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Impartiality training for BBC reporters
BBC reporters are receiving training in impartial journalism following criticisms made by the Hutton Report into the death of Dr David Kelly. The âimpartiality seminarsâ aim to encourage reporters and producers at BBC News to think outside of the âleft-leaning liberalâ mentality traditionally associated with the corporation.That should be good for a laugh The two-hour seminars will include discussions about the dangers of not being neutral in reports, and about the nature of impartiality and how to encourage it. In an e-mail to staff, Richard Sambrook, director of BBC News, told workers that audiences were increasingly sceptical of the service they provided and the challenge was to "restate the case for our journalism and to articulate it in a multi-channel world". The Hutton Report criticised the BBC for the way it handled a radio report on the Today Programme about the Governmentâs policy on Iraq, which ultimately led to the resignation of chairman Gavyn Davies and director-general Greg Dyke. Posted by: tipper 2004-04-24 |
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