Mihangel

The only FOI request for this info that I could find was here:- https://pressgazette.co.uk/foi-request-reveals-the-guardian-is-most-popular-newspaper-at-the-bbc/ (pasted below), it highlights a few things, one that your description of 'massively over/under' isn't supported by facts but also how dominant right of centre reporting is in our written media.
You also refer to a common false equivalence in the Mail & the Guardian - You may or may not like the tone of the Guardian but it is a serious newspaper where the Mail, erm, isn't. I mean, it's kind of famous for its sidebar of shame isn't it.
Back (nearly) on topic though, the BBC have been in the govt crosshairs for some time, not necessarily because of any perceived political or idealogical bias (although the latter clearly pays a part with regard to their funding) but because a network that is reporting in a balance manner is clearly still going to be critical of the 2019-2022 government because, regardless of your political leanings, it did leave itself wide open to such criticism.
I dearly hope that local radio survives intact, it's really important, it is a force for good that that sits away from the forces of revenue and profit.
Publication - Quantity
The Guardian - 75,114
The Times - 73,596
Daily Telegraph - 69,627
Daily Mail - 68,553
The Sun - 59,961
The Independent - 57,615
Daily Mirror - 56,678
Financial Times - 38,106
Daily Express - 36,948
Daily Star - 16,422
Sunday Times - 8,653
The Observer - 7,145
Mail On Sunday - 6,993
Sunday Telegraph - 6,820
Independent On Sunday - 5,716
Sunday Mirror - 5,492
Sun on Sunday - 4,588
Sunday Express - 4,214
The People - 2,807

The only FOI request for this info that I could find was here:- https://pressgazette.co.uk/foi-request-reveals-the-guardian-is-most-popular-newspaper-at-the-bbc/ (pasted below), it highlights a few things, one that your description of 'massively over/under' isn't supported by facts but also how dominant right of centre reporting is in our written media.
You also refer to a common false equivalence in the Mail & the Guardian - You may or may not like the tone of the Guardian but it is a serious newspaper where the Mail, erm, isn't. I mean, it's kind of famous for its sidebar of shame isn't it.
Back (nearly) on topic though, the BBC have been in the govt crosshairs for some time, not necessarily because of any perceived political or idealogical bias (although the latter clearly pays a part with regard to their funding) but because a network that is reporting in a balance manner is clearly still going to be critical of the 2019-2022 government because, regardless of your political leanings, it did leave itself wide open to such criticism.
I dearly hope that local radio survives intact, it's really important, it is a force for good that that sits away from the forces of revenue and profit.
Publication - Quantity
The Guardian - 75,114
The Times - 73,596
Daily Telegraph - 69,627
Daily Mail - 68,553
The Sun - 59,961
The Independent - 57,615
Daily Mirror - 56,678
Financial Times - 38,106
Daily Express - 36,948
Daily Star - 16,422
Sunday Times - 8,653
The Observer - 7,145
Mail On Sunday - 6,993
Sunday Telegraph - 6,820
Independent On Sunday - 5,716
Sunday Mirror - 5,492
Sun on Sunday - 4,588
Sunday Express - 4,214
The People - 2,807

You really do need to read the article that you've linked to, which proves my point entirely. The Guardian with the lowest national readership, is the most bought paper by the BBC. It  just shows how out of touch the BBC is compared with the nation's political persuasion. The more serious papers like  the Times and Telegraph both have over 3 times the readership of the Guardian, but both lag behind in the BBC purchases.
You also complain that our media is dominated by right of centre publications, which is entirely true. But nobody forces the 'idiots' to buy the Mail, they buy these right of centre publications, because that's what they like to read, they don't want to read about left wing views. If the general population of the country was more left in thinking, then surely the left thinking press would have greater sales. Surely the BBC should be more representative of the way the country feels, not trying to tell us which way to feel?
 

The only FOI request for this info that I could find was here:- https://pressgazette.co.uk/foi-request-reveals-the-guardian-is-most-popular-newspaper-at-the-bbc/ (pasted below), it highlights a few things, one that your description of 'massively over/under' isn't supported by facts but also how dominant right of centre reporting is in our written media.
You also refer to a common false equivalence in the Mail & the Guardian - You may or may not like the tone of the Guardian but it is a serious newspaper where the Mail, erm, isn't. I mean, it's kind of famous for its sidebar of shame isn't it.
Back (nearly) on topic though, the BBC have been in the govt crosshairs for some time, not necessarily because of any perceived political or idealogical bias (although the latter clearly pays a part with regard to their funding) but because a network that is reporting in a balance manner is clearly still going to be critical of the 2019-2022 government because, regardless of your political leanings, it did leave itself wide open to such criticism.
I dearly hope that local radio survives intact, it's really important, it is a force for good that that sits away from the forces of revenue and profit.
Publication - Quantity
The Guardian - 75,114
The Times - 73,596
Daily Telegraph - 69,627
Daily Mail - 68,553
The Sun - 59,961
The Independent - 57,615
Daily Mirror - 56,678
Financial Times - 38,106
Daily Express - 36,948
Daily Star - 16,422
Sunday Times - 8,653
The Observer - 7,145
Mail On Sunday - 6,993
Sunday Telegraph - 6,820
Independent On Sunday - 5,716
Sunday Mirror - 5,492
Sun on Sunday - 4,588
Sunday Express - 4,214
The People - 2,807

The only FOI request for this info that I could find was here:- https://pressgazette.co.uk/foi-request-reveals-the-guardian-is-most-popular-newspaper-at-the-bbc/ (pasted below), it highlights a few things, one that your description of 'massively over/under' isn't supported by facts but also how dominant right of centre reporting is in our written media.
You also refer to a common false equivalence in the Mail & the Guardian - You may or may not like the tone of the Guardian but it is a serious newspaper where the Mail, erm, isn't. I mean, it's kind of famous for its sidebar of shame isn't it.
Back (nearly) on topic though, the BBC have been in the govt crosshairs for some time, not necessarily because of any perceived political or idealogical bias (although the latter clearly pays a part with regard to their funding) but because a network that is reporting in a balance manner is clearly still going to be critical of the 2019-2022 government because, regardless of your political leanings, it did leave itself wide open to such criticism.
I dearly hope that local radio survives intact, it's really important, it is a force for good that that sits away from the forces of revenue and profit.
Publication - Quantity
The Guardian - 75,114
The Times - 73,596
Daily Telegraph - 69,627
Daily Mail - 68,553
The Sun - 59,961
The Independent - 57,615
Daily Mirror - 56,678
Financial Times - 38,106
Daily Express - 36,948
Daily Star - 16,422
Sunday Times - 8,653
The Observer - 7,145
Mail On Sunday - 6,993
Sunday Telegraph - 6,820
Independent On Sunday - 5,716
Sunday Mirror - 5,492
Sun on Sunday - 4,588
Sunday Express - 4,214
The People - 2,807

The only FOI request for this info that I could find was here:- https://pressgazette.co.uk/foi-request-reveals-the-guardian-is-most-popular-newspaper-at-the-bbc/ (pasted below), it highlights a few things, one that your description of 'massively over/under' isn't supported by facts but also how dominant right of centre reporting is in our written media.
You also refer to a common false equivalence in the Mail & the Guardian - You may or may not like the tone of the Guardian but it is a serious newspaper where the Mail, erm, isn't. I mean, it's kind of famous for its sidebar of shame isn't it.
Back (nearly) on topic though, the BBC have been in the govt crosshairs for some time, not necessarily because of any perceived political or idealogical bias (although the latter clearly pays a part with regard to their funding) but because a network that is reporting in a balance manner is clearly still going to be critical of the 2019-2022 government because, regardless of your political leanings, it did leave itself wide open to such criticism.
I dearly hope that local radio survives intact, it's really important, it is a force for good that that sits away from the forces of revenue and profit.
Publication - Quantity
The Guardian - 75,114
The Times - 73,596
Daily Telegraph - 69,627
Daily Mail - 68,553
The Sun - 59,961
The Independent - 57,615
Daily Mirror - 56,678
Financial Times - 38,106
Daily Express - 36,948
Daily Star - 16,422
Sunday Times - 8,653
The Observer - 7,145
Mail On Sunday - 6,993
Sunday Telegraph - 6,820
Independent On Sunday - 5,716
Sunday Mirror - 5,492
Sun on Sunday - 4,588
Sunday Express - 4,214
The People - 2,807

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

Hahaha, well yes, that supports my comment. The Gov't certainly don't like being held to account by any section of the media. 

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

I'm not in receipt of any benefits but I'm happy to pay for them. The BBC and, as a slightly different example, Channel 4 and S4C make fantastic programmes that otherwise would remain inside someones head, not everything has to be driven by popularity and money, it's a fantastic thing that more obscure and niche programming still exists. The loss of local BBC stations would be such a sad thing.

Unfortunately this is politically motivated. The current govt have been making things difficult for the BBC for some time. 

Indeed, my "slightly" was rather tongue in cheek

It's not slightly dramatic, is an overreaction of epic proportions! Drew a match we could have won comfortably. FFS

It's not slightly dramatic, is an overreaction of epic proportions! Drew a match we could have won comfortably. FFS

It's not slightly dramatic, is an overreaction of epic proportions! Drew a match we could have won comfortably. FFS

It's not slightly dramatic, is an overreaction of epic proportions! Drew a match we could have won comfortably. FFS

It's not slightly dramatic, is an overreaction of epic proportions! Drew a match we could have won comfortably. FFS

It's not slightly dramatic, is an overreaction of epic proportions! Drew a match we could have won comfortably. FFS