The BBC’s LOVE AFFAIR WITH BANKSY
Guest post by Arthur T from Is the BBC Biased? A comment on Is the BBC Biased? a couple of days ago said: The BBC are displaying their hero worship of Banksy again today. Banksy, African migrants and his…
BBC BIAS DIGEST 1 SEPTEMBER 2020
‘DAVIE FACES EXISTENTIAL BBC THREAT’: Edward Browne (Express 1/9) reported that in a speech to staff on Thursday, new BBC director general Tim Davie was expected to announce a shake-up in BBC comedy output so that it was no longer…
BBC BIAS DIGEST 31 AUGUST 2020
NEW BBC DG ‘MUST CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MODELS’: Gordon Rayner (Telegraph 31/8), quoting Whitehall and ministerial sources, said that Tim Davie, the new BBC director general, had been told to come up with a ‘palatable’ replacement for the licence fee…
BBC BIAS DIGEST 30 AUGUST 2020
DAVIE ‘SET TO BECOME MOST RADICAL DG SINCE DYKE’: John Arlidge (£ Sunday Times 30/8) claimed that Mr Davie was set to introduce the most radical reforms to the BBC since Greg Dyke 20 years ago. Mr Arlidge – explaining…
BBC BIAS DIGEST 29 AUGUST 2020
BBC LICENCE FEE NON-PAYMENT ‘TO BE DECRIMINALISED’: Jason Groves (Daily Mail 29/8) reported that ‘Whitehall sources’ were suggesting that dodging payment of the BBC licence fee could be decriminalised from next month – with a loss of revenue of £1…