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Subject: 
Re: War
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 07:29:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GKBx4v.AL2@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> > > "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GKB7Hq.1wt@lugnet.com...
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> > > > http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/dt?ac=006068940062214&rtmo=qKxJMMX9&atmo=ggg
> > > > ggggK&pg=/01/9/23/dl01.html
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> > > > Daily Telegraph = Right Wing Rag. I prefer independent news:
> > > > http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/newsid_35000/35065.stm
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> > > LOL
> > > Surely BBC=Left Wing Rag?
> > 
> > Ah ha! I have smoked out a daily Telegraph reader (most things are left wing
> > to them)! ;-)
> 
> 
> Is it possible to find an 'independent' source of news?
> I guess independent could imply unbiased, as opposed to indepenent of anything else.
> But doesn't unbiased just mean unopinionated, middle of the road.
> 
> The Independent seems relatively independent though. Not a bad read.
> Having said that the ONLY paper we ever buy is the Daily Mail on Saturday, purely because my wife prefers their weekly
> TV pullout to the rest. However, the newspaper itself is a good laugh. Definitely unbiased - not.
> 
> And actually, the BBC is not that bad for news (I did watch Question Time the week of the attack)

I was a little bemused at the response to that. QT audiences are usually
selected to represent UK political opinion. If the BBC did do that, they can
hardly complain at the outcome! I agreed with a good deal of what was said –
I just did not like the tone 100% of the time.

As for news independence, I think it is easy for any one report to be
ill-informed are appear biased. But over time independence of any source
should be possible. The great thing about the BBC News is that they only
have a remit to report news – not maintain commercial income.

Scott A


> 
> regards
> lawrence



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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GKBx4v.AL2@lugnet.com... (...) Is it possible to find an 'independent' source of news? I guess independent could imply unbiased, as opposed to indepenent of anything else. But doesn't unbiased (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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