 browser windows, one with the Guardian and one with the Daily Mail. Read a story from one and then the other and switch between and they balance each other out...
It is more than amusing: it should be part of education.Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.Comment
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Even if it were not chartered, people should not have to pay (through their taxes) for biased broadcasts and publications that go against their own beliefs.Originally posted by suityou01 View PostOk so the charter bit is news
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Actually the communications act 2003 requires 'the preservation of due impartiality' from all licensed broadcasters regardless of how they are funded.Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostIs there another UK media organisation that is funded by taxpayers, and with a charter to provide unbiased reporting?While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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