Post by Teddy Bear on Sept 26, 2011 20:12:57 GMT
Reading this article, it sounds to me that after the scum BBC put all their resources and efforts into eradicating the News of the World, and preventing the Murdoch's from taking over Sky, they are trying to protect their mates at the Guardian.
If we could trust our media, especially the BBC, as they have a distinct responsibility by way of the mandate, which they scorn continuously to pursue their own agenda, that would be one thing. We can see here how Thompson abuses his power. Funny how they support the nanny state Labour policies when it applies to us, but don't want any controls applied to them.
Beyond time when they should be cut loose so they don't use the licence fee to masquerade any more as fair, impartial and balanced, and also to see how they'll make it in the real world.
Judging by their present judgements and agenda - not very long.
If we could trust our media, especially the BBC, as they have a distinct responsibility by way of the mandate, which they scorn continuously to pursue their own agenda, that would be one thing. We can see here how Thompson abuses his power. Funny how they support the nanny state Labour policies when it applies to us, but don't want any controls applied to them.
Beyond time when they should be cut loose so they don't use the licence fee to masquerade any more as fair, impartial and balanced, and also to see how they'll make it in the real world.
Judging by their present judgements and agenda - not very long.
BBC boss speaks up for Press freedom in wake of phone-hacking scandal
By Paul Revoir
Last updated at 10:24 AM on 26th September 2011
The BBC's director-general yesterday backed self-regulation of the Press in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
Mark Thompson said he was 'sceptical' that newspapers should be regulated in the same way as broadcasters.
He said that if the Press was overseen by the same organisation it could make it easier for the state to 'limit media freedom'.
Mr Thompson said one of the safeguards broadcasters have in the UK is that the 'far less regulated Press' can draw attention to attempts by authorities to misuse their powers if they wrongly crack down on TV or radio broadcasts.
He also warned against a 'draconian' reaction to revelations of phone- hacking at the News of the World, which led to its closure.
Commercial TV and radio are regulated by Ofcom, a statutory body, while the BBC is regulated by Ofcom and the BBC Trust.
The Press Complaints Commission, an independent self-regulatory body, deals with complaints about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines.
Mr Thompson said the current British model of self-regulation of the Press was not to be dismissed out of hand. He said the PCC has a good record in arbitrating complaints and disputes.
It had been copied by many other countries because 'at least in principle, it offers the prospect of striking the right balance between regulatory redress and Press freedom'.
Journalists stand at the entrance to News International offices in Wapping at the height of the phone-hacking scandal
Journalists stand at the entrance to News International offices in Wapping at the height of the phone-hacking scandal
At the International Press Institute conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Mr Thompson said: 'To put all journalism under a singled converged regulator would potentially mean that, if ever the state wished to limit media freedom, it would have a single lever with which to do so.'
But he said that after what has been revealed in recent months, future self-regulation would need 'radical reform'.
He also hit out at the 'disturbing trend' for many police forces in the UK 'routinely to demand that journalists disclose sources and hand over journalistic materials'.
Mr Thompson said the BBC had reviewed its own journalistic practices back to the start of 2005.
'Despite the many thousands of hours of output, our review has not identified a single instance of phone-hacking or the bribery of police officers or any of the other malpractices which are alleged to have happened at the News of the World,' he said.
By Paul Revoir
Last updated at 10:24 AM on 26th September 2011
The BBC's director-general yesterday backed self-regulation of the Press in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
Mark Thompson said he was 'sceptical' that newspapers should be regulated in the same way as broadcasters.
He said that if the Press was overseen by the same organisation it could make it easier for the state to 'limit media freedom'.
Mr Thompson said one of the safeguards broadcasters have in the UK is that the 'far less regulated Press' can draw attention to attempts by authorities to misuse their powers if they wrongly crack down on TV or radio broadcasts.
He also warned against a 'draconian' reaction to revelations of phone- hacking at the News of the World, which led to its closure.
Commercial TV and radio are regulated by Ofcom, a statutory body, while the BBC is regulated by Ofcom and the BBC Trust.
The Press Complaints Commission, an independent self-regulatory body, deals with complaints about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines.
Mr Thompson said the current British model of self-regulation of the Press was not to be dismissed out of hand. He said the PCC has a good record in arbitrating complaints and disputes.
It had been copied by many other countries because 'at least in principle, it offers the prospect of striking the right balance between regulatory redress and Press freedom'.
Journalists stand at the entrance to News International offices in Wapping at the height of the phone-hacking scandal
Journalists stand at the entrance to News International offices in Wapping at the height of the phone-hacking scandal
At the International Press Institute conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Mr Thompson said: 'To put all journalism under a singled converged regulator would potentially mean that, if ever the state wished to limit media freedom, it would have a single lever with which to do so.'
But he said that after what has been revealed in recent months, future self-regulation would need 'radical reform'.
He also hit out at the 'disturbing trend' for many police forces in the UK 'routinely to demand that journalists disclose sources and hand over journalistic materials'.
Mr Thompson said the BBC had reviewed its own journalistic practices back to the start of 2005.
'Despite the many thousands of hours of output, our review has not identified a single instance of phone-hacking or the bribery of police officers or any of the other malpractices which are alleged to have happened at the News of the World,' he said.