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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Sure.
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/pl...ntgomerie.html
Ignoring his rhetoric the charts are from the Ofcom investigation, so let's break up what is by far the largest source of news in the UK, given that single providers are pretty dangerous.
Newspapers in print format are on their last legs, online news is taking over and guess who has by a mile the largest share of that market, yep the BBC, followed by The Daily Fail, then The Guardian.
Plurality is a total straw man argument when it doesn't apply to the BBC also. |
The BBC is in a unique position. It has a historical presence in the UK, would be almost impossible for it to be created today, and unlike News International it doesn't editorialise or 'campaign' via it's news presence. As such they react to the news agenda more than they set it.
Also to be honest the BBC has proved far more willing to report on it's own misdeeds and scandals than News International has.