tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post4742828766949708332..comments2024-03-21T09:30:11.468+00:00Comments on Man in a Shed: We need something like this ...Man in a Shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-32316593282234285442010-09-07T22:49:57.446+01:002010-09-07T22:49:57.446+01:00Part of me thinks this is comedy- and perhaps get ...Part of me thinks this is comedy- and perhaps get round the impartiality restrictions in the same way that Radio 4 manage for all their left wing comedy output ( see the NOW show ).<br /><br />Are web clips limited by OFCOM yet ( I know the EU would like them to be).<br /><br />Maybe some sort of offshore arrangement is needed.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-59219403554448349532010-09-07T18:51:14.149+01:002010-09-07T18:51:14.149+01:00We surely do! I like this lady - thanks for the l...We surely do! I like this lady - thanks for the link.opsimathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-25330870665786036332010-09-07T17:57:31.061+01:002010-09-07T17:57:31.061+01:00Two problems in the UK, both these have a "ch...Two problems in the UK, both these have a "chilling effect" on British media:<br /><br />1) OFCOM impartiality rule. The USA abandoned its Fairness Doctrine in the 1980s so media can take partisan positions.<br /><br />2) Britain's libel laws which the USA regard with such contempt that they just passed a law making them unenforceable in the USA.<br /><br />These two things hinder innovation and risk taking in British current affairs broadcastring.Rich Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037296506942507747noreply@blogger.com