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27 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The fuel crisis and EU HGV drivers - media coverage Sky vs BBC
Two clips on this Thread, one from Sky, the other from the BBC. I'll make no judgement here. Watch them both, see which one gives you a better understanding of the situation. If you do, comment on what you think
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Clip (1) Sky News
Clip (2) BBC1 News
Why this matters:
The news on BBC1 is the most powerful news outlet in the country. It dwarves the biggest newspapers combined and Facebook and Twitter combined.
More on this and source data from Ofcom in this post:
dravalblog.wordpress.com/2021/06/17/its…

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