BBC competing with cBS

I remember one debate with a coworker in which he complained that our mainstream media was biased - to the right. He leans socialist so I guess from his perspective that sort of rings true. He also complained about ad revenue creating that bias. He is very intelligent so I would think he knows correlation isn't causation but whatever. As it was, I managed to stifle my laughter but failed when he offered the BBC as an example of being more objective.

I hope the reader has had enough time to compose themselves after that howler. Now we have another example of BBC "objectivity"

The BBC was last night plunged into a damaging general election row after it admitted equipping three hecklers with microphones and sending them into a campaign meeting addressed by Michael Howard, the Conservative leader.
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The Telegraph has established that none of Tony Blair's meetings was infiltrated or disrupted in similar fashion.

Dan Rather and Mary Mapes can probably find gainful employment.

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