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‘Dateline’ Falls Off Calendar: BBC Set To Axe Respected News Programme After 25 Years
Amid a catalogue of changing faces and evolving content at the BBC, one of its longest-running and internationally respected news programmes, Dateline London, is set to finish at the end of the summer
The show, built around foreign correspondents based in London providing their outsider's view of events in the UK, has…
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BBC Faces Fresh Gender Pay Row: Union And BBC Women Network Challenging “Managerial Discretion Over Salaries”
The BBC is facing a fresh gender pay row, with its plans to allow managers to sign off discretionary salary increases for staff.
The Times reports that the Corporation is facing challenges over these plans from both unions and its well-established BBC Women employee network – amid concern that female employees could…
BBC News Top Job: Chris Mason Replaces Laura Kuenssberg As Political Editor
Brexitcast co-host Chris Mason, who has been a BBC News Political Correspondent for the past decade, has been promoted to become Laura Kuenssberg’s replacement as BBC News Political Editor.
The role is arguably the most important and challenging across the British news landscape and Kuenssberg is stepping down after…
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By Max Goldbart
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‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’: More Details Revealed About Flagship Talk TV Show
More details have been revealed about Piers Morgan’s new topical show for Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV, titled Piers Morgan Uncensored.
In a first-of-a-kind move, the sixty-minute show will be streamed live across Murdoch’s platforms including Fox Nation in the U.S. and Sky News Australia, along with the soon-to-launch…
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By Max Goldbart
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BBC Website, Facebook And Twitter All Blocked In Russia After Putin Signs New Sanctions
The BBC's website, Facebook and Twitter were all blocked in Russia overnight.
This move came after the Russian parliament approved sanctions against "foreigners who infringe on the rights of Russian citizens.” Such sanctions include asset freezes and bans on companies operating in the country.
The BBC's…
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries Says She Wants To Save The BBC: ‘A Polar Bear On A Shrinking Ice Cap’
Nadine Dorries’ views on the UK’s beleaguered national broadcasting corporation have been polarising since she was promoted to the role of Culture Secretary in September 2021, but in an interview with the Sunday Times, she emphasised her wish to protect the BBC into the future.
“Our responsibility is to save the BBC…
BBC Director General Tim Davie Blames Personal Error Not Financial Cuts For Heavily-Criticized Alan Dershowitz Interview
BBC Director General Tim Davie has blamed personal error rather than swingeing cuts to its news team for last month’s heavily-criticized Alan Dershowitz interview, which came immediately after the guilty Ghislaine Maxwell verdict.
Questioned by a UK House of Lords Committee on what was to blame, Davie put the mistake…
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By Max Goldbart
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Andrew Neil Speaks Out On “UKIP Tribute Band” GB News: “It Could Fall Into Irrelevance And Obscurity”
Andrew Neil has compared GB News to a "UKIP tribute band" and said the Discovery-backed news channel, which he split from acrimoniously over the summer, may "fall into irrelevance and obscurity" if it doesn't sort production values and ratings.
Neil said he doesn't want the news channel to be the "full stop on my…
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By Max Goldbart
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BBC Director General Tim Davie Makes Second Major Impartiality Intervention, Bashir Review Reports Back
BBC Director General Tim Davie has made his second mega impartiality intervention since taking over a year ago as the review set up in the wake of the Martin Bashir scandal reports back.
Revealed this morning as a 10-point plan “focused on impartiality, editorial standards and whistleblowing”, the BBC will now…
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By Max Goldbart
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Noel Clarke Has More Problems, As Report To Police By Third Party Made After Allegations Surface – Report
BBC News is reporting that a third party has reported sexual offenses by a man to police following recent claims against actor Noel Clarke.
Police said they were assessing the information, which was reported on April 21. A third party report in the UK is anonymous, so the allegation cannot be investigated by the…
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By Bruce Haring
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BBC Radio Host Quits Job In Response To N-Word Used In News Report
BBC Radio host DJ Sideman announced that he’s quitting the team following a reporter’s use of the n-word in a news segment. The BBC Radio 1xtra host, whose real name is David Whitely, announced his departure from BBC in an Instagram post.
“I just don’t feel comfortable being aligned with the organization,” Whitely…
BBC Reporter Used N-Word In Report On Unprovoked Racist Attack On UK Healthcare Worker
A BBC reporter used the N-word without censorship during a report on an unprovoked racist attack on a British healthcare worker.
Fiona Lamdin, a social affairs correspondent, was reporting on the incident in the city of Bristol for regional BBC news service Points West on Tuesday evening.
During her description of the…
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By Jake Kanter
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