Re: well, there goes the BBC, too



John Larkin wrote:

> >I've no reason to suppose that American science journalists are much
> >better -
>
> Hardly. The scientific illiteracy and innumeracy are astounding; I'm
> just disappointed that the BBC is slipping in that direction, too. If
> people can't understand simple mechanics and math ("million" seems
> generally interchangable with "billion"), how can we trust their
> opinions on economic or social issues?

Strictly speaking the BBC has no *opinion* per se. It does provide a
platform for the often diverse opinions of various journalists and
correspondents though.

This open method is one reason the BBC is so well regarded worldwide. It
doesn't have a political agenda of its own and one would be against its
charter.

In comparison it seems that the US media is seriously beholden to various
commercial and political pressures.

Graham

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