Post by Teddy Bear on Feb 26, 2014 18:45:22 GMT
If the goal of the BBC was truly to serve the society and the people paying for it, then they would look to see what they could add of value that doesn't already exist.
But since we are well aware that the BBC agenda is about hegemony and thought control, to bring about the society that they believe would best benefit themselves, what they seek to do is far different.
Instead of supplementing they copy or compete, and in this case, steal from other media sources to bolster their output and if possible force competitors out of business.
It shows how they truly are a cancer on our society and since they show no initiative to conform to their charter, should be privatised.
But does the present government have enough ethics, morals and backbone to do it?
Haven't seen any sign thus far.
But since we are well aware that the BBC agenda is about hegemony and thought control, to bring about the society that they believe would best benefit themselves, what they seek to do is far different.
Instead of supplementing they copy or compete, and in this case, steal from other media sources to bolster their output and if possible force competitors out of business.
It shows how they truly are a cancer on our society and since they show no initiative to conform to their charter, should be privatised.
But does the present government have enough ethics, morals and backbone to do it?
Haven't seen any sign thus far.
BBC websites could kill off local press: Editors accuse 'dinosaur' corporation of stealing stories from their newspapers
By Alisdair Glennie
The BBC could ‘wipe out the local press’ if it is allowed to expand its publicly-funded websites any further, MPs were warned yesterday.
Comparing the corporation to a ‘dinosaur’ that tramples its commercial competitors at will, three of the country’s most senior regional editors accused it of stealing stories from their newspapers.
They told the Commons culture, media and sport committee that the Government should consider forcing the BBC to pay them for the information it lifts from their websites.
The latest in a series of disputes between the BBC and editors, their intervention comes just three months after Home Secretary Theresa May accused the corporation of ‘destroying local newspapers’ and harming democracy.
The president of the Newspaper Society Adrian Jeakings – who is also CEO of publishing group Archant – said his newspaper reporters attend more court hearings and council meetings than BBC journalists but frequently see their work ‘hoovered up’ and put on the BBC website with no credit.
He added: ‘I don’t think any editor with any common sense would expect the BBC to move away from local news and not be there.
‘But the risk is if we’re not careful and the local press were to leave the field in some way then there would be just one voice and one message and that the level of scrutiny would suffer.
‘Contrary to some myths we do attend lots of council meetings, sit in lots of courts, we never miss an inquest because they are so vitally important, we are there at parish council meetings, we scrutinise the NHS.
‘In a commercial environment of course we must fight our own battles, but if those threats are unfair and being funded by the licence fee that is what concerns us the most.’
When the cost of producing programmes decreased in the 1980s and 1990s, the BBC massively expanded its local radio and TV coverage, and in recent years has also provided local news on its websites.
Ian Murray, who is president of the Society of Editors and editor of the Southern Daily Echo, said the BBC Trust should rein in any ambitions the corporation may have to expand its local services any further but said he was concerned the governing body simply wanted to encourage even more expansion.
He said: ‘Unconstrained, uncommercial competition by the BBC could wipe out the local press, which is why don’t want them to expand locally. I think we’re slightly troubled by the relationship between the Trust and the BBC. Are they there to cheer them on or are they there to constrain them?’
Mr Jeakings added: ‘I don’t think the BBC genuinely wishes to trample over everyone and destroy us all and become the only news provider in the country. It can see the value of newsrooms competing against each other. But it does tread in a little bit like a dinosaur from time to time, then says “Sorry, I didn’t mean to squash you”…We don’t want any favours, we just don’t want state funded opposition moving into where we believe our future lies, which is online.’
Geraldine Allinson, chairman of the KM Group which publishes newspapers in Kent, suggested the BBC could be forced to buy news from its commercial rivals rather than lifting their stories for free.
She added: ‘In the past the BBC has just done TV and radio and we coexisted in a local environment. Traditionally they always sourced their stories from us. But now there is convergance and we are competing more and more online. So they do impact us by competing for audiences and they also use us as a source of news. We are much more sensitive to that.’
In November, Miss May said BBC news websites were ‘dangerous for local politics’ because they forced local newspapers – who hold councillors to account - to shut down.
She added: ‘It’s destroying local newspapers and could eventually happen to national newspapers as well. This is a debate that won’t go away and I believe the BBC has to think carefully about its presence locally and the impact it has on local democracy.’
- Three senior regional editors compared corporation to a dinosaur
- Told Commons committee they should pay for information lifted off sites
- Comes after Theresa May accused BBC of 'destroying local newspapers'
By Alisdair Glennie
The BBC could ‘wipe out the local press’ if it is allowed to expand its publicly-funded websites any further, MPs were warned yesterday.
Comparing the corporation to a ‘dinosaur’ that tramples its commercial competitors at will, three of the country’s most senior regional editors accused it of stealing stories from their newspapers.
They told the Commons culture, media and sport committee that the Government should consider forcing the BBC to pay them for the information it lifts from their websites.
The latest in a series of disputes between the BBC and editors, their intervention comes just three months after Home Secretary Theresa May accused the corporation of ‘destroying local newspapers’ and harming democracy.
The president of the Newspaper Society Adrian Jeakings – who is also CEO of publishing group Archant – said his newspaper reporters attend more court hearings and council meetings than BBC journalists but frequently see their work ‘hoovered up’ and put on the BBC website with no credit.
He added: ‘I don’t think any editor with any common sense would expect the BBC to move away from local news and not be there.
‘But the risk is if we’re not careful and the local press were to leave the field in some way then there would be just one voice and one message and that the level of scrutiny would suffer.
‘Contrary to some myths we do attend lots of council meetings, sit in lots of courts, we never miss an inquest because they are so vitally important, we are there at parish council meetings, we scrutinise the NHS.
‘In a commercial environment of course we must fight our own battles, but if those threats are unfair and being funded by the licence fee that is what concerns us the most.’
When the cost of producing programmes decreased in the 1980s and 1990s, the BBC massively expanded its local radio and TV coverage, and in recent years has also provided local news on its websites.
Ian Murray, who is president of the Society of Editors and editor of the Southern Daily Echo, said the BBC Trust should rein in any ambitions the corporation may have to expand its local services any further but said he was concerned the governing body simply wanted to encourage even more expansion.
He said: ‘Unconstrained, uncommercial competition by the BBC could wipe out the local press, which is why don’t want them to expand locally. I think we’re slightly troubled by the relationship between the Trust and the BBC. Are they there to cheer them on or are they there to constrain them?’
Mr Jeakings added: ‘I don’t think the BBC genuinely wishes to trample over everyone and destroy us all and become the only news provider in the country. It can see the value of newsrooms competing against each other. But it does tread in a little bit like a dinosaur from time to time, then says “Sorry, I didn’t mean to squash you”…We don’t want any favours, we just don’t want state funded opposition moving into where we believe our future lies, which is online.’
Geraldine Allinson, chairman of the KM Group which publishes newspapers in Kent, suggested the BBC could be forced to buy news from its commercial rivals rather than lifting their stories for free.
She added: ‘In the past the BBC has just done TV and radio and we coexisted in a local environment. Traditionally they always sourced their stories from us. But now there is convergance and we are competing more and more online. So they do impact us by competing for audiences and they also use us as a source of news. We are much more sensitive to that.’
In November, Miss May said BBC news websites were ‘dangerous for local politics’ because they forced local newspapers – who hold councillors to account - to shut down.
She added: ‘It’s destroying local newspapers and could eventually happen to national newspapers as well. This is a debate that won’t go away and I believe the BBC has to think carefully about its presence locally and the impact it has on local democracy.’