BBC owes Chinese people sincere apology: FM spokesperson
BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has no sense of right and wrong, a
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BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has no sense of right and wrong, a
BBC announces internal probe into Diana interview fiasco The BBC said Monday it would review its editorial policies and governance after an independent report found one of its journalists used deception to secure a landmark interview with Princess Diana. The British broadcaster’s board said the internal probe would be conducted by a group of non-executive directors led by Nick Serota, its senior independent director, and report back by September. “We must not just assume that mistakes of the past cannot be repeated today — we must make sure that this is the case,” the board of governo...
Monday, 24 May 2021 10:07 PM MYT An investigation by retired judge John Dyson concluded last Thursday that journalist Martin Bashir had tricked Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer into helping to arrange the 1995 interview, in which she spoke candidly about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. LONDON, May 24 — The BBC said today it will review its editorial policies and governance after an independent report found one of its journalists used deception to secure a landmark interview ...
May 24, 2021 Share Martin Bashir, the BBC journalist who tricked princess Diana into giving an explosive interview, on Sunday apologized to Princes William and Harry, but said claims linking his actions to her death were “unreasonable.” A report by retired senior judge John Dyson published on Thursday found that Bashir commissioned faked bank statements that falsely suggested some of Diana’s closest aides were being paid by the security services to keep tabs on her. Bashir, 58, then showed them to Diana’s brother Charles Spencer in a successful bid to convince him to arran...
The BBC rehired Bashir as Religion Editor in 2016, when questions had already been asked about his conduct, saying the post was filled after a competitive interview process.