From: "John Beamish" 

Not sure which BBC news you're listening to.  My preferred program is
Newshour and I wouldn't describe it even remotely as focusing on
Israel/Palestine or Iraq.

As for being paid by the audience ... you must enjoy Murdoch, Fox News and
Dan Rather.

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:51:24 -0500, Geo.  wrote:

> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:op.tkypoymvm6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>> Until you have observed PBS and NPR begging and pleading, you don't
>> know how lightly you are getting off.
>
> While I hate the fund raising drives, I think being paid by the audience
> is preferable to being paid by the government.
>
> For example listen to NPR and you hear an array of different news,
> listen to the BBC and 90% of it is Israel/Palestinians or Iraq.. Listen
> to radio china and it's almost all business news. The differences are
> amazing.
>
> Geo.

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