Category: BBC

Opinion: How Readers Rated the Media Bias of AP, BBC and The Epoch Times, and More

In September, we released the findings of our August 2020 Blind Bias Survey, in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are visualizations of the data we collected. In…


Analysis: How Readers Rated the Media Bias of AP, BBC and The Epoch Times, and More

In September, we released the findings of our August 2020 Blind Bias Survey, in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are visualizations of the data we collected. In…


EU, UK Voice Concerns After BBC, RTE Correspondents Forced to Leave China

The European Union and the UK on Friday voiced their concerns over media freedom in China after two journalists working for British and Irish broadcasters were forced to leave the country late last month. The BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth and his wife, Yvonne Murray, the China correspondent of the Irish broadcaster RTE, left China…


BBC Correspondent Leaves China for Taiwan After Threats

The BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth has left China after the communist regime issued threats of legal action against him and his team. In a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday, the BBC said Sudworth had relocated from Beijing to Taiwan. “John’s work has exposed truths the Chinese authorities did not want the world to…


UK Has ‘No Option’ but to Keep BBC Licence Fee Until 2038, MPs Say

The UK will not be able to do away with the BBC licence fee for at least another 17 years, a group of MPs has said. The government “will be forced” to maintain the licence fee as a result of its failure to enable a viable alternative form of funding for the BBC, the Department…


O’Toole Calls on Liberals to Stand up to Beijing Following CCP’s Ban on BBC in China

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole called on the federal government to “finally stand up to China” after Beijing announced Thursday it was banning the BBC World News from airing in China. “Today, Communist China banned BBC World News. This comes as no surprise when we saw a record 17 foreign journalists expelled from China early last…


Hong Kong Public Broadcaster RTHK Drops BBC Programs After China Ban

Hong Kong’s publicly funded broadcaster RTHK said on Friday it was suspending the relay of BBC radio programming, one day after the Chinese regime banned BBC World News from airing in the country. In a statement, RTHK said: “As the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced that BBC World News was not allowed to…


BBC World News Barred From Airing in China After UK Bans CGTN

The Chinese regime announced on Thursday that it is pulling BBC World News off air in China, a week after the UK’s broadcasting regulator revoked the licence of Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. BBC World News, the BBC’s international news channel, cannot be seen by the vast majority of Chinese viewers, and can only be watched…


Beijing Bars BBC World News From Airing in China After UK Bans CGTN

The Chinese regime announced on Thursday that it is pulling BBC World News off air in China, a week after the UK’s broadcasting regulator revoked the licence of Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. BBC World News, the BBC’s international news channel, cannot be seen by the vast majority of Chinese viewers, and can only be watched…


UK Government to ‘Keep Looking’ at Decriminalising TV License Evasion

Criminal sanctions against TV licence evasion are recognised as being “increasingly disproportionate and unfair,” the UK government said on Thursday in response to a public consultation on the matter. However, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport said that decriminalising licence evasion is “problematic,” so it “remains under consideration.” “The government remains concerned that…