Sadly, as is now becoming all too normal, British politics has become incredibly polarised. Brexit is definitely not helping there. Therefore, attacking the media seems to have become more normalised.
Check out the responses to any vaguely political tweet posted by BBC News or one of their correspondents... On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:18 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > I watched a little bit. It is bigger than I would have guessed. > I asked a question using #skynewsraw and checked back for an answer 45 > later. No reply. So I clicked on the hashtag to look at the other comments. > Three quarters were attacks on Sky News. Half of the positive seemed to be > from other journalists. > > Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r?b=14391> > On Feb 5, 2019, at 3:31 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> UK TV news network, Sky News, is 30 years old today. To celebrate, >> they're simulcasting a second channel today that is full of behind >> the scenes footage which they've named "Sky News Raw." >> >> It's not a wrestling thing. They've installed stacks of Big Brother style >> remote cameras, and have lots of interviews and voiceovers. >> >> Basically, if you want to see how a modern news channel works, this might >> be worth a watch. >> >> They're streaming on YouTube right now, and I *think* the stream is >> viewable ex-UK. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehHn4eobHRE >> >> Yes - Sky News *was* owned by Murdoch, although it's now owned by >> Comcast. But UK TV rules meant that although it was a sibling of Fox News, >> it's a totally different beast and has a decent reputation in the UK. >> >> >> Adam >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
