tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post7091338188336855693..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Is there Bias on BBC Question Time?Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-16071267663656270172013-03-30T09:27:44.511+00:002013-03-30T09:27:44.511+00:00Bob Crow's useless on QT. An embarrassment to ...Bob Crow's useless on QT. An embarrassment to the left. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-65470169754444971532012-11-29T19:58:30.089+00:002012-11-29T19:58:30.089+00:00I took a look at Biased BBC. A site so far up its ...I took a look at Biased BBC. A site so far up its own arse that no one else on the right ever bothers linking to it! Still, fame of a sort is still fame ;)<br /><br />I think you're right on the third - it is slightly higher than the percentage of women who make up the Commons. But still, I think more of an effort can and should be made.<br /><br />And aren't all people involved in politics geeks?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-86900093576644095152012-11-28T08:56:53.608+00:002012-11-28T08:56:53.608+00:00"Women are approximately but consistently a t..."Women are approximately but consistently a third of guests"<br /><br />Hmmm indeed is it simply a question of bias within the pool they have to draw from. After all if you wanted a panel of CEOs and picked them proportionally how many would be female?<br /><br />"Oooooh! I'll have some fun with that over the festive period! "<br /><br />I don't which is sadder - that you said that or that I'd agree with you :-P<br />FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-37596433146706828492012-11-28T07:21:07.562+00:002012-11-28T07:21:07.562+00:00Thanks for your work on this.
If you want to che...Thanks for your work on this. <br /><br />If you want to check out how the Right's BBC critics are responding to your findings - and if you fancy a laugh! -, give the 'Biased BBC' site a try:<br /><br />http://biased-bbc.com/2012/11/not-many-people-know-that.html<br /><br />The psoter decides to play the man rather than the ball. No attempt is made to engage with your findings. He also drops a clanger by completely misunderstanding one of your Tweets. <br /><br />The comments are a hoot too. They seem to be competing with each other to see who can make the daftest comment. So far 'Demon' wins by a country mile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-5674453013010007692012-11-27T19:25:33.361+00:002012-11-27T19:25:33.361+00:00Oooooh! I'll have some fun with that over the ...Oooooh! I'll have some fun with that over the festive period!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-19710455748330661232012-11-27T19:15:35.156+00:002012-11-27T19:15:35.156+00:00If you want to go a bit further back there is a co...If you want to go a bit further back there is a complete list of QT panels between 25th September 2003 and 15th October 2009 here:<br /><br />http://www.medialens.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2722Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-15190505015156721702012-11-27T18:57:10.518+00:002012-11-27T18:57:10.518+00:00Tbh I'm more interested in the gender figures....Tbh I'm more interested in the gender figures. Women are approximately but consistently a third of guests. Conscious policy or a blind outcome?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-53606462005407536592012-11-27T14:17:52.967+00:002012-11-27T14:17:52.967+00:00To pose the question a different way - should the ...To pose the question a different way - should the BBC reflect the bias of the country? <br /><br />If so taking into consideration 59% of the voters at the last general election voted for Labour or LibDem is there a reason why it <i>shouldn't</i> be leaning slightly to the left?FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-75024651846096194812012-11-27T14:14:56.198+00:002012-11-27T14:14:56.198+00:00Why is media analysis probably the most important ...Why is media analysis probably the most important kind of activism? Because, as the sociologists Stuart Hall et al. explain: Not only do the media "Define for the majority of the population what significant events are taking place but also, they offer powerful interpretations of how to understand these events" ('The Social Production of News').<br /><br /><br />The British historian, Mark Curtis, adds:<br /><br />The framing of discussion on issues is critical in setting the boundaries of debate. The programme Question Time is a *microcosm of how the media works here*(my emphasis)... rarely are critical voices invited. If they are, it is so rare that their views can end up sounding ridiculous in comparison with the 'normal' and 'balanced' views of the other panellists. It is acceptable for Question Time panellists to criticise each from within the elite consensus but not for anyone to criticise all of them from outside that consensus" ('Curtis, 'Web of Deceit': 378).<br /><br />Dimbleby often interrupted Owen Jones and he was given less time to speak than the other panellists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-29683845669879874372012-11-26T22:08:09.930+00:002012-11-26T22:08:09.930+00:00Re: Deborah Meaden and other business figures, I d...Re: Deborah Meaden and other business figures, I did not count them as part of the party affiliation/support figures. Had I done so, Meaden would have been down as a N/A figure like the majority of other business people.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-30879405598116737462012-11-26T22:06:35.507+00:002012-11-26T22:06:35.507+00:00UKIP has about 16,000 members. The LibDems between...UKIP has about 16,000 members. The LibDems between 50,000 and 60,000. <br /><br />You've got a long way to go before you can claim the mantle of 3rd party status.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-90000961946590526772012-11-26T21:32:10.959+00:002012-11-26T21:32:10.959+00:00"Farage is the leader of a party whose suppor..."Farage is the leader of a party whose supporters can fit into my living room."<br />Wrong. This week UKIP are just 1% behind lib dems in the polls and will soon easily draw ahead as the Lib dems are a dead horse. Next election Ukip will be the 3rd major player.Common sense newshttp://commonsensefornews.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-89203553427879755902012-11-26T18:20:32.260+00:002012-11-26T18:20:32.260+00:00Not bad that. Which way did you consider Deborah M...Not bad that. Which way did you consider Deborah Meaden as aligning, out of interest?asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-9596628628028908662012-11-26T17:32:54.434+00:002012-11-26T17:32:54.434+00:00It will have to wait for the xmas hols, Bishop.It will have to wait for the xmas hols, Bishop.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-63105137149925398582012-11-26T17:24:36.851+00:002012-11-26T17:24:36.851+00:00Joe - an analysis of Dimbles interjections is for ...Joe - an analysis of Dimbles interjections is for someone with more time and geekiness than I!<br /><br />That's a good point, YouthPasta. Though I think on those sorts of occasions they happen when a guest has pulled out.<br /><br />Anyway, I know the BBC have a mania for collecting stats on itself sp perhaps they have the answer hidden away somewhere?<br /><br />Anon - if it walks like a Conservative cabinet minister, talks like one, and votes like one ...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-74630948089912312332012-11-26T17:21:15.800+00:002012-11-26T17:21:15.800+00:00Perhaps I'll do that MM when I literally have ...Perhaps I'll do that MM when I literally have nothing better to do. Sad to say this post took a fair few hours to put together. I think a proper Newsnight job could take weeks.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-42208814326086962082012-11-26T17:19:54.152+00:002012-11-26T17:19:54.152+00:00Is there any chance you could publish your categor...Is there any chance you could publish your categorisation of each name.<br />ThanksBishop Hillhttp://www.bishop-hill.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-50001232137308046222012-11-26T16:58:39.323+00:002012-11-26T16:58:39.323+00:00You reckon Ken Clarke is right wing???You reckon Ken Clarke is right wing???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-48196781369271580282012-11-26T14:59:42.605+00:002012-11-26T14:59:42.605+00:00The 1 thing that is missing in your research is ho...The 1 thing that is missing in your research is how the balance has been on the night. Looking at an overall balance is good, but I have still felt that on certain evenings there is a political bias one way or the other and it has, in my eyes, tended to be a lean to the left. For example, I can remember an evening where they had a Tory, a Labour, a left-leaning LibDem, a left-leaning journo and a left-leaning "celebrity".<br />Counting up those scenarios and how often they happen and in which direction they lean would be very interesting.Youthpastahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804231190378769527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-4568038077373195832012-11-26T11:18:10.893+00:002012-11-26T11:18:10.893+00:00Richard Evans: Remind me who the LibDems are in co...Richard Evans: Remind me who the LibDems are in coalition with again?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-80315297405962625842012-11-26T10:58:40.118+00:002012-11-26T10:58:40.118+00:00Watch Question Time with a view to counting the nu...Watch Question Time with a view to counting the numbers of time Dimbleby interrupts right-wingers compared to the number of time he interrupts others.<br /><br />Would also be interesting to see an analysis of audience members, but I don't know where you'd get the figures.Joe Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813771610543530480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-22727852411070467242012-11-26T10:58:17.010+00:002012-11-26T10:58:17.010+00:00The problem with this analysis is it ignores the l...The problem with this analysis is it ignores the left-right balance. Lib Dems are left of centre, SNP are left of centre, Greens are left of centre, UKIP and Cons right of centre. Now do the sums and we have 137 + 12 + ? right wing politicians V 109 + 148 + ? left wing politicians. <br /><br />I make that 149 right wing and 257 right wing guests. And that's without the "non-political" guests who are more often clearly left wing than right in my experience. <br /><br />Balance? Do me a favour.Richard Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-54881930240752445802012-11-26T10:38:05.286+00:002012-11-26T10:38:05.286+00:00To add to this. From 2010 Lib Dems have sometimes ...To add to this. From 2010 Lib Dems have sometimes appeared to represent the current right-wing administration and sometimes to represent their own political party (even arguing against current governmental policy), so while Labour politician appearances may have slightly outweighed other parties it would be interesting to compare appearances post-2010 election and see if this balances the left and right more equally or even skews it to the right. Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-86315173029619717782012-11-26T10:31:41.389+00:002012-11-26T10:31:41.389+00:00Useful bit of research. You should do Newsnight as...Useful bit of research. You should do Newsnight as well. Who are all those business pundits like Jon "shrink-the-state" Moulton? What's the ratio of business to trade-union?Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-85976778149071078482012-11-26T01:59:32.212+00:002012-11-26T01:59:32.212+00:00This isn't particularly relevant but might int...This isn't particularly relevant but might interest you. It's a blogpost I did a while ago where I worked out the ratio of men to women on comedy panel shows.<br /><br />http://panelshowratios.wordpress.com/Rexhttps://twitter.com/Rex_Steelnoreply@blogger.com