THERE is a huge and troubling paradox in the selection by the Government of Sir Ian Cheshire as preferred candidate to become chair of Ofcom. He has been presented as a safe pair of hands because he is a former chief…
THE post of Director General of the BBC has, over the past two decades, become a poisoned chalice. Greg Dyke was forced out in 2004 by editorial failings in coverage of the war in Iraq; George Entwhistle was disgraced by his mishandling…
THE deadline for submissions to the Government’s consultation on the renewal of the BBC Charter has closed. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy must now find ways to purge the massive structural bias which has infected the Corporation for decades. What are the chances…
BBC thematic reviews were created by the Board of Management in the aftermath of the Serota Review (2021) into the catastrophic handling of the Princess Diana interview scandal. They were an attempt to restore transparency, impartiality and editorial integrity. The fourth thematic review,…
THERE are moments when an institution’s mask slips so completely that it can never truly be put back on. Former BBC journalist Andy Webb’s scorching book Dianarama, published last week, is such a moment for the BBC. On top of the…
