Alan Rusbridger

An elegant and splendlidly contemptuous swatting of the horribly contemptible and profoundly dishonest Farage - and a very good dig at Farage's Trumpian "lowest grade presenter" jibe at Ms Barnett for skewering him so effectively.

Well done, Alan Rusbridger!

Thanks !

Thank you !

This is very good.

Farage’s attack on the BBC tells us who he really is His response to allegations of racist behaviour reveals more than we could have guessed—and why the Beeb needs to protect itself

“Je suis Bernard Manning,” claims Nigel Farage. And so he is. But not quite in the way he meant. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...

A firestorm has ripped through the BBC—but no one will say why Called before MPs, none of the characters who supposedly see so much wrong with the corporation would make a case for institutional bias

One of the world’s greatest news organisations has been brought to the brink of meltdown by… what, exactly? Three hours of MPs questions revealed nothing to write home about, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

Why did @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and Sarah Davidson call their new publication The Nerve? They tell @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com here:
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The OBR springs a leak! Reporting on a budget shambles story Alan and Lionel reunite to discuss the budget leak and Rutger Bregman’s allegations that BBC censored his remarks about Trump

🎧: @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social reunite to discuss the budget leak and Rutger Bregman’s allegations that BBC censored his remarks about Trump.

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A firestorm has ripped through the BBC—but no one will say why Called before MPs, none of the characters who supposedly see so much wrong with the corporation would make a case for institutional bias

A firestorm has ripped through the BBC, but no one can quite put their finger on why. An analysis of yesterday's curious hearing into an undoubted PR coup by those who wish the BBC ill www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

Leaving the Jewish Chronicle Since the change in ownership, the paper has read more like a propaganda sheet for Benjamin Netanyahu

Here’s a link to lee Harpin’s blog in which he describes Robbie Gibb’s alleged editorial role at the Jewish Chronicle leeharpin.substack.com/p/leaving-th...

Harpin also records that Gibb interviewed him for deputy editor’s job. Gibb offered the job to Jake Wallis Simons instead leeharpin.substack.com/p/leaving-the-…

Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”

Shah; Prescott thinks no actions were taken. “That’s simply not the case.” Prescott’s report was partial. Gibb says “of course” he didn’t know Prescott report would be leaked

Shah; I spent a great deal of time trying to stop the DG from resigning. The board didn’t want him to go

Samir Shah; we should have pursued the Panorama edit in May. Thought the initial suggested apology after Telegraph story wasn’t adequate or sufficient.

Prescott: “The BBC gets as close as any organisation in the world ever has [to be a n effective and trusted arbiter of impartiality”. ] Not quite how the Telegraph spin his report 😂

Prescott agrees that Robbie Gibb is a friend. Agrees that Gibb was one of four person panel who appointed him. Asked if he was would disclose any comms between them before the interview “That’s quite a precedent to set” he says

Clear difference between the two editorial advisers. Carole Daniel emphasises again that BBC actively engaging with issues of impartiality on a regular basis “ I think that’s a really healthy organisation and a very healthy debate”

Carole Daniel; “ I personally think the BBC did take issues of impartiality and accuracy seriously It’s the reason they are one of the most trusted news brands in the world”. Says Prescott’s dossier was a personal account rather than a comprehensive review.

“Was it a weird accident or someone working under pressure?” Prescott doesn’t know why the Panorama edit happened; “I don’t think it’s a bigger problem”

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Prescott says the Panorama programme was aggressively anti-Trump. Neutral and experienced journalists who have seen the programme found it admirably balanced

Prescott regrets Davie resigned. Thought he was a “supreme talent” with a blind spot over editorial failings. Sorry his dossier leaked to the Telegraph.

Prescott says they are over defensive

“They care very few organisations with that level of auditing” Caroline Daniel, who says the BBC has improved in quickly admitting mistakes

All being broadcast now on Parliament TV David. Evidence to culture committee

I would say I did not find the BBC defensive” - Caroline Daniel, former editorial adviser

“Do you think the BBC is institutionally biased?” Michael Prescott, author of the Telegraph dossier: “I don’t”

“Six days after I sent the memo to OfCom, DCMS, there it was in the Telegraph.” Michael Prescott strongly suggests he didn’t leak it to the paper. Hmmm. Who did, then?