Post by Teddy Bear on Jun 11, 2010 22:15:16 GMT
One has to wonder how much the BBC already spends on maintaining offices around the world, and paying the local journalists that work for them there to perpetuate their desired view, without this additional burden on the licence fee payer. Just think a moment about the so called 'quality' of the BBC news output and question yourself on just how you see the BBC can justify this expense. Do you think other news media outlets spend this kind of money to send their 'journalists' around the world?
I've left the links to related news articles about other questionable recent BBC expenditures. It really makes me sick that our society supports this corrupt and deceiving organisation. This hypocritical slimy mass brainwasher, who would tell you to be green to save our planet, yet justify their waste because they see themselves as indispensible to persuade you to their world view.
My message to them is - ROT IN HELL!
BBC spends millions of licence fee money sending reporters around the world
The BBC spent £15.5 million of licence fee payers' money last year sending its journalists around the world, according to new figures.
By Anita Singh, and Andrew Hough
The total hotel and conference bill for staff from the BBC Journalism department, including costs for all reporters, presenters and foreign bureaux, was £7.4 million, while £8.1 million was spent on flights.
The costs were disclosed by the corporation under the Freedom of Information Act. The total cost for hotels and flights across all 12 BBC departments was almost £33 million.
BBC Vision, the department responsible for television, was the second highest departmental spender. Its expenditure for 2009 included £6 million on hotels and nearly £4 million on air fares.
The department is run by Jana Bennett, who made headlines earlier this year when it was disclosed that she ran up a £4,862 taxi bill in three months at licence fee payers' expense.
Other big spenders included the Audio and Music division, which includes its radio stations. It spent £1.3 million on hotels and £466,342 on flights.
That figure includes more than £2.3 million for the World Service, which is not funded by the licence fee.
A spokeswoman said: "The BBC is a global broadcaster. Bringing news, documentaries and sport from around the world to audiences in the UK is an essential part of our role. We have rigorous expenditure policies and are committed to reducing costs.
"The vast majority of expenditure consists of flights and hotel costs directly related to programme-making. In order to report news from around the world and bring our viewers and listeners reports and relevant programming, it is necessary for programme-makers, presenters, technical staff and others to travel to other countries.
"Whilst the BBC makes continuous efforts to get best value for money for flights and hotels, it would be entirely wrong to suggest this spend is 'unnecessary' or 'excessive'. Without this spend we could not make the programmes that audiences watch in their millions."
Mark Thompson, the director-general, and his deputy, Mark Byford, spent £16,730 on hotels and £36,585 on flights.
Mr Thompson's expenses included £647.50 for two nights at the five-star Bellagio in Las Vegas, the hotel made famous in the casino heist film Ocean's Eleven.
Alan Yentob, the BBC's creative director, recently defended his right to business class travel, arguing that he would not be capable of fulfilling his busy transatlantic schedule if he always flew economy.
In April it was disclosed that the head of Radio 3 stayed at a £323-per-night hotel while attending the Proms when rooms were available elsewhere almost three times cheaper.
Roger Wright, who oversees the BBC Proms, claimed a total of £3,561 on licence feefunded expenses for an 11-night hotel stay.
It came after the latest expenses figures for the BBC's 107 most senior managers showed that hotel spending for September to December last year, was up 40 per cent on the previous quarter, from £18,517 to £25,994, despite critics' calls for spending to be reined in.
Caroline Thomson, the BBC's chief operating officer and main architect of the policy to publish expenses details, last year said that the BBC was "at the vanguard of public disclosure''.
She said at the time that the corporation being more open would lead to a "stronger, deeper relationship with our audience'' while every claim was justifiable.
I've left the links to related news articles about other questionable recent BBC expenditures. It really makes me sick that our society supports this corrupt and deceiving organisation. This hypocritical slimy mass brainwasher, who would tell you to be green to save our planet, yet justify their waste because they see themselves as indispensible to persuade you to their world view.
My message to them is - ROT IN HELL!
BBC spends millions of licence fee money sending reporters around the world
The BBC spent £15.5 million of licence fee payers' money last year sending its journalists around the world, according to new figures.
By Anita Singh, and Andrew Hough
The total hotel and conference bill for staff from the BBC Journalism department, including costs for all reporters, presenters and foreign bureaux, was £7.4 million, while £8.1 million was spent on flights.
The costs were disclosed by the corporation under the Freedom of Information Act. The total cost for hotels and flights across all 12 BBC departments was almost £33 million.
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BBC Vision, the department responsible for television, was the second highest departmental spender. Its expenditure for 2009 included £6 million on hotels and nearly £4 million on air fares.
The department is run by Jana Bennett, who made headlines earlier this year when it was disclosed that she ran up a £4,862 taxi bill in three months at licence fee payers' expense.
Other big spenders included the Audio and Music division, which includes its radio stations. It spent £1.3 million on hotels and £466,342 on flights.
That figure includes more than £2.3 million for the World Service, which is not funded by the licence fee.
A spokeswoman said: "The BBC is a global broadcaster. Bringing news, documentaries and sport from around the world to audiences in the UK is an essential part of our role. We have rigorous expenditure policies and are committed to reducing costs.
"The vast majority of expenditure consists of flights and hotel costs directly related to programme-making. In order to report news from around the world and bring our viewers and listeners reports and relevant programming, it is necessary for programme-makers, presenters, technical staff and others to travel to other countries.
"Whilst the BBC makes continuous efforts to get best value for money for flights and hotels, it would be entirely wrong to suggest this spend is 'unnecessary' or 'excessive'. Without this spend we could not make the programmes that audiences watch in their millions."
Mark Thompson, the director-general, and his deputy, Mark Byford, spent £16,730 on hotels and £36,585 on flights.
Mr Thompson's expenses included £647.50 for two nights at the five-star Bellagio in Las Vegas, the hotel made famous in the casino heist film Ocean's Eleven.
Alan Yentob, the BBC's creative director, recently defended his right to business class travel, arguing that he would not be capable of fulfilling his busy transatlantic schedule if he always flew economy.
In April it was disclosed that the head of Radio 3 stayed at a £323-per-night hotel while attending the Proms when rooms were available elsewhere almost three times cheaper.
Roger Wright, who oversees the BBC Proms, claimed a total of £3,561 on licence feefunded expenses for an 11-night hotel stay.
It came after the latest expenses figures for the BBC's 107 most senior managers showed that hotel spending for September to December last year, was up 40 per cent on the previous quarter, from £18,517 to £25,994, despite critics' calls for spending to be reined in.
Caroline Thomson, the BBC's chief operating officer and main architect of the policy to publish expenses details, last year said that the BBC was "at the vanguard of public disclosure''.
She said at the time that the corporation being more open would lead to a "stronger, deeper relationship with our audience'' while every claim was justifiable.