Why is BBC World News respected by most around the world?
May 24th, 2008 | by admin |
lisa asked:
The BBC World News Service, first set up by the British Empire in the early 1920’s is listened to (on radio) watched by millions the world over. It is considered one of the most respected news organizations in the world for its impartiality and independent look at international affairs.
Unlike CNN International, reporters and anchors at BBC do not sensationalize the news, work up fears in viewers nor make the world look like a choatic mess. Not all stories reported are depressing. There have been stories that deal with the actual people being interviewed. What’s the cause of BBC’s popularity despite its occasional bias and misreporting?
Abbigail
The BBC World News Service, first set up by the British Empire in the early 1920’s is listened to (on radio) watched by millions the world over. It is considered one of the most respected news organizations in the world for its impartiality and independent look at international affairs.
Unlike CNN International, reporters and anchors at BBC do not sensationalize the news, work up fears in viewers nor make the world look like a choatic mess. Not all stories reported are depressing. There have been stories that deal with the actual people being interviewed. What’s the cause of BBC’s popularity despite its occasional bias and misreporting?
Abbigail
6 Responses to “Why is BBC World News respected by most around the world?”
By parrotjohn2001 on May 25, 2008 | Reply
I believe you partly answered your own question.
BBC News does play it straight, reporting the facts with very little spin and with an eye towards getting the story right regardless of who that displeases.
The thing I love about the BBC is the marvelous accent. The announcers have that Cambridge accent which makes everything sound very important.
By porkchopsjar on May 26, 2008 | Reply
I must admit I liked BBC long before it got corporate sponsorship from, say, Shell. BBC always tells is like it is, with no gloss or anything. I trust -as far as it goes with any form of mainstream media- BBC a hell of a lot more than CNN or CBC, for that matter…what I love most about the Beeb is that even with all the death, doom and destruction they report, they always seem so chipper and cheerful. I mean, even on radio you could HEAR the professional smile in their voices: “Well, there’s a giant asteroid headed towards earth. We have twenty seven minutes left until the destruction of the planet…BBC News!”
By John S on May 28, 2008 | Reply
I agree that the BBC World News Service is tops in the field. They put the facts out there for everyone to see and let the people make up their own minds. Also the reporters seem to really know their stories. Unlike American reporters who seem to jump from one natural disaster to another….only taking time to stop by the make-up trailer for a touch up….the BBC demands their reporters dig for the details that shape the back story. It will be interesting to see how the USA reporters do the first hurricane of 2006 compared to the BBC’s take on the event.
By polo boy on May 29, 2008 | Reply
bbc is the devil
By Arslan Khalid on Jun 1, 2008 | Reply
Simply one word Reliability
By Linda O on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
BBC is fairer and has more worldwidecoverage than anything else I’ve seen, ie Fox or Cnn or other entertainment news here in the US. On their website you can get news in about 40 languages, so apparently the legacy of colonialism is one factor that benefits bbc.