Post by Teddy Bear on Aug 11, 2014 17:40:17 GMT
John Simpson has criticised the women executives at the BBC, as well as adding his two pence to demonize Israel.
He shows he has the IQ of Homer, but without the humour to go with it.
The fact that gender and ethnic targets are of more interest to the BBC than impartial, fair, and balanced reporting, and they have lost the way in producing quality programming, are dynamics which Simpson has been a part of. It's the world HE has helped create - the moron.
As for Gaza, he displays gross ignorance as well as the usual BBC bias is dismissing real facts with his views there. Considering he's the BBC world affairs correspondent one would hope that he would be more intelligent than the views expressed here.
So notwithstanding that an Italian journalist, once free from the clutches of Hamas, affirmed that the bombing of the Shati camp, that killed 9 children, was one of Hamas' misfires, as well as the Al Shifa hospital being a Hamas headquarters, Simpson THE WORLD AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT, carries on with twisted BBC version.
Now just imagine you and your family are in a war zone, particularly one where your own people have started it by launching rockets at their 'enemy'. Would your children be 'running around' in the streets without you knowing exactly where they are?
He reveals his mentality and paucity of reason, shared by most there.
Well past time this foul organisation was privatised so the public can at least enjoy watching them attain their true level in 'world media'.
He shows he has the IQ of Homer, but without the humour to go with it.
The fact that gender and ethnic targets are of more interest to the BBC than impartial, fair, and balanced reporting, and they have lost the way in producing quality programming, are dynamics which Simpson has been a part of. It's the world HE has helped create - the moron.
As for Gaza, he displays gross ignorance as well as the usual BBC bias is dismissing real facts with his views there. Considering he's the BBC world affairs correspondent one would hope that he would be more intelligent than the views expressed here.
He also praised Channel 4 rival Jon Snow's personal video condemning Israel for bombing children in Gaza.
Channel 4 News presenter Snow said: 'The average age is 17. That means that about 250,000 are under 10. And if you know any 10-year-olds, seven-year-olds, five-year-olds four-year-olds. The idea that in the looseness of a war zone, that you can control your children, that they won’t be somewhere where they can be hit, is beyond any kind of imagination.
'So that in a very densely packed urban area, if you decide to throw misiles, shells, and the rest, then you will undoubtedly kill children. And that is what [the Israeli government] are doing.
'We cannot let it go on.
Channel 4 News presenter Snow said: 'The average age is 17. That means that about 250,000 are under 10. And if you know any 10-year-olds, seven-year-olds, five-year-olds four-year-olds. The idea that in the looseness of a war zone, that you can control your children, that they won’t be somewhere where they can be hit, is beyond any kind of imagination.
'So that in a very densely packed urban area, if you decide to throw misiles, shells, and the rest, then you will undoubtedly kill children. And that is what [the Israeli government] are doing.
'We cannot let it go on.
So notwithstanding that an Italian journalist, once free from the clutches of Hamas, affirmed that the bombing of the Shati camp, that killed 9 children, was one of Hamas' misfires, as well as the Al Shifa hospital being a Hamas headquarters, Simpson THE WORLD AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT, carries on with twisted BBC version.
Now just imagine you and your family are in a war zone, particularly one where your own people have started it by launching rockets at their 'enemy'. Would your children be 'running around' in the streets without you knowing exactly where they are?
He reveals his mentality and paucity of reason, shared by most there.
Well past time this foul organisation was privatised so the public can at least enjoy watching them attain their true level in 'world media'.
Tough women have taken over the BBC and made it a worse place to work, claims John Simpson
By Thomas Burrows
The BBC's veteran world affairs correspondent John Simpson has launched an astonishing attack on the 'tough women' running the corporation.
Simpson, who has been in his role since 1988, spoke out while reflecting on 60 years since the first TV news bulletin.
The 69-year-old was speaking at a literary festival in Northern Ireland, and his comments were reported by The Sun on Sunday.
He said: 'The BBC is even more grotesquely managed now than it was then — tough women running the place now. It was nicer and gentler then. The BBC is such a nanny — and ghastly outfit.'
Simpson's comments come at a time when the BBC has been criticised for not having enough women in executive positions.
The most senior female executive at the corporation is Anne Bulford, the managing director of finance and operations, who makes £395,000.
Also on the executive board is Helen Boaden, who following the Jimmy Savile sex scandal moved from her role as director of BBC news to head up the radio division. She is on a salary of £340,000.
Dame Fiona Reynolds and Alice Perkins act as non-executive directors.
Other women wielding significant power include Sue Inglish, who is in charge of political news, Francesca Unsworth, the deputy director and newsroom head Mary Hockaday.
However, prominent management positions including the editors of Newsnight, the Today programme and the main nightly news bulletins are held by men.
Simpson's comments came in a chat to former BBC correspondent Denis Murphy on stage at the Happy Days Festival, an annual literary festival celebrating the work of writer Samuel Beckett, in Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland.
He also praised Channel 4 rival Jon Snow's personal video condemning Israel for bombing children in Gaza.
Channel 4 News presenter Snow said: 'The average age is 17. That means that about 250,000 are under 10. And if you know any 10-year-olds, seven-year-olds, five-year-olds four-year-olds. The idea that in the looseness of a war zone, that you can control your children, that they won’t be somewhere where they can be hit, is beyond any kind of imagination.
'So that in a very densely packed urban area, if you decide to throw misiles, shells, and the rest, then you will undoubtedly kill children. And that is what [the Israeli government] are doing.
'We cannot let it go on.
'If our reporting is worth anything, if your preparedness to listen and watch and read is anything to go by, then together we can make a difference.
Simpson reportedly said: 'I would love to have the freedom to do it [more personal reporting] but that's not the BBC way.'
Simpson is the latest senior journalist to publicly criticise the management and culture of the BBC.
Weeks before he stood down from Newsnight, Jeremy Paxman said in an interview with The Guardian that the corporation had become smug.
Another of the BBC's biggest names, Question Time presenter David Dimbleby, has also argued that it has become too big and called for BBC Two and BBC Four to be merged to save money.
Earlier this year, John Humphrys, the Today programme presenter, said the corporation was over-managed.
In an interview with the Radio Times, he said: 'There are too many of them. I think they think that. I think [director general] Tony Hall thinks that – I don’t know, I haven’t asked him, but I think he thinks that.
‘Over the years we’ve been grotesquely over-managed, there’s no question. They’re now getting a grip on it. A lot have gone. I think more need to go.’
The presenter also said the corporation was too big and obsessed by 'box ticking'.
In response to the comments from Simpson, the BBC insisted: 'It's the structure of the BBC that allows its journalism to flourish.'
- BBC veteran says the BBC is 'grotesquely managed' and used to be 'gentler'
- The 69-year-old attacked the 'tough' women running the corporation
- Made his comments at a literary festival in Northern Ireland
By Thomas Burrows
The BBC's veteran world affairs correspondent John Simpson has launched an astonishing attack on the 'tough women' running the corporation.
Simpson, who has been in his role since 1988, spoke out while reflecting on 60 years since the first TV news bulletin.
The 69-year-old was speaking at a literary festival in Northern Ireland, and his comments were reported by The Sun on Sunday.
He said: 'The BBC is even more grotesquely managed now than it was then — tough women running the place now. It was nicer and gentler then. The BBC is such a nanny — and ghastly outfit.'
Simpson's comments come at a time when the BBC has been criticised for not having enough women in executive positions.
The most senior female executive at the corporation is Anne Bulford, the managing director of finance and operations, who makes £395,000.
Also on the executive board is Helen Boaden, who following the Jimmy Savile sex scandal moved from her role as director of BBC news to head up the radio division. She is on a salary of £340,000.
Dame Fiona Reynolds and Alice Perkins act as non-executive directors.
Other women wielding significant power include Sue Inglish, who is in charge of political news, Francesca Unsworth, the deputy director and newsroom head Mary Hockaday.
However, prominent management positions including the editors of Newsnight, the Today programme and the main nightly news bulletins are held by men.
Simpson's comments came in a chat to former BBC correspondent Denis Murphy on stage at the Happy Days Festival, an annual literary festival celebrating the work of writer Samuel Beckett, in Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland.
He also praised Channel 4 rival Jon Snow's personal video condemning Israel for bombing children in Gaza.
Channel 4 News presenter Snow said: 'The average age is 17. That means that about 250,000 are under 10. And if you know any 10-year-olds, seven-year-olds, five-year-olds four-year-olds. The idea that in the looseness of a war zone, that you can control your children, that they won’t be somewhere where they can be hit, is beyond any kind of imagination.
'So that in a very densely packed urban area, if you decide to throw misiles, shells, and the rest, then you will undoubtedly kill children. And that is what [the Israeli government] are doing.
'We cannot let it go on.
'If our reporting is worth anything, if your preparedness to listen and watch and read is anything to go by, then together we can make a difference.
Simpson reportedly said: 'I would love to have the freedom to do it [more personal reporting] but that's not the BBC way.'
Simpson is the latest senior journalist to publicly criticise the management and culture of the BBC.
Weeks before he stood down from Newsnight, Jeremy Paxman said in an interview with The Guardian that the corporation had become smug.
Another of the BBC's biggest names, Question Time presenter David Dimbleby, has also argued that it has become too big and called for BBC Two and BBC Four to be merged to save money.
Earlier this year, John Humphrys, the Today programme presenter, said the corporation was over-managed.
In an interview with the Radio Times, he said: 'There are too many of them. I think they think that. I think [director general] Tony Hall thinks that – I don’t know, I haven’t asked him, but I think he thinks that.
‘Over the years we’ve been grotesquely over-managed, there’s no question. They’re now getting a grip on it. A lot have gone. I think more need to go.’
The presenter also said the corporation was too big and obsessed by 'box ticking'.
In response to the comments from Simpson, the BBC insisted: 'It's the structure of the BBC that allows its journalism to flourish.'