A report into BBC reporting of government financial policies finds 'weaknesses' but no systemic bias.
By Helen BushbyA review of the BBC's reporting of government financial policies has said it is not biased towards one particular political position, but there are things "that put impartiality at risk".
It added: "Curiously these lean left and right. That makes a charge of systematic political bias in this area hard to sustain." "For example... we think too many journalists lack understanding of basic economics or lack confidence reporting it. This brings a high risk to impartiality. In the period of this review, it particularly affected debt.
The authors said there was "widespread appreciation" of the BBC's coverage, but they were "disturbed" by how many viewers, listeners and readers said they did not understand it. But it said this was "no less serious and raises questions for the BBC and its journalists about what kind of journalism they want to do and how to do it".They added that "significant interests and perspectives" on the economy could be better served, and gave indications about how the BBC could improve editorial standards.
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