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Wednesday, 11 July 2007
BBC pledges revolution to tackle digital challenge
This article suggests that only public service broadcasters like the BBC can provide quality content in areas like news and comedy. This is a well-worn argument.But does it apply to the online environment? Some of the most telling news and funniest moments I've come across lately are consumer-generated. Try Googling "cat spanking" (for humour unregulated by BBC standards of taste and decency) or looking at the various blogs coming out of the Iraq war and its aftermath (for unregulated news).
This article suggests that only public service broadcasters like the BBC can provide quality content in areas like news and comedy. This is a well-worn argument.But does it apply to the online environment? Some of the most telling news and funniest moments I've come across lately are consumer-generated. Try Googling "cat spanking" (for humour unregulated by BBC standards of taste and decency) or looking at the various blogs coming out of the Iraq war and its aftermath (for unregulated news).
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