I haven’t heard them say they have to pander to what reform voters want. I did read a reply to a complaint about airtime reform got, which said due to the number of votes they got in the local elections, reform are now considered the official opposition and are given the appropriate air time🤯
A fellow blueskyer posted the reply they got from the BBC a few mths ago where they said they know Reform voters don't trust them so they have to under their charter cater to them as well. I would say it is pandering when you don't ask Reform for evidence or check the evidence they offer.
It’s crazy, the right way to gain trust is to tell the truth and report fairly. If one section of society doesn’t like that tough, you don’t tell lies or change the narrative for their benefit. Next it will be vaccine scepticism to gain the trust of those nut jobs🤯
There was this Minutes of a meeting in March, seen by Byline Times, show that BBC News CEO Deborah Turness gave a presentation in which she discussed plans to alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama” in order to win the trust of Reform voters bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Also watch the BBC drama Showtrial shown on Oct 2024 where there is a protest scene where a white guy is going on about 2 tier policing, didnt take them long to jump on that phrase.
Oh wow, not seen that before🤯
Ah fuck. That seems to be what the Labour government have decided too. It’s fundamentally flawed doomed because their truth is the racist conspiracy and they’ll only trust things that agree with it
What about the trust of the rest of us?
Because the BBC know their main customer base are over 50s with little money, they have conceded losing under 35s. If older people do not want the tv licence they are doomed.
I don't think the 'little money' part is necessarily true, at least in the older segments of the group. "Something you own might be worth a fortune" television does appeal to those who have nothing, but it appeals even more to those with enough 'stuff' that it might be true for them.
That's such bollocks. The Tories are still the official opposition in Parliament, no matter how enfeebled and deranged. Can't the BBC see it is playing into Farage's hands? Or does it want to?
The problem with the media is they want a story. "Plucky Underdogs" and close races. The US media (I believe) sanewashed Trump because they thought he'd lose but wanted it close enough to keep the excitement going & the ratings up. Look how that worked out. Treat Führage like the grifter he is.
It wants to. That is the only logical conclusion when taken with how many times they've led with a Farage story, invited him onto panels, shown interviews etc. BBC management want anything but Labour, even if it's full-on fascism.