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Epona · 05-08-2003, 08:10 PM

What you have to bear in mind is that here in the UK television is regulated to ensure that programming, including the news, is 'balanced' - ie. presents both sides of a debate. While I think that most of the time our TV falls far short of balance (ie. the regulatory bodies are often biased in favour of the government and/or media moguls), I thought it was pertinent to point this out in the context of this thread before anyone starts jumping up and down talking about the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press etc.

EDIT to say Barry got that in milliseconds before I posted!

[ 05-08-2003, 08:12 PM: Message edited by: Epona ]

05-08-2003, 08:10 PM	#5
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 54 Posts: 5,164	What you have to bear in mind is that here in the UK television is regulated to ensure that programming, including the news, is 'balanced' - ie. presents both sides of a debate. While I think that most of the time our TV falls far short of balance (ie. the regulatory bodies are often biased in favour of the government and/or media moguls), I thought it was pertinent to point this out in the context of this thread before anyone starts jumping up and down talking about the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press etc. EDIT to say Barry got that in milliseconds before I posted! [ 05-08-2003, 08:12 PM: Message edited by: Epona ] __________________ [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" />