Originally Posted by Chief_Wiggum:
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I don't always agree with Nick's opinions (although I admit I usually do) but in conversations such as his debates with radical Muslim clerics or nutty protesters, snide politicians and student political activists, he definitely has almost the entire country on his side and people like it when he takes these folks to task on their views.”
he has the unthinking masses who have been taught by our media (daily mail/express/times/telegraph etc) to have a pavlovian response to those issues on his side
Originally Posted by Chief_Wiggum:
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You are right about the newspapers and I agree that Ferrari's show is mostly tabloid journalism but if that is what people enjoy listening to then what is the problem?
I'm not Ferrari's agent but I am a big fan and daily listener. I think Nick Ferrari is Britain's best radio host and I will defend him from unfair criticism. It seems that almost all of the people who supposedly dislike Ferrari either have never listened to his programme or have listened to his programme many years ago and have now formed an opinion of him which they wish to express every so often!”
nothing wrong with tabloid if its honest. if you mean by tabloid right wing bias then its not journalism but politicking.
i listen to him currently, he panders to the worst elements of our society by pushing forward narratives that have very little basis in fact, but to be fair apart from nick abbott its true for all lbc hosts.
Originally Posted by Supersoul:
“And yet he makes every show worth listening to. That is why the listening figures are where they are.
You cannot seriously expect a 5 day a week show to have different formulas, especially a breakfast show. People listen at certain times and like to know they will hear a familiar formula/timeframe. The same as the breakfast shows for most other stations.
As to the same subjects cropping up, blame the news in general. If the same or similar items are in the news, the show will reflect this.”
these formulaic shows have little to offer, may as well join the hamsters on their wheels.
the near uniformity of news indicates a bias of our uk news media that is essentially from the right of centre. it also indicates that lbc is very much part of that political agenda.
there are many news outlets that offer different priorities, there is nothing to prevent lbc from pursuing those over and above say the daily mail the sun express times telegraph .. etc
the repetitiveness of the news agenda is in essence brainwashing, a creation of listeners having a kneejerk response .. you have it on lbc through callers and daily mail in its comments sections.
Originally Posted by wns_195:
“I think to present on LBC presenters should have more knowledge than Ian Payne. I think the same about Katy Hopkins whose opening opinion seems only to last until she's spoken to a more informed caller.”
difference between ian and ollie is that ollie generally has a middle of the road poitical bias whereas ian is definitely of the right. hopkins doesnt fit on any normal scale , but then she has a pantomime wicked witch role in the media . whats worrying is that she has an audience that think shes an intellectual.