• zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Comparing VoA to the BBC or CBC is… silly.

    The BBC and CBC are public service broadcasters with a primarily domestic market, while VoA and RT are state-controlled international broadcasters. The sources of funding are different, the target market is different, and the entire management structure is different.

    The President can dictate through executive order to the VoA, but the Prime Minister cannot dictate what the BBC or CBC does (and, often times, these public service broadcasters are happy to lambast the governing party).

    [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-we-charity-margaret-trudeau-alexandre-1.5645781] [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65961889]

    Find me a articles from the VoA or RT that criticize the current President.

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        1 year ago

        Except… that isn’t? That isn’t a VoA opinion, it’s literally just quoting what other people have said.

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          1 year ago

          I think you’re expecting the VOA’s editorial voice to be different than it is. It strives for objectivity and neutral language in all its articles; so the kind of titles and content you’re looking for are just not the sort of thing it delivers.

          This doesn’t apply only to the President though. You will find exactly the same voice in basically all its content, including that critical of Biden and supportive of the Republican party. (And vice versa for Republican Presidents.)