BBC Pauses Civil Service Secondment Scheme

BBC pauses civil service secondment scheme

The BBC said all journalism and editorial decisions are made by BBC journalists and editors.

BBC accused of breaching impartiality guidelines over civil service secondments in newsroom

The BBC has been accused of breaching impartiality guidelines after it was revealed civil servants were tasked with writing articles and fact-checking controversial issues for the newsroom. Fast-stream graduates and Civil Service managers were placed inside the corporation, where they worked on "high-impact, sensitive topics" including Channel crossings by small boats and the Covid pandemic.Their output appeared on the BBC website under bylines …

Civil servants asked to write BBC articles on Covid and boat migrants

Graduates and managers seconded to the corporation's newsroom were asked to work on stories concerning controversial topics, such as the small-boats crisis and the Covid pandemic.

The independence of the state broadcaster - Tim Worstall

The BBC has been accused of breaching impartiality rules after civil servants embedded in the broadcaster were tasked with writing articles and fact-checking contentious issues, The Telegraph can reveal. Civil Service fast-stream graduates and managers are being seconded to the BBC newsroom to produce news and analysis on “high-impact, sensitive topics” such as small boat… Read More »The independence of the state broadcaster The post The indepen…