A CPS blog on a report from the CPS...
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CPS philosophy
The Centre for Policy Studies believes in freedom and responsibility.
One of Britain's best known and most respected think tanks,"
Think-Tanks surely have one thing in common with Journalists, and that is;"Its time to quit when you become the story."
17 Jun 2007
"The BBC has failed to promote proper debate on major political issues because of the inherent liberal culture of its staff, a report commissioned by the corporation has concluded.
The report claims that coverage of single-issue political causes, such as climate change and poverty, can be biased - and is particularly critical of Live 8 coverage, which it says amounted to endorsement.
It warns that celebrities must not be pandered to and allowed to hijack the BBC schedule.
After a year-long investigation the report, published today, maintains that the corporation's coverage of day-to-day politics is fair and impartial.
But it says coverage of Live 8, the 2005 anti-poverty concerts organised by rock star campaigners Bob Geldof and Bono and writer Richard Curtis, failed to properly debate the issues raised. ..
...The report offers 12 new principles for the corporation to adopt to safeguard its impartiality.
These include: "Impartiality is no excuse for insipid programming. It allows room for fair-minded, evidence-based judgements by senior journalists and documentary-makers, and for controversial, passionate and polemical arguments by contributors and writers."
A BBC spokeswoman said: "This report is about looking forward and how we are going to face the challenges of impartiality in the modern world.""
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1554749/BBC-report-finds-bias-within-corporation.html
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Does the BBC have a bias problem?
..."The Daily Mail headline said "BBC comes under fire for institutional left-wing bias".
It stated that "senior figures at the corporation were forced to admit it was guilty of promoting left-wing views and an anti-Christian sentiment".
Frank discussion
In fact, the report doesn't reach that conclusion - though it does quote people who hold those beliefs - and it also reflects concern over programmes associated with the Make Poverty History campaign, notably The Vicar of Dibley.
In fact, the report is a remarkably frank dissection of the BBC's attempts - and difficulties - in maintaining impartiality in the 21st Century, across its wide range of outlets and programmes.
Richard Tait, the BBC Trust member who chaired the team overseeing the report, is a former editor of ITN.
He said: "It doesn't say the BBC has a liberal bias - it says the BBC will have to work even harder to maintain the trust of the audience in future..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6764779.stm
Me, being Bias free...
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e-petition
Public inquiry into endemic institutional left-wing political bias at the BBC
Responsible department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC cultural, entertainment and public affairs output seems to more readily accept and promote a left-wing political agenda than in previous decades. This threatens the institution's impartiality and integrity. This petition requests a public inquiry into the existence or otherwise of institutional left-wing political bias at the BBC, particularly (but not exclusively) focusing on public affairs policy, en-masse membership of Unions (in particular the NUJ), vested interests in left-wing newspapers (and magazines) and the existence or otherwise of a deliberate Gramscian 'long walk' agenda. Examples include excessive air-time afforded to the Labour Party, cultural marxism such as so-called political correctness, anit-capitalist 'banker bashing' and institutional vilification of conservative tradition and corporate success. This petition is requested in order to ensure that citizens are presented with unbiased output rather than a left-wing propagandist agenda.
Number of signatures: 223
Created by: Martin Horton-Eddison
http://www.bbcbias.co.uk/Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
