BBC News Channel executive editor Sam Taylor says his team report on the BBC itself like any other story: going to the press office to ask for a comment. “If the press office have something to say about it we’ll put it on and if they haven’t we’ll say they haven’t,” Taylor told the Media Masters podcast.TimelineMay 14, 2018BBC’s Kate Adie says being a reporter is an ‘absolute privilege’ as she accepts Bafta FellowshipMay 10, 2018Sir Cliff Richard must wait to hear verdict on privacy battle with BBC over police raid coverageMay 9, 2018BBC had 'strong journalistic right' to report raid on Cliff Richard's home despite distress caused, judge hears “That’s the process, you should just treat it as any other story – make inquiries, gather information and then report the information.”Taylor, executive editor of the 24-hour BBC News Channel and BBC News at One bulletin, added: “What I’m focusing on is … [Read more...] about BBC News Channel executive editor: ‘News channels are the oxygen of news’
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Full breakdown of BBC local democracy reporter allocations by title and council
The BBC has released a list of regional newspaper titles who have been awarded local democracy reporters and the councils they will be covering. The lion’s share of contracts for the pool of 150 BBC-funded reporters have been awarded to the UK’s three largest local newspaper publishers: Trinity Mirror, Newsquest and Johnston Press.TimelineMay 10, 2018Sir Cliff Richard must wait to hear verdict on privacy battle with BBC over police raid coverageMay 9, 2018BBC had 'strong journalistic right' to report raid on Cliff Richard's home despite distress caused, judge hearsMay 8, 2018Labour MP David Lammy accuses the BBC of ‘paying lip service’ to diversity The reporters, part of the Local News Partnership, are expected to be recruited over the coming months.Full breakdown of local democracy reporters by title and council: North East & Cumbria Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Contract E1 Newcastle … [Read more...] about Full breakdown of BBC local democracy reporter allocations by title and council
Sir Cliff Richard must wait to hear verdict on privacy battle with BBC over police raid coverage
Sir Cliff Richard is waiting to hear whether he has won a fight with the BBC over coverage of a police raid on his home following a historical child sex assault allegation. A judge on Wednesday finished overseeing a High Court trial in London which has lasted more than three weeks.TimelineMay 9, 2018BBC had 'strong journalistic right' to report raid on Cliff Richard's home despite distress caused, judge hearsMay 8, 2018Labour MP David Lammy accuses the BBC of ‘paying lip service’ to diversityMay 4, 2018BBC staff receive 'significantly improved' pay deal after almost two years of negotiations over terms and conditions Mr Justice Mann said he would deliver a verdict on a date to be fixed.Lawyers representing Sir Cliff told the judge that he was not asking for “special treatment”. They said he wanted to be treated like “anybody else”.Sir Cliff, 77, has sued the BBC over coverage of a South Yorkshire Police search on his home in August 2014 and … [Read more...] about Sir Cliff Richard must wait to hear verdict on privacy battle with BBC over police raid coverage
Former BBC and ITV chairman Michael Grade sees ‘no credible grounds’ to block Fox bid to takeover Sky
Former BBC and ITV chairman Michael Grade has said he sees “no credible grounds” for 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn Sky takeover bid being blocked. In a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority, Grade outlined his assessment of the proposed purchase of Sky by Fox, who is bidding for the 31 per cent of the company it does not already own. Grade, who has 45 years’ experience in the media industry, said in the letter: “On current evidence, I see no credible grounds remaining on which this transaction could be prohibited.”Over his career, Grade has also served as chief executive of Channel 4. Since 2011 he has sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative life peer, where he claims to “keep an eye” on media plurality.Grade said the digital technology’s “ever lower barriers to entry for news outlets… together with the vastly different news consumption habits of the general public” means the “concern to … [Read more...] about Former BBC and ITV chairman Michael Grade sees ‘no credible grounds’ to block Fox bid to takeover Sky
BBC had ‘strong journalistic right’ to report raid on Cliff Richard’s home despite distress caused, judge hears
The BBC had a “strong journalistic right” to report as it did on a raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home, despite the distress it may have caused, a High Court trial heard yesterday. However lawyers representing Sir Cliff criticised the BBC over the way the singer was questioned about his “religious and political beliefs” during the trial.TimelineMay 8, 2018Labour MP David Lammy accuses the BBC of ‘paying lip service’ to diversityMay 4, 2018BBC staff receive 'significantly improved' pay deal after almost two years of negotiations over terms and conditionsMay 3, 2018BBC News journalists gather to remember killed Afghan reporter on World Press Freedom Day Barrister Justin Rushbrooke QC, who is leading Sir Cliff’s legal team, told a judge yesterday that a lawyer representing the BBC had cross-examined Sir Cliff in an “intrusive way”.He told Mr Justice Mann that “unjustified” questioning had caused Sir Cliff to … [Read more...] about BBC had ‘strong journalistic right’ to report raid on Cliff Richard’s home despite distress caused, judge hears