BBC getting tough on politicians?

[Chevalier Blanc]

The other night the BBC News programme interviewed phil and it seemed to me that he was having abit of a hard time. Making him answer more clearly and not the usual pussy kid gloves when interviewing him or others. Has thing started to changed since BBC is cutting back on some stations?
Also  the JEP being blamed for  Cohen loosing his place in the States and his very nice trips around the world on our money. Is there something in the air or was it just that the establishment party realised that Cohen was bad for them?

[en830]

Cohen was being praised by the chap who did Thought for Today this morning, for his foresight and involvement in the Ogier building.

[Dundee]

Well his daughter does work for the architect so I would expect the family to get a mention.

[tonytheprof]

Of course if Philip Ozouf is getting a harder time, it may be the BBC prefers to suck up to Sir Philip Bailhache - they didn't give him any searching questions at all.

[Chevalier Blanc]

Yes there is that and also just maybe that talk of the BBC going they may have thought we need to show our bosses that we can be like the mainland when asking questions from politicians and not giving them a soft time.

[tonytheprof]

Then why did they fawn over Philip Bailhache?

And allow Frank Walker 1 hour (with repeated clips) to rant on about "wreckers"?

Some lack of bias!

[boatyboy]

Because they work for Aunty and are in a cosy have a cup of tea, soft job's paid for by the taxpayer, sorry licence fee paying public to the tune of a mere £3.5 billion, plus world wide royalties of course.

Ryan Morrison comes on here and shows some backbone sadly, his new boss decided in a sort of spinless, moron let me into the elite circle - so lets not rock the boat and let the public have their say with elections in six months - to scrap the phone in. One of the few features worth listening to, and for all the fluff, actually held the States to account publicly.

Does anyone bother to listen to the BBC Jersey anymore except the WI that is.

BB

[tonytheprof]

Well apart from some of the politics -e.g. the Frank Walker interview BEFORE polling, the BBC does a good job locally - so I'm 100% behind praising them on that.

And I think the licence fee is excellent value for money

BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4

Local Radio

and Radio 4 - plays, book of the week, intelligent discussion programmes etc - the stuff that in America is called "old time radio" because commercial pressures destroyed it.

[ryanmorrison]

The phone-in may have gone but the number of calls is up and over the election period we ran a feature called Election Call between 9am and 10am six days a week where the public could put their questions to election candidates over the phone.

[imacrappaud]

And then you put Frank on to deliver his drivel. The simple truth is Ryan that BBC Jersey is not unbiased, either that or BBC Jersey is worried about upsetting some people but not worried about upsetting others. Could it really be about looking after ones job and therefore not upsetting the status quo? I honestly believe that is true.

[ryanmorrison]

Gwyn's show is about the 'big interview' but isn't a political show - she has had cultural leaders, business leaders and 'known figures' on for a chat. Frank Walker was booked for that weeks show because he is a well known figure and former chief minister.

[Calimachon]

Gwyn's show is about the 'big interview' but isn't a political show - she has had cultural leaders, business leaders and 'known figures' on for a chat. Frank Walker was booked for that weeks show because he is a well known figure and former chief minister.

Well!  Now she has had the real "wrecker" too!

Cali

[en830]

I listen to BBC Jersey more now than I ever did under the old regime and have never been a member of the WI. For all its fault it's leagues ahead of the local Commercial station, which is just drivel. The one criticism I would have is for the size of its news team, they don't go looking for the stories and appear to want them spoon feeding on a plate !

In the UK it is recognised that the BBC is predominately left leaning, here they're apparently right leaning according to the critics. Basically they're on a hiding to nothing, if they give Southern airtime, they're anti-establishment, if they give air time to Bailhache they're pro-establishment.

[Calimachon]

I listen to BBC Jersey more now than I ever did under the old regime and have never been a member of the WI.

What is the WI.

Thank you
Cali

[en830]

What is the WI.

Thank you
Cali

I assume you are joking :-)