Post by Teddy Bear on Dec 28, 2014 23:10:00 GMT
Besides some of the inane complaints made to the BBC as reported in the article below, we can see some other things too. The means by which the BBC tries to convince the public that since it receives complaints from both sides on the various issues it covers, it is therefore balanced.
How then can we predict how the BBC will cover all those categories we identify on this forum that shows its clear bias?
Where are any serious counter arguments that show we only see those reports that suggest a bias to one side but omit the others that present a look from the other side? Even current and ex-presenters and director generals have admitted to this bias, though they can never point to how it has been addressed - because it hasn't.
BBC bias is relentless in its pursuit of brainwashing everybody to believe in its agenda. The fact that the BBC wants to dismiss as many complaints as it can that identify this bias, is part of its insidious and malevolent nature - the evil cancer within.
How then can we predict how the BBC will cover all those categories we identify on this forum that shows its clear bias?
Where are any serious counter arguments that show we only see those reports that suggest a bias to one side but omit the others that present a look from the other side? Even current and ex-presenters and director generals have admitted to this bias, though they can never point to how it has been addressed - because it hasn't.
BBC bias is relentless in its pursuit of brainwashing everybody to believe in its agenda. The fact that the BBC wants to dismiss as many complaints as it can that identify this bias, is part of its insidious and malevolent nature - the evil cancer within.
The BBC? It’s biased against tall women
Viewers take offence at Miranda and accuse Doctor Who of promoting a gay agenda . . . and don’t get them started on Bake Off playing Handel
Hannah Furness By Hannah Furness, and Patrick Sawer
For some, the problem is that Doctor Who is promoting a gay agenda. Others object to characters in a drama taking their eyes off the road while driving. And then there are those who found one popular sitcom offensive to all tall women.
A report examining complaints received by the BBC over a 19-month period has thrown a light on the sheer variety of subjects which prompt viewers’ objections, from Americanisms and poor grammar to the use of metric over Imperial measurements.
But while it may be a simple matter of editorial judgement whether to use pounds or kilograms, there is no accounting for viewers’ tastes.
The report, published by the BBC Trust, found that one viewer considered that Miranda, the BBC One comedy, unfairly ridiculed tall women (the eponymous heroine, Miranda Hart is 6ft tall, or 1.85m if you prefer), while another argued that showing the police and hospital staff in popular dramas at a bar after a “shift” was a “bad example”.
One person complained that the reporting of women’s deaths in Gaza as “newsworthy” was offensive to men, while three believed Doctor Who was promoting homosexuality.
BBC investigates after concern imaginary character was victim of sexism 02 Dec 2014
Some viewers also objected to the clock on BBC Breakfast and thought the use of the Hallelujah Chorus in The Great British Bake Off was inappropriate.
Two people pointed out an apparent lack of “happy marriages” in BBC dramas, while one complained about a bias towards Manchester United on Match of the Day. Viewers also found offensive the trivialisation of OCD in an episode of Doctor Who and a joke about “Jesus wearing a tea towel on his head”.
Jonathan Ross’s return to Radio 2 provoked 10 complaints, while an appearance from comedian Russell Brand brought one more.
There were complaints about poor grammar, pronunciation and personal dislike of presenters, and, in at least one instance, a “northern accent”.
Other issues that bothered viewers enough to write or call in to the corporation included the accuracy of its weather forecasts, poor table manners on cookery shows, the “unrealistic” Archers, the “religious bias” of showing footballers crossing themselves before games and actors in the Last Tango in Halifax taking their eyes off the road while driving.
One viewer contacted the BBC to note that presenters had not prepared thoroughly enough to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest.
Other examples include an objection from a viewer who was “unhappy” that a discussion about how the moon was formed “didn’t give a Christian point of view”.
A sports fan raised concerns about a tendency to interrupt one match to give updates on a different sport, while a Radio 4 listener highlighted the “patronising tone” of an anti-alcohol segment of the Today programme.
Then, or course, there were the accusations of bias. These included claims that the BBC was being anti-Ukip, pro-Ukip, pro-Israel, anti-Israel, pro-climate change, too Left-wing, too Right-wing, pro-No vote in the Scottish referendum, pro-Thatcher, anti-Thatcher, anti-men, anti-women, pro-gay, pro-Royal, pro-Darwinism, anti-Formula 1, and anti-Staffordshire bull terriers. The complaints were each made to the BBC’s audience services but were halted before progressing to a second stage of consideration under new procedures that accounted for “trivial, misconceived, hypothetical, repetitious or other vexatious” criticism.
The topic of complaints ranged from serious issues such as licence fee waste, a dislike of repeats and the representation of women, to what others might regard as more trivial, such as the number of man-eating characters in EastEnders and frogs’ legs.
Of the 13,688 complaints received between February 2013 and September 2014, 1,586 were closed down at an early stage for a variety of reasons, including the failure of the critic to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate their claims.
While these complaints were not taken further by the BBC, 12,000 other criticisms were escalated through the formal internal process. Those considered particularly serious will eventually reach the BBC Trust, which publishes regular reports on issues including accuracy, offence and impartiality.
The procedure of allowing “trivial, misconceived, hypothetical, repetitious or otherwise vexatious” complaints to be closed by the BBC was introduced several years ago after it was found too much time was being taken away from substantiated criticisms.
A spokesman for the BBC said: “The complaints framework that the BBC Trust put in place in 2012 allows the BBC to close down, after an initial response, complaints that for example are hypothetical, use abusive language, fail to cite any evidence or breaches of the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
"Only about 10 per cent of complaints fall into this category and if complainants are unhappy they can appeal to the BBC Trust.”
Viewers take offence at Miranda and accuse Doctor Who of promoting a gay agenda . . . and don’t get them started on Bake Off playing Handel
Hannah Furness By Hannah Furness, and Patrick Sawer
For some, the problem is that Doctor Who is promoting a gay agenda. Others object to characters in a drama taking their eyes off the road while driving. And then there are those who found one popular sitcom offensive to all tall women.
A report examining complaints received by the BBC over a 19-month period has thrown a light on the sheer variety of subjects which prompt viewers’ objections, from Americanisms and poor grammar to the use of metric over Imperial measurements.
But while it may be a simple matter of editorial judgement whether to use pounds or kilograms, there is no accounting for viewers’ tastes.
The report, published by the BBC Trust, found that one viewer considered that Miranda, the BBC One comedy, unfairly ridiculed tall women (the eponymous heroine, Miranda Hart is 6ft tall, or 1.85m if you prefer), while another argued that showing the police and hospital staff in popular dramas at a bar after a “shift” was a “bad example”.
One person complained that the reporting of women’s deaths in Gaza as “newsworthy” was offensive to men, while three believed Doctor Who was promoting homosexuality.
BBC investigates after concern imaginary character was victim of sexism 02 Dec 2014
Some viewers also objected to the clock on BBC Breakfast and thought the use of the Hallelujah Chorus in The Great British Bake Off was inappropriate.
Two people pointed out an apparent lack of “happy marriages” in BBC dramas, while one complained about a bias towards Manchester United on Match of the Day. Viewers also found offensive the trivialisation of OCD in an episode of Doctor Who and a joke about “Jesus wearing a tea towel on his head”.
Jonathan Ross’s return to Radio 2 provoked 10 complaints, while an appearance from comedian Russell Brand brought one more.
There were complaints about poor grammar, pronunciation and personal dislike of presenters, and, in at least one instance, a “northern accent”.
Other issues that bothered viewers enough to write or call in to the corporation included the accuracy of its weather forecasts, poor table manners on cookery shows, the “unrealistic” Archers, the “religious bias” of showing footballers crossing themselves before games and actors in the Last Tango in Halifax taking their eyes off the road while driving.
One viewer contacted the BBC to note that presenters had not prepared thoroughly enough to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest.
Other examples include an objection from a viewer who was “unhappy” that a discussion about how the moon was formed “didn’t give a Christian point of view”.
A sports fan raised concerns about a tendency to interrupt one match to give updates on a different sport, while a Radio 4 listener highlighted the “patronising tone” of an anti-alcohol segment of the Today programme.
Then, or course, there were the accusations of bias. These included claims that the BBC was being anti-Ukip, pro-Ukip, pro-Israel, anti-Israel, pro-climate change, too Left-wing, too Right-wing, pro-No vote in the Scottish referendum, pro-Thatcher, anti-Thatcher, anti-men, anti-women, pro-gay, pro-Royal, pro-Darwinism, anti-Formula 1, and anti-Staffordshire bull terriers. The complaints were each made to the BBC’s audience services but were halted before progressing to a second stage of consideration under new procedures that accounted for “trivial, misconceived, hypothetical, repetitious or other vexatious” criticism.
The topic of complaints ranged from serious issues such as licence fee waste, a dislike of repeats and the representation of women, to what others might regard as more trivial, such as the number of man-eating characters in EastEnders and frogs’ legs.
Of the 13,688 complaints received between February 2013 and September 2014, 1,586 were closed down at an early stage for a variety of reasons, including the failure of the critic to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate their claims.
While these complaints were not taken further by the BBC, 12,000 other criticisms were escalated through the formal internal process. Those considered particularly serious will eventually reach the BBC Trust, which publishes regular reports on issues including accuracy, offence and impartiality.
The procedure of allowing “trivial, misconceived, hypothetical, repetitious or otherwise vexatious” complaints to be closed by the BBC was introduced several years ago after it was found too much time was being taken away from substantiated criticisms.
A spokesman for the BBC said: “The complaints framework that the BBC Trust put in place in 2012 allows the BBC to close down, after an initial response, complaints that for example are hypothetical, use abusive language, fail to cite any evidence or breaches of the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
"Only about 10 per cent of complaints fall into this category and if complainants are unhappy they can appeal to the BBC Trust.”