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[โ€“] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The rating is arbitrary because even MBFC cannot agree with itself on why it gave the rating. It seems to be plucked from the air, with no justification given.

The top level reason they give us 'biased story selection'. Nowhere in their analysis is this concept defined or even mentioned. Instead the analysis mentions 3rd party research which concludes that the BBC is somewhat right wing on many key issues, go into some audience analysis (completely irrelevant) and then assert that they have a negative tone when discussing Trump, with one single example given.

Maybe I missed something, but I don't think this can credibility be called a detailed analysis when evidently none of it supports the conclusion that the BBC is left wing due to story selection.