Martin Bashir was ‘in tears’ and ‘contrite’ over Diana interview failings, ex-BBC boss Lord Hall tells MPs
Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall has said he grilled Martin Bashir for an hour and a half in 1996…
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Why did BBC rehire Bashir? Despite yet another investigation and report, we still don’t know
The BBC’s quick report about the rehiring of Martin Bashir tells us very little and raises fresh questions. We know…
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Transparency concerns over BBC rehiring of Bashir but decision made ‘in good faith’, review finds
There is no evidence that Martin Bashir was rehired by the BBC in 2016 as part of a “cover-up” or…
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Ofcom: Britons now spend 30-times longer online with Google/Facebook than BBC
Google and Facebook dominate the time British people spend online, a new report has revealed. UK broadcast regulator Ofcom found…
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Bashir whistleblower wants to ‘move on’ after BBC apology
The whistleblower who tried to expose Martin Bashir’s methods for landing his exclusive Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales…
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Man given hospital order after telling news crew he would ‘shoot everyone at the BBC’
A “threatening” man has been given a hospital order after telling a camera crew he would “shoot everyone at the…
By A triumph of good journalism over bad: The reporters who uncovered the Bashir scandal
The Dyson report into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Princess Diana has exposed critical failings at the BBC, but it…
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BBC’s disregard for FoI and victimisation of whistleblowers among unresolved issues from Bashir scandal
Update 27/5/21: One week after the Dyson report the BBC is addressing issues around its governance and culture and the…
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