Jonathan Wall replaces Adrian Van Klaveran as head of Radio 5
Jonathan Wall has repaced Adrian Van Klaveran as controller of BBC Radio 5. In November, Van Klaveren approved the Newsnight…
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BBC seeks ‘tough, innovative and creative’ editor for Newsnight
The BBC has launched a search for the next editor of Newsnight after the news and current affairs programme dropped…
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Lord McAlpine lodges £50k libel claim against Sally Bercow
Sally Bercow has become the first tweeter to face a formal libel writ from Lord McAlpine and will fight the…
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Patten defends £450,000 Entwistle pay-off
Lord Patten today defended the BBC's £450,000 pay-off to former director general George Entwistle, saying it had been agreed it…
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Bureau of Investigative Journalism says it had ‘no responsibility’ for making of Newsnight child abuse report
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has declared that it was not responsible for the disastrous Newsnight child abuse report of…
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Comment by former BBC journalist Michael Cole I am sad to see the BBC in crisis but not surprised. The…
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Lord McAlpine seeks settlements with all journalists who implicated him on Twitter
Lord McAlpine's solicitors have indicated that they intend to go after every individual who linked him on Twitter to the…
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A group of Conservative MPs are calling on backers of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) to withdraw funding after…
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