The world's most-read Scottish politics website

Wings Over Scotland

Author Archive


The illegitimacy klaxon 76

Posted on January 19, 2014 by

We doubt if anyone is going to faint with amazement from the discovery that an academic study has found TV news coverage of the independence debate was biased against the Yes side by a 3-2 margin between September 2012 and September 2013.

klaxon

But what’s useful about the University of West of Scotland research is that it sets out the exact nature of the various types of biases, and gives a precise number for how many times each type occurred. This moves us on considerably, because complaints can no longer be dismissed as nothing more than (to misquote Derek Bateman) the paranoia of nationalists obsessing over how many times Jackie Bird raises her left eyebrow while reading from an autocue.

Read the rest of this entry →

Category comment, media, scottish politics

  • About

    Wings Over Scotland is a thing that exists.

    Stats: 6,891 Posts, 1,238,843 Comments

  • Recent Posts

  • Archives

  • Categories

  • Tags

    and finally and firstly arithmetic fail braveheart klaxon britnats captain darling cartoons Chris Cairns confused cringe crybabies dateline debates Devo Nano Douglas Daniel Federalists Unionists and Devolutionists flat-out lies foreigner watch from the archives fundraisers galleries hamish hypocrisy liars light-hearted banter lizards memogate misinformation one nation perspectives poll project fear project feart qft Scott Minto smears snp accused soapbox the positive case for the union The Vow ticktock toldyouso too wee too poor too stupid unionist of the day vote no get nothing

  • Recent Comments

    • Aidan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Oh this will be fun – do let me about this Scottish independence supporters who have met an untimely death…” Apr 1, 12:09
    • Sven on Clocks And Calendars: “Used to be that what (allegedly) occurred in the Officers’ Mess at Falane stayed in the Mess.” Apr 1, 11:55
    • sam on Clocks And Calendars: “It seems the wife of a man accused of being a Chinese spy has been (allegedly) seeing the captain of…” Apr 1, 10:01
    • Geri on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““Let me guess, they were all foreign operatives. Soldiers fired machine guns indiscriminately into crowds of people on the street…” Apr 1, 09:44
    • Geri on Sicknote Slippers: “Don’t let it bother yer pretty wee head who people are voting for in Scotland. It won’t be Yoon unless…” Apr 1, 09:31
    • Mark Beggan on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Trump says Losing very simple, two syllables. It takes courage to visit the winners building. Everybody who loses gets…” Apr 1, 09:19
    • Mark Beggan on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Biden, Sleepy Joe says. Come on man that ain’t fair. What you going to say at the state of…” Apr 1, 09:01
    • Aidan on Sicknote Slippers: “@YL I mean that they aren’t showing up in the opinion polls, meaning they sit in the “Other parties” categories,…” Apr 1, 08:43
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Trump: Oh Lord, I’m only off the throne and Melanoma has come in for her Eastern European once a…” Apr 1, 08:27
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Trump; Uuuuurghhh! Squiiiiish.. Well good people of America- and democrats- latest update on truth social. All the Diet Coke-…” Apr 1, 08:01
    • Mark Beggan on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Senator says Starmer fighting Trump is like a Crawfish having a fight with a lawnmower. Very brave and very…” Apr 1, 07:47
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Trump: Well, that’s it. Keir Starmer is no Winston Churchill – great guy, pity I never knew him -…” Apr 1, 07:21
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “I see militarily unaware Pete Hegseth is clawing the “big bad Royal Navy” should be pulling US and Is Rye…” Apr 1, 06:15
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “Baby Trump says it’s all going to be over in 2 or 3 weeks. So; strap in everybody for the…” Apr 1, 05:57
    • Peter McAvoy on Clocks And Calendars: “For how long and how often have you criticised others posting forthright comments about politicians and their perceived inability to…” Apr 1, 01:54
    • Derek on Clocks And Calendars: “Martial law? Or do you mean that everything is to be turned up to 11?” Apr 1, 00:24
    • Jamie on Sicknote Slippers: “Aidan, you miss the point. If winning elections was all that mattered I would still vote SNP as they are…” Mar 31, 22:56
    • James on Sicknote Slippers: “YL; ach, he/she/it’s only following the script. Only obeying orders….” Mar 31, 22:34
    • George Ferguson on Clocks And Calendars: “@Peter McAvoy Because you don’t get to tell others on this site they are bastards. So I am not your…” Mar 31, 21:08
    • Young Lochinvar on Sicknote Slippers: “Wet P1shfart says; “A vote for the SNP is a vote for my pension pot! Vote SNP, vote for comfy…” Mar 31, 21:06
    • Young Lochinvar on Sicknote Slippers: “Aidan @ 12.32 “Liberate not even registered in the polls yet”.. Wowser!! Curiouser and curiouser as there’s already both a…” Mar 31, 21:03
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “Malcolm Offord for comedian of the year award. It wouldn’t really be that difficult when you look at the rubbish…” Mar 31, 20:48
    • Peter McAvoy on Clocks And Calendars: “George How is contribution to you bank balance relevant about this issue? What is wrong with someone who opposed the…” Mar 31, 20:39
    • Young Lochinvar on Clocks And Calendars: “Yet another pedo pooftah caught out? They’re falling like nine pins at the mo.. And they were all supposed to…” Mar 31, 20:38
    • George Ferguson on Clocks And Calendars: “@Peter McAvoy I have checked my bank account and you are not a contributor. Dont you think we have been…” Mar 31, 20:13
    • Mark Beggan on Clocks And Calendars: “Let’s blame someone It’s obviously someone else’s fault. Let’s get together and dance around the crooked clock.” Mar 31, 20:09
    • Mark Beggan on Clocks And Calendars: “Sad but true.” Mar 31, 20:05
    • Onlooker on Clocks And Calendars: “Look at these two clowns. Sarwar – parents paid for his shitty political career. Baillie – a pie-scoffing brain-flatline. And…” Mar 31, 19:42
    • Aidan on Sicknote Slippers: “Right so you are voting for Reform then are you? What is the point in voting for Alliance/Liberate. It is…” Mar 31, 19:30
    • robertkknight on Clocks And Calendars: “This has a familiar ring to it… “Former SNP candidate accused of sex offences” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yx8rdryr0o Otherwise posted without comment.” Mar 31, 19:14

  • A tall tale



↑ Top