You down w/ BBC?

So, the BBC, or British Broadcasting Company... liberal? conservative? perhaps right down the middle? Although you'll find reports (actually opinionated blogs) claiming that it may be a little left of center, I feel that this is one of the few news sources that are actually fair and balanced.

I remember being in England, and watching the daily news. There was no commentary-- no emotion-- hardly any emphasis on words during the news. It was facts laid out. They didn't find it necessary to speculate .

One downside of the BBC is that, without satellite, I don't get the BBC channel, and on the site, you can't watch what they are actually reporting because the media is only supported in Europe. I thus, had to decide from the webpage whether or not this site leaned one way or another. There were a few exceptions on YouTube. Here for example, is the coverage that they used 11 years ago when covering the Princess Diana tragedy:

This same story in America would have come with interviews, and possibly trying to get statements

I don't think that sensationalizing news is something that only America faces, but I do think that the media is far less imposing in Europe, allowing the public to make their own judgments. It's no secret, however, that, like most of the world, most of Europe and Australia (as I discovered last summer) aren't pleased with how things are going in Iraq, or with the Bush Administration. Over the next 15 weeks, we'll see if the BCC changes-- or if it will be the place for unbiased news.