Sky News Is Gloating

I passed through General Gordon square in Woolwich again today, and once again felt rather irked that the big TV there was showing Sky News rather than BBC. What irritated me even more, though, was the fact that Sky was broadcasting a pretty obvious attack on the Beeb. Of course, today saw the BBC launch a review into allegations of sexual assaults in the wake of the Huw Edwards scandal; there’s no denying that that is newsworthy. Yet the way Sky was doing it was so obvious, so gratuitous, that to be honest I found it rather sickening. They seemed to be gloating in the misfortunes of their rival, and trying to diminish their standing. Admittedly, I was in quite a bad mood at the time, so it could just have been my perception, but I couldn’t help wondering how long it’ll be until a Sky News broadcaster gets done for sexual assault.

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