Let’s talk about BBC

[briantrumpet]

Not me. Whoever made that change would go up in my estimation.

Maybe the current degradation of BBC News is to make the potential loss of a supposedly non-partisan news service less unpalatable.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/23/bbc-to-axe-sports-bulletins-on-its-news-channel

BBC to axe sports bulletins on news channels.

 

[Pblakeney]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/23/bbc-to-axe-sports-bulletins-on-its-news-channel

BBC to axe sports bulletins on news channels.

Leaves more time for Chris Mason’s Reform propaganda.

 

[briantrumpet]

Leaves more time for Chris Mason’s Reform propaganda.

I suspect that this means that Mason can't think of a better angle to attack Burnham on.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5kg0gwwpyx8o

 

[secretsqirrel]

That article is by Chris Mason about Chris Mason. ‘Look how forensic I am’.

 

[briantrumpet]

That article is by Chris Mason about Chris Mason. ‘Look how forensic I am’.

I think most of Mason's articles tell us more about Mason than who/what he thinks he's writing about.

 

[briantrumpet]

I think most of Mason's articles tell us more about Mason than who/what he thinks he's writing about.

And all of them confirm he's just a terrible, terrible writer. I'd have had no idea that he's a geography graduate of Cambridge, from his writing. I can only assume that either he got away with really sloppy writing for his degree and doesn't know better, or he's made a conscious decision to write in incoherent breathless Hello!-style prose for the BBC.

 

[Pross]

And all of them confirm he's just a terrible, terrible writer. I'd have had no idea that he's a geography graduate of Cambridge, from his writing. I can only assume that either he got away with really sloppy writing for his degree and doesn't know better, or he's made a conscious decision to write in incoherent breathless Hello!-style prose for the BBC.

For a minute there I thought he might be Rick Chasey but then remembered he was history not geography.

 

[First Aspect]

And all of them confirm he's just a terrible, terrible writer. I'd have had no idea that he's a geography graduate of Cambridge, from his writing. I can only assume that either he got away with really sloppy writing for his degree and doesn't know better, or he's made a conscious decision to write in incoherent breathless Hello!-style prose for the BBC.

The fact he studied geography explains a lot if you ask me. I had a house mate once who was studying it. He called it a Disney subject.

 

[briantrumpet]

The fact he studied geography explains a lot if you ask me. I had a house mate once who was studying it. He called it a Disney subject.

Maybe it helps people read maps, which is more than studying music does.

 

[PurplePenguin]

The FT's award winning data journalist studied geography.

 

[First Aspect]

The FT's award winning data journalist studied geography.

The graphs he does are very colourful.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Is there some snobbery around a geography degree?

It is a very broad subject I guess you can do it the easy way or the hard way…..

• • BSc (Bachelor of Science): Focuses on physical and environmental geography, covering topics like climate change, hazards, hydrology, and ecosystems.
  • BA (Bachelor of Arts): Focuses on human geography and social sciences, exploring urbanization, cultural landscapes, geopolitics, and economic inequality.
  • Geospatial Technologies: Involves technical skills like GIS (Geographic Information Systems), spatial data analysis, and remote sensing.

 

[First Aspect]

Yes, lots of snobbery. We used to make jokes because they needed colouring pencils.

Things have probably moved a bit on from choosing to draw the power station near water and downwind of the town.

 

[briantrumpet]

From Byline Times. Can't say I've taken to Amol Rajan, from the brief bits I've seen.