The BBC in America

I have not been thrilled by the inception of the Discovery-Times Channel on cable because of the participation of the NYTimes in its programming, but tonight it's exceeded my fears with the special "Fight to the Death," which turns out to be the BBC's defense of itself in the matter the suicide of Dr. Kelly. I find this documentary jawdroppingly confrontational for an organization that is funded with tax revenues. I think that news media as commercial ventures, as obnoxious as they can be, are far less dangerous than the BBC model.