All BBC articles – Page 503
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CommentJournalists must be fair and free
Post-Hutton ‘box-ticking’ must take some blame, says David Henshaw.
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NewsAgents and freelancers hit back over BBC employment tests
Talent agents and freelancers have criticised the BBC’s plans to introduce employment tests for temporary staff.
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NewsNewsnight enters new era
Newsnight staff have received a morale boost from Karen O’Connor immediately taking the editorial reins and a visit from acting director general Tim Davie, just days after all of the show’s investigations were suspended.
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NewsBBC urged to stand firm on current affairs
Current affairs producers have called on the BBC to stand firm in its commitment to investigative journalism in light of the “aberration” on Newsnight.
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NewsSplitting DG’s role risks ‘muddying the waters’
The BBC crisis has put the director general’s remit under the spotlight, but calls for the role to be split have met with mixed reaction from the industry.
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NewsMosey: it’s ‘business as usual’
BBC acting director of Vision Roger Mosey has insisted that the broadcaster will continue to take “creative risks” in its television output, despite the editorial crisis engulfing Newsnight.
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CommentIn defence of the Beeb...
The top of the corporation may be ablaze but its roots are still solid, says Lisa Campbell.
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NewsThe unravelling of a BBC DG
Sympathy for George Entwistle has lessened since the exposure of his frailties and pay-off
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FeaturesShared DNA – or Euro pudding?
In Geneva earlier this month, the cream of European drama producers met at Festival Tous Ecrans – the festival of all screens – to exchange ideas and thrash out an answer to this question.
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CommentRadio 1 must stay young
Radio 1 is doing what it’s always done, unashamedly appealing to a young audience and catering to its tastes.
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NewsBBC1 ends Hunted
BBC1 has confirmed that Kudos Film and Television’s drama Hunted will not return for a second series.
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CommentBBC must rebuild ethically
The BBC is suffering from weak governance and unethical behaviour, says John Burbidge-King
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NewsFran Unsworth bids to plug press leaks
Fran Unsworth, the acting director of BBC News, has warned staff off leaking internal developments to the press and social networking websites as the corporation bids to restore public trust.
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NewsHIGNFY set for US remake
Hat Trick Productions is hoping to get “third time lucky” in its attempt to get its BBC comedy series Have I Got News For You broadcast in the US.
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NewsNewsnight report: 'Basic journalistic checks not completed'
The BBC has begun disciplinary action against staff involved in Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report after an internal inquiry found that journalists failed to carry out “basic” checks.
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NewsNAO to question Entwistle’s £450,000 payoff
The National Audit Office has confirmed that it will discuss George Entwistle’s £450,000 payoff with the BBC Trust in light of increased political disquiet about the severance deal.
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NewsPatten defends George Entwistle pay-out
BBC Trust chairman, Lord Patten, has defended the terms of George Entwistle’s resignation to the chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee.
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NewsActing head of vision rallies staff
Acting head of vision Roger Mosey has rallied BBC Vision staff and defended public service broadcasting, saying the weekend’s developments “have been awful to watch” in an email.
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NewsDavie blames 'fuzzy decision making' for Newsnight report
Tim Davie, the acting BBC director general, has blamed Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report on “fuzzy decision-making” within the corporation’s news division.