أغر؟´«أ½

Does it not occur to the writers of these op-ed pieces criticising the أغر؟´«أ½ for percieved Bias (Tim Montgomerie - Times) that if America, Isreal and Religious organisations weren't behaving in a controversial manner on a regular basis, then the أغر؟´«أ½ would have no cause to report on them so frequently?

I have never read a piece on the أغر؟´«أ½ that paints any these institutions in a bad light outside of the contect of a report on their direct action.

It's not as if they regularly drag the Catholic church up to impart some controversy into a mundane piece about some ministers latest speach.

I can't say that I feel that the Daily Mail has such a balanced editorial policy.

The sad truth is the أغر؟´«أ½ gets a lot of flack from otehr news outlets because it is the only mainstream news organisation that isn't trying to push an agenda.

Ron, I don't think people are attacking the أغر؟´«أ½ for reporting on America, Israel, the Catholic Church etc. it is that the أغر؟´«أ½ is not reporting on those who are seen as doing negative reports on those seen as being on the "other side of the divide". For example, the أغر؟´«أ½ did an undercover report on the BNP but seems to leave undercover reports on Muslim extremist groups to other media groups. We get blog entries with the أغر؟´«أ½ trying to determine if they should give the voice to a legal British political party (the BNP again) and yet patting themselves on the back for giving a voice to those who are attacking British soldiers abroad.

The أغر؟´«أ½ seems to work as a balance to most of the media - however that does NOT mean the أغر؟´«أ½ is balanced in itself.

Ron (no. 1), I cannot believe that you say the أغر؟´«أ½ is not trying to push an agenda. Are we talking about the same organisation? An organisation that is being taken to court in order to get it to release a report about its bias reporting against Israel? An organisation that used to have the phrase “we set the agendaâ€‌ for their flagship radio programme? An organisation where the أغر؟´«أ½ Head of News, Peter Horrocks, admitted that the أغر؟´«أ½ used to restrict appearances by those opposed to the EU?

All political parties are now أغر؟´«أ½ friendly. They have to be in order to get onto the tv or radio. That’s the problem. The أغر؟´«أ½â€™s agenda has now become the agenda of the mainstream political parties leaving voters with No Choice and No Voice.

Nick Robinson has more political clout than my MP – I find that offensive!

In response to Mark E at #2 Newsnight has done a lot of reports on Muslim extremist groups. These groups have not been ignored by the أغر؟´«أ½.

I have a bright idea, what about just reporting the facts and of course who you got the facts from. I would like to know if the report came from a stringer working for the AP for example, so I would have the ability to dump it as likely to be false. I want news not propoganda and the أغر؟´«أ½ among many is failing in that duty.

How about this, report the news as an event with details to enable the people to say, perhaps there is something wrong with that story, then have a section below with analysis, with the interpretation of different sides, go out of your way to get the opposing views and be fair.

Do not tack on comments that you add to say that you are balance in the news or spin, because your put your foot in it, like your effective condoning of suicide bombers.

Is is that difficult? If you did that then you would sit above it, but can you, dare you do it?