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> MBFC: Left-Center - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: High - United Kingdom
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Aurenkin , (edited )

Sorry, I know this has nothing to do with the article at hand which is worthy of discussion in it’s own right but does anyone know how BBC is considered left centre? There are sources there on the media bias site for the factual reporting rating but in terms of the bias this is all that they had:

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.

…

Overall, we rate the BBC Left-Center biased based on story selection that slightly favors the left.

These two statements don’t seem to be in agreement unless I’m misinterpreting something. The actual reason seems to be that the BBC doesn’t run stories that the media bias folks feel they should but they give no examples.

It may be true but based on the media bias website I have no reason to believe their rating is in any way accurate.

EDIT: I missed the part further down on the site that goes into more detail onto the bias rating but the sources there say the BBC actually has a slight right bias. There’s nothing in there at all about a left bias except they claim the BBC can be overly negative when it comes to Trump, citing one single article titled “Trump: Is the President a Sex Pest?” which investigates some of the allegations against Trump at the time. Maybe I missed something again but I still didn’t see it justified sufficiently.

wurzelgummidge ,

They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes)

This is true of all your favourite news outlets

otp ,

“Left-centre” by USA standards, I guess? Lol

thetreesaysbark ,

Whilst I agree ‘left-centre’ by USA standards is going to be different from other places in the world. I have to concede that this community is created for a US audience in that no internal US news is allowed.

If I’m right about the above, that would mean it make sense for this bot to be basing it’s data on how a US person would see it.

zabadoh ,

If you read the list of news sources that MBFC considers “Least Biased” they’re mostly local newspapers, or local broadcast stations, or specialized industry publications.

With the notable exception of the Christian Science Monitor.

i.e. Pretty much any org that covers national news uses loaded language, because that’s the language of politics.

CTDummy , (edited )

Lemmy just allows random bot that are 7 days old to start auto posting on political post as a self declared fact checker?? I’m probably missing a community announcement but what’s to stop me writing a “fact checker” and loading it up with my biases on particular outlets.

Got it the mod rammed it through despite the announcement thread being full of pushback about MBFC. Good stuff.

Bonus galaxy brained mod reply to pushback:

Overwhelmingly negative? Those are the 24/7 negative users. We do anything: Those guys: THIS IS IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY So you stand alone in that statement. See the post vote score.

jonne ,

This media bias website is pretty biased itself. BBC should be centre-right at best.

Tja ,

They also have AP as left center, I think it’s just a case of “reality has a well-known left bias”.

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