The anti Independance media bias

[bluek]

btw someone has just posted a page from today's Sun on my facebook headline RBYES. maybe you missed it

[neilo]

Mate I know you say you are undecided however I have only ever seen you make points against Yes or the Yes campaign.

Out of 37 national newspapers in Scotland, 1 supports indepdencce - the sunday herald. I read recently the The Sun may change to pro independence with 1 week to go which would make 2. aAlmost all of Scotland's national and daily newspapers are English ownerd.

Media bias is subtle and obviously not some reporter saying " Yes are shyte and No are great". It is what is reported, what's not reported (there was a massive NHS anti austrity march recently that went virtually unentioned in the media) and how things are reported. Maybe you experienced this over the past few years as a rangers fan and can understand the subtleties of it frm that experience

Anyway, most newspapers openly admit they are pro NO so if they admit to bias it makes me wonder why you are unable to see it

[HB]

You should always take what you read in print with a pinch of salt. You're only reading somebody else's opinion/interpretation.

How many times do you see a screaming headline attributed it an individual only to see the actual quotes further in the article not quite saying anything like that.

It happens everywhere and it happens endlessly on these Yes campaign websites that so many are holding up as the gospel.

Perhaps mainstream media should be a bit more impartial, well Scottish based ones should I don't see why British institutions should remain impartial and can't be pro-union.

You are only taking somoene's opinion in the television press as well. I dont read the print press.

Also I never said they should be impartial, iot is what it is, however it is a sad and relevant fact of any vote that so many people are easily influenced by what they re

[HB]

btw someone has just posted a page from today's Sun on my facebook headline RBYES. maybe you missed it

As I said, The Sun stated a few days ago it may change sides to Yes.

To be honest Im fed up with the Yes pysh on FB as well

[afc_1983]

Have you not heard any of the doom and gloom prophesies, the worst case scenarios should there be a YES vote being espoused on TV or radio? Compare and contrast to the number of positive and best case scenarios being put forward in the same media.

It should be pointed out that there need not be an equal amount of pro-Yes and pro-No stories in order for there to be no bias. It's perfectly possible for the media to report stories in an unbiased way but where the bulk of stories they report on are inherently slanted in a pro-Yes or pro-No fashion due to what is being said in them by third parties.

That said, the BBC and some of the print media in Scotland have been appalling biased in how they have covered this referendum and the issues leading up to it.

Bias stems from coming at a subject from a set position in the first place and too often the tone of stories, both in broadcast and in print, have favoured the messages put forward

[cuervo]

This accusation seems to be reaching fever pitch the closer we get to the vote.

As an undecided voter I have to say I'm unaware of any bias on any of the BBC tv or radio programmes and debates I've tuned into.

Can anyone who believes there is a bias tell wheres its been happening?

Consider BBCs coverage of the price of messages carry on the other day and how The Huffington Post covered it, bluek - Jimmy mentioned this on just a thought thread.

They also conveniently failed to mention the Sainsbury's CEO boy is rumoured to be standing as a Tory candidate next year and is on Dave's business advisory group. - view external link

[HB]

This accusation seems to be reaching fever pitch the closer we get to the vote.

As an undecided voter I have to say I'm unaware of any bias on any of the BBC tv or radio programmes and debates I've tuned into.

Can anyone who believes there is a bias tell wheres its been happening?

Consider BBCs coverage of the price of messages carry on the other day and how The Huffington Post covered it, bluek - Jimmy mentioned this on just a thought thread.

They also conveniently failed to mention the Sainsbury's CEO boy is rumoured to be standing as a Tory candidate next year and is on Dave's business advisory group.[/quote]

Sky News, somethign I've never watched before, reported this Asda increasing prices story. When they went back to the studio the bint said 'meanwhile some of the yes supporters suggest prices may fall, ever the optimists'.

Not only biased but smarmy with it.

The stories about

[pwlp]

The Nick Robinson thing is just the clincher for me. I was suspecting there was bias, but tried to tell myself it was my Yes leanings and that I should ignore it.

But the massive amounts on info out there that clearly, concisely and easily contradict the many NO headlines which the Beeb repeat verbatim, yet do not get reported, or do so down the agenda days later, show the Beeb up as biased, amateurish and verging on pointless.

It's a shame, I used to have huge respect for the Beeb, but it's shrinking and dying by the day.

[TheWestLothianQuesti]

You should always take what you read in print with a pinch of salt. You're only reading somebody else's opinion/interpretation.

How many times do you see a screaming headline attributed it an individual only to see the actual quotes further in the article not quite saying anything like that.

It happens everywhere and it happens endlessly on these Yes campaign websites that so many are holding up as the gospel.

Perhaps mainstream media should be a bit more impartial, well Scottish based ones should I don't see why British institutions should remain impartial and can't be pro-union.

You are only taking somoene's opinion in the television press as well. I dont read the print press.

Also I never said they should be impartial, iot is what it is, however it is a sad and relevant fact of any vote that so many people are easily influenced by what they re

[HB]

You should always take what you read in print with a pinch of salt. You're only reading somebody else's opinion/interpretation.

How many times do you see a screaming headline attributed it an individual only to see the actual quotes further in the article not quite saying anything like that.

It happens everywhere and it happens endlessly on these Yes campaign websites that so many are holding up as the gospel.

Perhaps mainstream media should be a bit more impartial, well Scottish based ones should I don't see why British institutions should remain impartial and can't be pro-union.

You are only taking somoene's opinion in the television press as well. I dont read the print press.

Also I never said they should be impartial, iot is what it is, however it is a sad and relevant fact of any vote