January 31st 2004
By: Patrick
The Information Transparency Problem in Europe
It is official, I am frustrated. I have met enough roadblocks in the past few months related to my graduate research project to now officially declare that I perceive a serious information transparency problem in Europe.
Allow me to first admit that, as a U.S.-trained ...
January 30th 2004
By: Luke
Tories Call For BBC To Be Brought Under Ofcom
With the Hutton Report providing them no real political ammunition the Conservatives have had to make do with repeating their calls for the BBC to be brought under Ofcom. A CCO press release states:
"In the aftermath of the Hutton Report and top ...
January 30th 2004
By: Luke
Post-Hutton: So What�s Ofcom Asking People About PSB?
Ofcom�s PSB review is important. The Hutton Report makes it more so.
Obviously the review will cast its net wider than the BBC but it will undoubtedly impact and reverberate most significantly within that organisation. Charter Renewal is around the corner.
A key component to ...
January 30th 2004
By: Russ
The BBC: Summing-up the past few days
The apologies, walk-outs and resignations over the past few days remind me of the great Robert Evans quote from the Kid Stays in the Picture: "There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying."
Apart ...
January 29th 2004
By: Luke
Acting Director General Appointed
The BBC Governors have appointed Mark Byford Acting Director General.
January 29th 2004
By: Luke
Hutton Report Will Feed Into Charter Renewal
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has confirmed that Lord Hutton's damning report will feed into the corporation's charter review process.
"Lord Hutton's conclusions will be taken into account as part of the charter review," said Ms Jowell, announcing her acceptance of the resignation of BBC chairman ...
January 29th 2004
By: Luke
Dyke Resigns
BBC director general Greg Dyke has resigned from the corporation in wake of the Hutton Report.
January 29th 2004
By: Luke
I Spent Some Time At Ofcom Yesterday...
Lots of change since I last went to Riverside House in the summer of 2003. At that point there were only a handful of people on one floor with builders occupying the rest. Now, it�s a hive of activity and occupied from top to ...
January 28th 2004
By: Luke
Waller Throws A Wobbly
The Times' Martin Waller seems all miffed. In tomorrow's Times he writes:
"DOES the new media regulator know anything at all about how the media works? Apparently not, because this paper rang Ofcom on Tuesday night to ask if it was true that Luke Johnson was to be ...
January 28th 2004
By: Luke
Davies Falls On The Sword
LONDON (Reuters) - The chairman of the BBC - Gavyn Davies - has resigned and the broadcaster has apologised for some of its reporting after the Hutton inquiry lambasted the corporation.
