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Post by vandamme on Nov 30, 2009 18:10:15 GMT
"Serious breaches of editorial guidelines - including faked scenes - occurred repeatedly across a range of BBC daytime shows, the BBC Trust ruled today. Programmes such as Sun, Sea And Bargain Spotting and Trash To Cash were among those which the broadcaster's governing body found had misled viewers." Full story here.
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Post by Teddy Bear on Nov 30, 2009 20:12:24 GMT
Hey Van - did you get the feeling that there's something fishy about this story? Whoever the reporter is, they seem to be giving the BBC Trust the opportunity to almost score moral and ethical points. It almost felt like the BBC had purposefully asked Reef productions to do something so that they could 'catch' them as a PR stunt. After all,the BBC can hardly be blamed for what a private production company did. Just how did they find out it was staged? Then they come out with this 'holier than thou' crap. Faked scenes included production staff being passed off as members of the public while buying items and re-staging events for the cameras. The show was criticised by the BBC Trust for faking some scenes. Production staff also bought items which affected on-screen challenges. 'The BBC takes all breaches of its Editorial Guidelines seriously and regrets that Reef Television failed to meet the high standards that the BBC expects of all programme makers. Then after the above they say: 'As the report from the Trust's Editorial Standards Committee makes clear, Reef Television co-operated fully throughout the BBC investigation and never deliberately set out to mislead either the audience or the BBC. If they can see this as not deliberate, their heads must be further up their own arses and thinking this hype will work than I already believe.
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