http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8227915.stm
Now, I personally think the BBC has been losing it's way recently in a lot of aspects, but give me it over anything the Murdochs (senior and junior) and their gang of scrotes can knock out
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| Quote: The chairman of the media giant in Europe, which owns the Times and Sun, also blamed the UK government for regulating the media "with relish". | |
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The government wishes it could regulate the media 'with relish'
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| Quote: "The expansion of state-sponsored journalism is a threat to the plurality and independence of news provision," he told the Edinburgh Television Festival. | |
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No, that'll be you, your dad and, as far as you are concerned, semi-professional journalistic bloggers
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| Quote: "It is essential for the future of independent digital journalism that a fair price can be charged for news to people who value it," he said. | |
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Who in their right mind would pay for the likes of The Sun online - they can't even tell you the truth about an upcoming film
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| Quote: Former BBC director general Greg Dyke said Mr Murdoch's argument that the BBC was a "threat" to independent journalism was "fundamentally wrong". He told BBC Radio 5 live: "Journalism is going through a very difficult time - not only in this country but every country in the world - because newspapers, radio and television in the commercial world are all having a very rough time." He said declining advertising revenues in the recession, rather than the corporation, were to blame for the problems facing the commercial media. | |
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That.
) but you can see the direction that "independent" and "pluralistic" news is going. Sometimes I think the BBC is the only body putting out quality content.