Sundays with Laura Kuenssberg

I’d say I’m pretty middle of road, so perhaps better placed than some to look at things both ways when it comes to political bias, and whilst I don’t think she’s quite as one sided as others, there’s no doubt she gives Tory politicians an easier ride, especially the most senior ones, presumably because she’s a Tory herself.

Also strikes me as not very likeable or nice.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
I’d say I’m pretty middle of road, so perhaps better placed than some to look at things both ways when it comes to political bias, and whilst I don’t think she’s quite as one sided as others, there’s no doubt she gives Tory politicians an easier ride, especially the most senior ones, presumably because she’s a Tory herself.

Also strikes me as not very likeable or nice.
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Being a tory doesn't matter, Paxman was a tory, but he was also a good journalist and interviewer as are many others.

She is normally ill prepared or poor in her research, inflexible to opinion beyond her bias, either doesn't or chooses not to listen to responses and repsond according, opting to churn out pre pepared lines. and finally hhas a tendancy to send her mate the questions prior so they are in a safe zone.

She breaks most bacis journalisitc rules and is mediocre at best at her job, I would get up for the sunday morning politcal discussions but slowly she has made me apathetic as her show is pointless where no real insight is gained.
 
urban genie said:
Being a tory doesn't matter, Paxman was a tory, but he was also a good journalist and interviewer as are many others.

She is normally ill prepared or poor in her research, inflexible to opinion beyond her bias, either doesn't or chooses not to listen to responses and repsond according, opting to churn out pre pepared lines. and finally hhas a tendancy to send her mate the questions prior so they are in a safe zone.

She breaks most bacis journalisitc rules and is mediocre at best at her job, I would get up for the sunday morning politcal discussions but slowly she has made me apathetic as her show is pointless where no real insight is gained.
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All fair points, apart from one small correction on your opening sentence: being a Tory doesn’t have to matter (e.g. Paxman) because in her case it plainly does, and it’s completely unprofessional and actually displays a lack of professional self-respect.
 
urban genie said:
Being a tory doesn't matter, Paxman was a tory, but he was also a good journalist and interviewer as are many others.

She is normally ill prepared or poor in her research, inflexible to opinion beyond her bias, either doesn't or chooses not to listen to responses and repsond according, opting to churn out pre pepared lines. and finally hhas a tendancy to send her mate the questions prior so they are in a safe zone.

She breaks most bacis journalisitc rules and is mediocre at best at her job, I would get up for the sunday morning politcal discussions but slowly she has made me apathetic as her show is pointless where no real insight is gained.
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I think that's a good summary. If you look at her career path it really doesn't support the role she was put into. In her previous role she was indebted to people who helped her break stories but that was less of a problem in that role. She rose to political editor on Robbie Gibbs's watch and I suspect she was seen as being from the right type of background with the right kind of establishment instincts. Beyond any inate biases, her journalistic background just isn't suited to the types jobs she's had of late.

Sort of related, it's always mystified me how anyone could look at the people who run and are employed by the BBCs political unit and fall for the trope that it has a left wing bias, it's simply ludicrous.
 
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