"Should These People Exist?" Live on the BBC at Ten

The surreal, exhausting, frustrating battle of pretending "both sidesing" is a form of legitimate debate

When you think of the terms “impartiality”, “balance” and “both sides” in the context of the media, what comes to mind?

I think for most people it’s likely to be something innocuous, wholesome even - the BBC, a round table of sorts, four panelists who are politely disagreeing with each other, perhaps cups of slowly cooling coffee between them.

The word “…