Comments on: Bias and the BBC http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2007/05/10/bias-and-the-bbc/ Travel stories, world music, travel books, and a close peek at unique destinations. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:38:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Dan http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2007/05/10/bias-and-the-bbc/#comment-164 Dan Tue, 15 May 2007 02:56:53 +0000 http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2007/05/10/bias-and-the-bbc/#comment-164 The BBC is definately most probably the best news service in the world, it is underutilised in countries outside the UK though or at least here in Australia. I should use it more often myself. The BBC is definately most probably the best news service in the world, it is underutilised in countries outside the UK though or at least here in Australia. I should use it more often myself.

]]> By: Perceptive Traveler http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2007/05/10/bias-and-the-bbc/#comment-145 Perceptive Traveler Sun, 13 May 2007 20:27:57 +0000 http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2007/05/10/bias-and-the-bbc/#comment-145 That's great stuff Steve. NPR has the same problem in the U.S. They fastidiously get a guest from both sides of the issue and make them behave so it doesn't turn into a shouting match, yet they're biased because they don't sugar coat the problems and will actually spend 15 minutes on one story. That's pretty funny about the Chinese rewriting of your book. Here's a good piece from last year on the new Tibet railroad, from Michael Buckley. http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0706/buckley.html That’s great stuff Steve. NPR has the same problem in the U.S. They fastidiously get a guest from both sides of the issue and make them behave so it doesn’t turn into a shouting match, yet they’re biased because they don’t sugar coat the problems and will actually spend 15 minutes on one story.

That’s pretty funny about the Chinese rewriting of your book. Here’s a good piece from last year on the new Tibet railroad, from Michael Buckley.
http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0706/buckley.html

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