[Swprograms] Trouble at the BBC

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

The BBC has been wracked by scandal this past month amidst multiple issues in reporting sexual abuse -- about a deceased employee who was host of its domestic flagship program "Newsnight", as well as botched reporting that wrongly implicated a prominent Conservative politician.

Meanwhile, the recently-appointed head of the BBC has come across as an inconsequential buffoon in statements regarding his oversight of the BBC.

Said head resigned the other day...and now there are calls for a thorough top-to-bottom investigation of the broadcaster and the of the BBC Trust responsible for its oversight.

This will likely spill over into the World Service, given recent moves to more closely align the World Service with the BBC's domestic services.

While Google News can lead to a pile of stories on the matter, this AP-authored story at Time Magazine gives a good overview of the situation.

http://world.time.com/2012/11/11/bbc-trust-head-calls-for-radical-overhaul/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
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