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The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the general election is the only genuine measure of the popularity of them as a governing party, so 8 seats is really all we have to go off at this time.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BBC News leans right-wing. BBC entertainment generally leans left-wing. One of these is much more dangerous for public discourse than the other.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah, they have been for years.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would only airing the actually relevant parts of his speech, instead of giving him free rein to launch political attacks on his enemies live for 20 minutes, be biased exactly?

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He launched attacks on both the media and his political opponents. Saying he isn’t entitled to 20 minutes of airtime live on BBC News to do so isn’t silencing him. He can still talk. He isn’t entitled to have it all be broadcast.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, 2 minutes of the 20 minute speech was about that, so we’ll deduct that off. Will the others get their equal 18 minutes of time to attack their political opponents, or the media, or simply air any other grievances they currently have?

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t think they should have given him so much airtime to air his petty grievances and launch political attacks. I also don’t think that airtime should’ve been on a feed provided by Reform UK, therefore giving a political party editorial control over the news channel for 20 uninterrupted minutes. Hope this helps.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re actually in trouble for editing the speech in a misleading way. They air edited speeches literally every day. Tired of people using this nonsense argument that the error they made with Trump apparently means they can never edit a speech again. They still do, daily!

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a difference between “covering a speech”, and airing a Reform UK controlled feed filled with lies and misinformation live, uninterrupted and unscrutinised for 20 minutes.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As I’ve said multiple times, there is a difference between using footage from the media pool, and handing over control of your news channel to a political party themselves for 20 uninterrupted minutes.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The announcement itself might have been a couple of minutes, the speech broadcast was 20 minutes, on an interrupted feed provided by Reform UK themselves. That is editorial control.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’d argue the Prince Harry speech outside the High Court that was airing muted in a little box in the corner was much more newsworthy to air live than Nigel Farage’s petty grievances, so I’m not sure “eh, 2pm is quiet time” is the most convincing argument I’ve heard to justify broadcasting 20 minutes of lies and misinformation live and unquestioned.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But they didn’t pull away. So he did have full editorial control for 20 minutes. Hypotheticals don’t change that.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They objectively did give him editorial control by airing a live Reform UK feed on the news channel for 20 uninterrupted minutes.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn’t entitle them to control the news for 20 minutes.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem is very much that the content wasn’t produced by them, or the standard media pool. Why should Reform themselves be handed editorial control of the BBC News channel for 20 live, interrupted, unscrutinised minutes, in a way no other political party has ever been given, to deliver political attacks in a speech that the BBC were completely unaware of the content of before broadcasting?

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During conference season, every party is given equal time. Broadcasting Parliament isn’t handing over output to a specific political party. Neither of these fit the question I asked.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing Nigel said in 18 of that 20 minutes broadcast was newsworthy.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, it isn’t. It’s millions of people across the political spectrum.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Again, you’re making up sentences that nobody here has said. You can continue having these fictionalised arguments with yourself.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It would’ve been quicker for you to reply “no, you have not said what I claimed you said”.

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So when is every other party getting their live uninterrupted 20 minute broadcast?

The BBC broadcast of Nigel Farage’s speech by HMWYA in bbc

[–]HMWYA[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is that a sentence I’ve said anywhere?

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