tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post6346005923759537270..comments2024-03-29T13:25:33.439+00:00Comments on A K Haart: News plus v News minusA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-731554659640061732019-08-22T17:16:55.704+01:002019-08-22T17:16:55.704+01:00James - Yet Trump almost certainly wants them to r...James - Yet Trump almost certainly wants them to remain on the front pages as a reminder.<br /><br />Sam - yes the Beeb does need to be sold off. Maybe the ludicrous nature of BBC funding will eventually force the pace of change but I'm not holding my breath. Yet I sometimes wonder if the Beeb has recruitment problems and cannot attract the best people because it is now seen as a relic of the past. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-9720814851366279712019-08-19T21:16:40.851+01:002019-08-19T21:16:40.851+01:00Yes, and whenever Trump says something that might ...Yes, and whenever Trump says something that might be criticised, or our Conservative government announce something, the BBC are quick to find someone who is opposing it and prepared to speak out. There is of course a narrative which the BBC only makes explicit for certain news stories; it normally remains tacit.<br /><br />It's a positive sign that the BBC is often the story, rather than the purveyors of the story. They need selling off.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-86908152276038675072019-08-19T17:47:59.057+01:002019-08-19T17:47:59.057+01:00I’m just waiting for those two and extended - thos...I’m just waiting for those two and extended - those four - to be taken out of calculations either nicely first ... or not so nicely later.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com