The corporation is suffused with soft left and hard anti-American prejudices that seep into almost all the news coverage. By the time one gets to Newsnight and sees Gavin Esler treating any old hoodlum or crook with extravagant respect before turning to sneer at some decent American congressman, one can find oneself indulging in that awful, crazed habit of shouting at the TV.
April 23, 2006
Viewing prejudice
Bryan Appleyard, writing in the Sunday Times, explains why he's stopped watching BBC television news:-