Peter Bale - curated media, journalism, and related technology news - Issue #8
Assuming you've seen news so I start with Jane Martinson's excellent analysis of what the BBC needs to learn from the Diana and Bashir saga. I fear, however, that it won't learn anything. In my opinion, Tony Hall was a stooge then and more so as director-general: an empty suit. Turns out he was also ready to turn a blind eye to outrageous journalistic conduct when it was always going to come out one day: he played for time. BBC critics are now crucifying it over a two-decade-old error under his watch. He will be comfy in his pension, and his seat in the House of Lords.
The prince speaks of "indescribable sadness" caused by his mother's interview with Martin Bashir.
The report in its full horror. Let's also wonder why Martin Bashir was re-hired as the BBC religion reporter. He blew a hole in the BBC's ethics but as usual it was the cover-up that causes the real damage: see Tony Hall.
Peter Jukes spent years covering the Levison Inquiry into phone hacking and associated corruption by newspapers in the UK. He can edge towards things on the margin of conspiracy but has a knack of also finding the truth there. In this piece he posits why and for whom the UK Home Secretary might have stalled publishing an independent report into a murder that connects police and media corruption. I hadn't realised she had delayed it once before. I suspect his contention that News Ltd may have leverage here may well turn out to be true: (see earliers in BBC being attacked).
Glad to see this emerge. We have a tendency to use weasel words that make the asymmetry of Israel's military and Hamas seem less profound. The description of what's really going on in Jerusalem is very good. I can say that pro-Israeli groups push these euphemisms and try to bully and intimidate newsrooms around the world.
Not a surprise and maybe it is understandable that a brother might give advice to a brother. However, Chris had already gone too far with his nauseating bro-interviews with Andrew. I also think Chris just isn't very good: he looks as though he is having a nervous breakdown on air no matter what the story is. All drama and eye rolls and no judgment.
As with the fabulous time Obama and Sarkozy were caught on an open mic discussing what a shit Benjamin Netanyahu was, it seems like Obama just called it right while being professionally diplomatic publicly.
Not sure this even an issue because in my experience Slack can be just as effective and there is less bullying and aggrandisement. But there's no doubt at all in my mind that news editing, news planning, in an open fashion in which material gets both commissioned and rejected is critical.