She also said that an “active Tory party agent” was shaping BBC news output. I wonder why the BBC didn’t go with that as the headline…
“Recalling Newsnight’s coverage, Maitlis said: “It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it.
“But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn’t.”
This was exactly why I stopped watching the BBC at this point.
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But on a comedy show……….
She also said that an “active Tory party agent” was shaping BBC news output. I wonder why the BBC didn’t go with that as the headline…
“Recalling Newsnight’s coverage, Maitlis said: “It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it.
“But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn’t.”
This was exactly why I stopped watching the BBC at this point.
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