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A BBC Director General to take on Netflix but not to root out bias

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…

Will Lisa Nandy take this golden opportunity to end BBC bias?

BBC Bias | by David Keighley

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…

This ‘independent’ review entrenches BBC bias instead of rooting it out

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,…

‘Dianarama’ – the conspiracy of deceit exposé that should sign the BBC’s death warrant

BBC Bias, Martin Bashir, Panorama | by David Keighley

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…

BBC judges itself over climate change bias. Guess the verdict!

BBC Bias, Climate Change | by David Keighley

A RULING by the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit (ECU) about numerous aspects of BBC climate change coverage in response to a complaint submitted by News-watch confirms with chilling detachment and arrogance that the Corporation is locked in biased denialism of the worst,…

Ofcom ‘harmed the public’ in its Covid/Steyn ruling against Mark Steyn

Ofcom | by Andrew

Pictured: Kathy Gyngell, left; Norman Fenton, second left; Mark Steyn, right. Kathy Gyngell, the founder and editor of the TCW (The Conservative Woman) website, has published a powerful blog by an expert risk assessment professor about Ofcom’s and the High…

Ten years on, BBC bias is worse than ever

BBC Bias | by David Keighley

ASTONISHINGLY, it is almost ten years since I first wrote my first blog for The Conservative Woman website. By that time, I had been friends with and worked with Kathy Gyngell – whose brainchild it was – for almost 30 years, 14 of…

Lying about Farage? At the BBC, it’s par for the course

BBC Bias, Newsnight, Nigel Farage | by David Keighley

AS Marvin Burnell adroitly chronicled here on Thursday, when Nigel Farage told the outside world that he had been appallingly ‘debanked’ by Coutts, the BBC did not even report the story for five days. They then carried a report on the affair which amounted…

The BBC witch-finders are coming for YOU

BBC Bias, BBC Verify, Climate Change, Covid-19 | by David Keighley

THE BBC has crashed to new lows of bias. Director-General Tim Davie, who assumed office three years ago in September, set as his priority the restoration of impartiality. But in the past few months he has presided over a huge campaign…

News-watch Survey of BBC ECU Rulings

News-Watch Reports | by Andrew

A new detailed survey conducted by News-watch of the BBC First complaints handling process shows that the procedure is unfit for purpose. It expands on the submission made by News-watch to the DCMS at the invitation of then Secretary of…

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