International Media

BBC Review

BBC, or the British Broadcasting Channel, is one of the most well-known news international news channels in the world. The British Broadcasting Company broadcast its first radio bulletin from radio station - 2LO. In 14 November 1922. Wishing to avoid competition, newspaper publishers persuaded the government to ban the BBC from broadcasting news before 7:00 pm, and to force it to use wire service copy instead of reporting on its own. 

On Easter weekend in 1930, this reliance on newspaper wire services left the radio news service with no information to report after saying "There is no news today". Piano music was played instead. The BBC gradually gained the right to edit the copy and, in 1934, created its own news operation. 

A weekly Children's Newsreel was inaugurated on 23 April 1950, to around 350,000 receivers. The network began simulcasting its radio news on television in 1946, with a still picture of Big Ben. Televised bulletins began on 5 July 1954, broadcast from leased studios within Alexandra Palace in London.

The website itself contains several news stories related to both the UK, as well as international news from all over the globe. Personally, I have no issues with this particular source of news as it, generally, it quite reliable, usually not picking one end or another when it comes to things such as political debates. 

One thing that BBC does very well, as opposed to popular new networks in the U.S. like CNN or FOX, is that BBC ONLY gives facts based on either research, witness testimony, or some other form of evidence based on science of facts. Compared to networks like CNN, who tend to lean one direction or another, they give very little opinion on subjects, preferring to only use facts. CNN, for example, will generally give opinions on a particular subject, rather than looking at all the evidence. 

BBC is also very good when it comes to their reporters and their ability to cover a vast array of different topics. From politics to entertainment to natural disasters, BBC always has some sort of coverage over every major event in current history. And for that, i applaud them.