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Originally posted by Rudey
They are subject to the whims and influence of the government or the editor's desires, hence why there have been so studies on bias within the BBC (again the other 2 are not well known enough so I don't know enough about them).
-Rudey
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Well all media suffers from the whims of the editor
Yes BBC is influenced by the government, but it is not beholden to the government - they get some funding from the government yes, but they also get a great deal from other sources... so money isn't a primary concern to the management of the BBC, nor is toeing the government line either (many have been around for many administrations)... this allows them to concentrate on non-profitable (or not very profitable) endevours in addition to journalism...
Now the BBC does make at least an effort to maintain an atmosphere of objectivity... while their coverage doesn't always please everyone, they at least don't appear to be promoting one cause or interest over the another.