Written by
Patrick Howse
False Equivalence is Killing the BBC – and It’s Killing Us, Too
, 13 January 2021
As the national broadcaster continues to provide a platform for Coronavirus fringe science, Patrick Howse explores how its airing of opinions not evidence, and prioritisation of political – rather than health – reporters could be lethal during the COVID-19 crisis
The Truth of the Matter: How the BBC Can Save Itself
, 4 December 2020
Patrick Howse reviews a new book about the forces raging against the BBC, and offers some solutions to the broadcaster’s current predicament
US ELECTION 2020: The Power of Populist Lies and the BBC’s Failure to Expose Them
, 10 November 2020
The BBC’s coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election has further exposed its flawed quest for balance, argues Patrick Howse
BBC’s Great ‘Balancing’ Act Favours Noise Over Truth
, 13 July 2020
Former BBC reporter and producer Patrick Howse explores what Any Questions’ decision to invite former Brexit MEP Claire Fox onto the show reveals about the corporation’s wider problems
In this Age of Untruth BBC Journalists Are Being Taken for a Ride
, 28 May 2020
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse considers the different approaches of Laura Kuenssberg and Emily Maitlis and what this tells us about the state of the public service broadcaster.
‘Real Boot on the Throat Stuff’: Why the BBC is Facing the Fight of its Life
, 18 February 2020
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse speaks to those inside the Corporation about the threats facing it at the hands of Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings.
Attacks on the BBC are Less About Broadcasting and More About a Divided Britain
, 7 February 2020
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse demolishes the arguments about the license fee but hears Tony Hall has been a 'Useful Idiot' for those who want to destroy the public service broadcaster.
EXCLUSIVE The BBC ‘Facilitates Fascism’ says Corporation’s Former Reporter
, 15 April 2019
Patrick Howse spent decades reporting news for the BBC, risking life and limb. He believed in Auntie's credo. But the former producer says the corporation's unquestioning Brexit coverage has now crossed the line.
