US EditionAlastair Campbell Claims Senior BBC Figures Are 'in the JK Rowling Camp'
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Alastair Campbell claims senior BBC figures are 'in the JK Rowling camp'
Alastair Campbell has claimed senior BBC officials are “in the JK Rowling camp” when it comes to trans rights, following claims the organisation has a ‘pro-trans’ bias. The 68-year-old journalist and former Labour strategist claimed he has often had “stand-up rows” with a large portion of the broadcaster’s senior staff, who he says share ‘gender-critical’ views. It comes after BBC director general Tim Davie resigned over a leaked internal memo a…
In a documentary aired in 2024, the British public broadcaster had juxtaposed two excerpts from a speech by Donald Trump. It acknowledged a failure but refuted the accusations of defamation, as the renewal of the public audiovisual charter is being prepared.
Tim Davie tells staff it is the BBC’s “enemies” who are stoking accusations of bias
Tim Davie, the outgoing BBC Director General, has publicly defended the corporation against its critics, accusing "enemies" of the BBC of weaponising criticism and attempting to undermine its reputation, following a scandal over the editing of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary. The latest BBC controversy stems from a leaked memo by Michael
The documentary for which the British media apologized was not even aired in the United States and the Republican president's legal threat has few signs of success, but the BBC usually accepts out-of-court agreements to save public disputes.ANALYSIS - The 12 seconds that can cost the BBC hundreds of thousands of pounds were not even broadcast in the United States.
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