BBC to apologise over 'doctored' Trump speech as fresh row erupts
• BBC chairman Samir Shah expected to apologise for controversial edit of Donald Trump speech on day of Capitol riot on January 6, 2021
• Row erupts between BBC’s Nick Robinson and Boris Johnson, as the Today presenter hits out at ‘political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation’
• Ex-PM Johnson describes his remarks as a ‘diversionary tactic’
Speaking to the Mail on Sunday later, Mr Johnson said: “There is a difference between trying to destroy the BBC and trying to hold it to account.
“This is just a diversionary tactic from an organisation that is too arrogant to think it might be at fault.”
As usual this one seems destined to rumble on until it stops rumbling. Nothing worthwhile will be done because, apart from the satisfaction of closing it down and levelling the whole sorry mess to the ground, the only worthwhile move is to require the BBC to fund itself via subscription.
It won't happen though, those who could do something have already been "assured".
Following Tuesday’s reports, Downing Street said Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and senior officials in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had received a copy of the memo and were “assured” by the BBC that the broadcaster will be examining the issues raised in the report.
Following Tuesday’s reports, Downing Street said Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and senior officials in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had received a copy of the memo and were “assured” by the BBC that the broadcaster will be examining the issues raised in the report.
6 comments:
Defund the BBC. It has lost the trust of many people and no longer merits the special funding arrangements of the licence.
Send every licence-holder a share certificate and say "it's all yours, folks, sell it to whom you like".
No doubt the issues will be reviewed and found to be satisfactory.
They need to do rather more than apologise. Apologies are good for mistakes but this, and many other deliberately misleading 'news' items were deliberate.
“…”assured” by the BBC that the broadcaster will be examining the issues raised…”
AKA “Lessons have been learned”
And, of course, they’ll be marking their own homework as usual.
DJ - I agree, long overdue.
dearieme - that's a good idea, might even be worth donating.
decnine - yes, a bet so safe that the odds wouldn't be worth it.
Woodsy - yes, sackings are the minimum gesture.
Peter - yes, depressing but predictable.
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