Sorry I like Aljazeera. The first time I watched it was the Japanese Tsunami. Very unsensational reporting.

Biased middle east/African reporting? I think its the subject matter that literally shoots themselves in the foot.

Rolling news kills me… It does work, sometimes, for massive events but the rest of the time it’s just speculation, scab-picking, nobody-interviewing misery-porn designed to spread fear and misinformation.

“Biased middle east/African reporting? I think its the subject matter that literally shoots themselves in the foot.”

Huh?

Sorry I like Aljazeera. The first time I watched it was the Japanese Tsunami. Very unsensational reporting

Nothing wrong with that either. But if it’s a balanced world view your after you still need to think critically. Of both the news sources and your current opinions on global affairs.

Just because you believe one news provider to be better than another, doesn’t actually mean that it is.

Unless it’s the Mail, obviously. When it’s all bllx.

Rolling news kills me… It does work, sometimes, for massive events but the rest of the time it’s just speculation, scab-picking, nobody-interviewing misery-porn designed to spread fear and misinformation.

Didn’t know ‘Better Together’ had a rolling news channel?

i quite enjoy the daily-racist. always good for a laugh, the “Sick paedos in our midst” in between the “slender sexual 14 year olds in skimpy pants”. The “labour are communists” under the “Kimye just spent $10,0000 on a handbag, worship her you slags”

It’s called the BBC

All news outlets have some form of bias/perspective because the output comes from people and organisations that each have their own set of values. It is up to the viewer to use their own brain to seek the real truth, free of any slant.
For example a thread on here about a bloke who jumped in a river after his dog had very diverse opinions expressed some of which were right up there with the Daily Wail.
If you like/dislike dogs/bikes/TOWIE you will generally stand for/against them when expressing your view. Yes, some people actually like reading about orange people from Essex that fix glitter to their lady gardens.

Eh? Glitter?

Interested! Where??? Is that bejazzled’ing?

“For example a thread on here about a bloke who jumped in a river after his dog had very diverse opinions expressed some of which were right up there with the Daily Wail.”

What is the Daily Mail’s position on dogs in rivers?

Fodder.

and then pass on anything that’s worth knowing aligned to my own views.

HTH
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What is the Daily Mail’s position on dogs in rivers?

Probably causes cancer.

I don’t understand how so many folk who profess to have a hatred of the Wail also seem to have a surprisingly intimate knowledge of its content!

Surely it is pretty simple? I don’t read the wail and use kittenblock to avoid accidentally clicking on refs but I do know:

Diana: good
Non-southern-English: bad
Everything causes cancer
Everything doesn’t cause cancer that did last week.
House prices are due to Labour who have destroyed the country.
Everyone outside of the UK is killing each other desperate to get to us for our £10,000,000 per week lavish benefits.
Paedophiles bad
Pictures of 14 year old girls with little on: good
Celebrities who have put on weight/lost weight/got a new frock/got new trousers/had an affair/walked in public.
hate hate whinge hate etc. etc.

Its easy enough to pick up on all that by not reading it, and occasionally seeing the front pages in the shops.

As Campbell said: “The worst of Britain posing to be the best.”

Immigration and the EU freedom of movement policy is a real issue.

What is the Daily Mail’s position on dogs in rivers?

Depends what colour.

Immigration and the EU freedom of movement policy is a real issue.

Perhaps, but the coverage of it is still disgraceful.

Immigration and the EU freedom of movement policy is a real issue.

Please tell us how it has affected your life.

‘Schumacher’s agent Sabine Kehm urged journalists to respect the 44-year-old German’s privacy after security guards said they intercepted a reporter disguised as a priest trying to get into Schumacher’s room.’

Scumbag.

@grum – personally negatively, increased levels of crime (car stolen by eastern european living in a hostel) and begging (acosted twice in London on boxing day with standrad beggar with baby in pram). Dodgy unskilled tradesmen (not directoy by me as i refuse to use them but friends had major issue with unskilled work in contravention of uk building regs). Uninsured vehicles and diabolical driving (eastern European delivery drives constantly driving wrong way down one way street knowing full well they won’t get points/prosecuted on their licenses and parking illegally as no “tow away” in my town and they aren’t going to trace a parking ticket from a foreign registered car)

All our taxes are going to be higher due to increased levels of unemployment. The Labour movement has commented today our labour laws don’t protect the low paid from untra cheap eastern European workers undercutting current low uk pay levels. More unemployment and/or tax credits.

I’m pretty liberal/socialist in my politics but I’ll be voting for an en exit as soon as I get a chance.

@grum – personally negatively, increased levels of crime (car stolen by eastern european living in a hostel) and begging (acosted twice in London on boxing day with standrad beggar with baby in pram). Dodgy unskilled tradesmen (not directoy by me as i refuse to use them but friends had major issue with unskilled work in contravention of uk building regs). Uninsured vehicles and diabolical driving (eastern European delivery drives constantly driving wrong way down one way street knowing full well they won’t get points/prosecuted on their licenses and parking illegally as no “tow away” in my town and they aren’t going to trace a parking ticket from a foreign registered car)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

I’ve been a victim of crime by non-immigrants, experienced dodgy cowboy tradesmen that weren’t immigrants, seen begging, dodgy driving and anti-social behaviour by non-immigrants. Should I conclude that there is a problem with anyone who’s not an immigrant?

On the other hand the area where I used to work has seen significantly lower levels of crime and anti-social behaviour since there was an influx of Poles. Most of them work long hours unlike quite a few of the ‘indigenous’ population.

All our taxes are going to be higher due to increased levels of unemployment. The Labour movement has commented today our labour laws don’t protect the low paid from untra cheap eastern European workers undercutting current low uk pay levels. More unemployment and/or tax credits.

There may be some truth to this bit, but lots of British people benefit from freedom of movement within the EU – are you saying they should all come home, or do we just want to have our cake and eat it?