Decline of the BBC

I have heard all the criticism of the BBC from US conservatives - calling it left-wing, biased and incompetent - but I didn't realise until now that they had sunk so low. Scott Styris is described as being "an important member" of the New Zealand side? Who the hell does their research?

Perhaps I am over-reacting. Perhaps they mean "important member" in the same way that a diseased limb is important.