'united kingdom' Category
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Jun042008
The BBC hates Poles. Apparently.
Daniel Kawczynski (Cons.) claims that the BBC is covering Polish immigrants more than any other ethnic group, because the BBC is too politically correct to cover immigrants from different (African, Asian, Caribbean) backgrounds.
Where does he go to make the allegation? BBC Radio Four’s Today programme.
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May102007
Daily Mail loses libel case
When I speak to Italian friends about the differences between Rai and the BBC, I often say that there are simply not so many newspaper articles about the BBC as there are about Rai. When newspapers do publish things on the BBC, they try (usually) to select issues of genuine public interest and (usually) try [...]
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Jan132007
Dyke didn’t jump but was pushed
Minutes of the BBC Governors’ meeting of the 28th and 29th January reveal that Greg Dyke was sacked by the Board of Governors, rather than resigning. As Torin Douglas wrote,
For those who have read Greg Dyke’s book Inside Story, there are few surprises in the minutes of the BBC governors’ meetings.
Still, nice to have it [...]
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Jan112007
Government interference
I’ve belatedly found a wonderful survey from May last year on trust in the media. As usual, the relevant cross-tabs are buried behind several links. The juiciest information for my purposes comes with the agree/disagree responses to the statement, “The government interferes too much in the media in our country”. The question isn’t ideal for [...]
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Nov232006
Five ways to get the right answer from your independent review of coverage
The BBC announced today a review of its coverage of business. The review – which follows previous reviews of coverage of the European Union and the Middle East – will be conducted by a panel of six of the ‘great and the good’, and forms part of the new Trust’s ongoing Impartiality Project.
These [...]