I thought they were all under OfCom for standards now?
Dumping the BBC?
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Complaint to Ofcom will redirect you to BBC complaints
mauvais
on reddit or something
Oh aye, Ofcom the great leveller. Who looks at the BBC and thinks to themselves, 'Before I complain about this thing, I wonder how Ofcom rates them for truth'? Nah. It's the charter, the funding, the history, expectations & the subsequent self-reinforced identity, the whole environment.
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nogojones
spelling is overrated
Buy some blinds. They're cheeper than a licence. If they see flickers it's a DVD, now fuck off and get a warrant.the problem i face is the tv can be seen from outside the flat
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
we have blinds. we do not want to live behind blinds so we open them during the day.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Is there really daytime TV worth watching?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
my source in number ten tells me johnson will offer neil an interview slot on 14 december
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
don't know, i'm at work
nogojones
spelling is overrated
You're better off there. There's fuck all on telly
Well, yes. Johnson has two options here: he can ignore people calling him a coward for a couple of weeks, or he can have his own disembowelment at the hands of Neil become the most shared video clips of the season. I wonder which he'll go for.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
Is that in the Arts & Entertainment section.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
There was talk of cunning technology that was capable of enabling inspectors to synchronise the relative brightness of the light in a room with that of the currently broadcast channels, but because of the unique way in which the BBC licensing regime is funded (ie, via workers on a "commission" for every prosecution they get), that kind of tech isn't going to be feasible. So if the screen isn't visible from the street, they're unlikely to be any the wiser.
So the first line of defence is that, if an enforcement person turns up, you simply shut the door on them, and there's nothing they can do. If they want a warrant to enter without your permission, they require two pieces of evidence that there is a TV being watched unlicensed. One of those might be a satellite dish or TV aerial (yes, I know...), but they need another bit of evidence that you are actively watching TV. Warrants are very rarely obtained, you won't be surprised to know.
It might be a good idea to turn the TV off before answering the door, though - I'd imagine the EastEnders theme tune at 1957 would be a bit of a dead giveaway
I think that anyone who gets to a 4-digit post count on Urban has probably enough scepticism, cynicism, and lack of respect for petty authority to fall victim to this stuff very easily. Just arm yourself with information.
When I moved here, I was 50:50 about getting a TV licence, even though I only ever watched very little. Having worked in the US, I have a deep appreciation for the principle of non-commercial TV, and the BBC does produce a lot of good programming, even if it's not all my kind of thing. And (bite me) Radio 4 is a worthwhile resource that I don't mind contributing towards. I know some on here have some ideological objections to the whole state-funded broadcaster thing, but I'm not that much bothered.
But when, within a day of my arrival, one of those TVLA letters, full of veiled threats and insinuation, came through the door, I thought "Fuck 'em. You don't have to bully people into doing this, and you can't claim credibility as some kind of organ of the state if you're going to base the whole thing on half-truth and oppression." So that was that. Course, the same applies to the DWP, so I won't pay my DWP licence either
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
mauvais
on reddit or something
*shrug*
I dunno, it's one data point without (to me) the full context, and I couldn't argue the toss on it anyway. It's also not really the broader point I'm making, which is that regardless of its particular rights and wrongs, the BBC is inevitably more scrutinised. That's not something that passively happens to it either, it has consequences, perhaps like being organisationally fearful of all kinds of factors.
I'm not here to, or compelled to, defend the news coverage or editorial standards; not my job, not my sphere, and not something I have any greater insight into. But I can perhaps cast a little light on the organisation, the media landscape and its pressures so that it can be analysed more thoughtfully.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Is any of this bias stuff cropping up irl? I know the Left bubble is getting (understandably) worked up about it, but beyond?
I've not heard it...yet.
I called 0370 010 0222 to complain and spoke to a nice chap who diligently took down my complaints, read them back to me and said they will be passed to senior/management at the BBC. I complained about...
Tory plant at multiple episodes BBCQT
Editing of BBCQT to display disgraced Prime Minister Johnson in a better light
Editing in old footage of disgraced Prime Minister Johnson at cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Excessive airtime give to unelected racist Nigel Farage during political content
Only took 5 minutes at most to do this
If you choose to call the number 0370 010 0222 to complain about biased coverage then be polite and calm. The chap I spoke to said most people complaining were ranting at him rather than relaying the facts.
Tory plant at multiple episodes BBCQT
Editing of BBCQT to display disgraced Prime Minister Johnson in a better light
Editing in old footage of disgraced Prime Minister Johnson at cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Excessive airtime give to unelected racist Nigel Farage during political content
Only took 5 minutes at most to do this
If you choose to call the number 0370 010 0222 to complain about biased coverage then be polite and calm. The chap I spoke to said most people complaining were ranting at him rather than relaying the facts.
My heart bleeds
mauvais
on reddit or something
Most of the public seem to think it's left-wing. I guess some of them really mean to say it's liberal, like The Guardian.
mauvais
on reddit or something
Point is, complaints get read. Worst case they add to aggregated numbers in a report - n complaints about this particular thing this week. The Munchetty debacle also showed what can be done, for better or worse, with a single complaint, but I'm not going to get into that one.
how the fuck would I know?
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I've been seeing references to this type of thing for years and years. It's nonsense. It's a misunderstanding of how audience selection works. They actively try to achieve "balance" when you apply to be in the audience. I've been in the audience, when it was in Glasgow many years ago. A researcher called me back and asked me about my politics. He asked me which party I thought I was closest to. I said none, I was an anarchist. He said "we've not got any anarchists yet. Are you an SSP supporter?" I said "Absolutely not".
There was a list of profiling questions, while they tried to work out if I was going to skew their audience. That's how it's done. So of course there will be Tory activists in the audience. And Labour. And Lib Dem. And, if an SNP panel member is present, SNP. And so on.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
There's certainly something in that. My mate, who had a right go at Swinson, was all over the right wing press as being a plant because she is an actress, and so cant possibly have an opinion that hasn't been written out for her. Obvious bollocks.
Having the same guy on ni the audience almost as often as Farage is on the panel does look a bit dodge tho.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
OTOH living in the home counties I do know a fair few people who are pleased that they no longer have to feel bad voting to have their taxes cut now that Jeremy Corbyn hates Jews and that.
Not sure they're anymore of a helpful source of anecdata either
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