Post by Teddy Bear on Aug 30, 2014 22:44:02 GMT
Just read the story that a woman has been picked to head the BBC Trust. Did a little background check to see what might lie in store for us.
Here's what the BBC tell us:
Anyone familiar with the FT group will know that their leanings match that of the Guardian, or the print version of the BBC.
So clearly she won't see the left wing bias of the BBC as anything else but fair and impartial.
The article also has a BBC correspondent to tell us that the position is a 'big job'.
He adds "You are overseeing the BBC, but you are also in many ways responsible for being the cheerleader, defending it when politicians have got something to say about the BBC,"
The purpose of the head of the BBC trust is to represent the licence fee payer and make sure the BBC are performing according to its charter.
If politicians have a valid observation to make then the Trust should be seeing if there's any merit to it, and respond accordingly. NOT TO BE A CHEERLEADER FOR THE BBC, or defend it when there's been clear wrongdoing. But you see who's writing the script here.
Back in 2012 Fairhead was passed over for the position of taking the reins of the holding company of FT. However she received a massive payoff.
So clearly she won't see anything wrong with further massive payoffs at the BBC.
Who the hell put her into this position?
This article from 2012 even makes the comparison between her and ex BBC director general for 54 days Entwistle - clearly prophetic.
Here's what the BBC tell us:
Rona Fairhead to be BBC Trust chairwoman
Rona Fairhead, the former head of the Financial Times Group, is to be the new chairwoman of the BBC Trust.
She replaces Lord Patten, who quit in May on health grounds.
Ms Fairhead, 53, becomes the first woman to chair the BBC Trust, which is the body in charge of overseeing the Corporation.
She was chairwoman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group between 2006 and 2013 as part of a 12-year career with its owner, Pearson.
Being in charge of the BBC Trust is a "big job", said BBC media correspondent David Sillito.
"You are overseeing the BBC, but you are also in many ways responsible for being the cheerleader, defending it when politicians have got something to say about the BBC," he added.
Rona Fairhead, the former head of the Financial Times Group, is to be the new chairwoman of the BBC Trust.
She replaces Lord Patten, who quit in May on health grounds.
Ms Fairhead, 53, becomes the first woman to chair the BBC Trust, which is the body in charge of overseeing the Corporation.
She was chairwoman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group between 2006 and 2013 as part of a 12-year career with its owner, Pearson.
Being in charge of the BBC Trust is a "big job", said BBC media correspondent David Sillito.
"You are overseeing the BBC, but you are also in many ways responsible for being the cheerleader, defending it when politicians have got something to say about the BBC," he added.
Anyone familiar with the FT group will know that their leanings match that of the Guardian, or the print version of the BBC.
So clearly she won't see the left wing bias of the BBC as anything else but fair and impartial.
The article also has a BBC correspondent to tell us that the position is a 'big job'.
He adds "You are overseeing the BBC, but you are also in many ways responsible for being the cheerleader, defending it when politicians have got something to say about the BBC,"
The purpose of the head of the BBC trust is to represent the licence fee payer and make sure the BBC are performing according to its charter.
If politicians have a valid observation to make then the Trust should be seeing if there's any merit to it, and respond accordingly. NOT TO BE A CHEERLEADER FOR THE BBC, or defend it when there's been clear wrongdoing. But you see who's writing the script here.
Back in 2012 Fairhead was passed over for the position of taking the reins of the holding company of FT. However she received a massive payoff.
So clearly she won't see anything wrong with further massive payoffs at the BBC.
Who the hell put her into this position?
This article from 2012 even makes the comparison between her and ex BBC director general for 54 days Entwistle - clearly prophetic.
Why is Pearson paying Rona Fairhead to go?
It's a nonsense to give departing directors the thick end of £1m just because they didn't get the promotion they sought
Rona Fairhead's decision to quit Pearson is understandable. She's been on the board for 12 years and was passed over for the chief executive's job.
Having been finance director and then chief of the FT Group, she deserves a decent party as she leaves.
But that's not what Pearson has in mind. Nothing like. It thinks a year's salary and 50% of an annual incentive payment should do the trick, meaning the thick end of £1m.
Hold on a minute, though, Pearson doesn't want Fairhead to depart in search of new career challenges.
Outgoing chief executive Dame Marjorie Scardino is clear on that point. "We regret her decision to go," said Scardino, paying tribute to the talents Pearson would rather retain. So why pay Fairhead to go?
Ah, says Pearson, that's because "under the circumstances" the remuneration committee agreed with Fairhead's assessment that her exit next April would also be in the company's interests.
The "circumstances," one assumes, means the choice of John Fallon to succeed Scardino. But, come on, it's a nonsense to give departing directors a year's dosh just because they didn't get the promotion they sought. Parallels with George Entwistle at the BBC should be resisted: the Pearson case is more brazen.
It's a nonsense to give departing directors the thick end of £1m just because they didn't get the promotion they sought
Rona Fairhead's decision to quit Pearson is understandable. She's been on the board for 12 years and was passed over for the chief executive's job.
Having been finance director and then chief of the FT Group, she deserves a decent party as she leaves.
But that's not what Pearson has in mind. Nothing like. It thinks a year's salary and 50% of an annual incentive payment should do the trick, meaning the thick end of £1m.
Hold on a minute, though, Pearson doesn't want Fairhead to depart in search of new career challenges.
Outgoing chief executive Dame Marjorie Scardino is clear on that point. "We regret her decision to go," said Scardino, paying tribute to the talents Pearson would rather retain. So why pay Fairhead to go?
Ah, says Pearson, that's because "under the circumstances" the remuneration committee agreed with Fairhead's assessment that her exit next April would also be in the company's interests.
The "circumstances," one assumes, means the choice of John Fallon to succeed Scardino. But, come on, it's a nonsense to give departing directors a year's dosh just because they didn't get the promotion they sought. Parallels with George Entwistle at the BBC should be resisted: the Pearson case is more brazen.