BBC boss Tim Davie offers to meet black media executive over claims he was 'blocked' for BBC
BBC boss Tim Davie has offered to meet with Marcus Ryder over claims that he effectively 'blocked' him from a job at the corporation, reports the Guardian.
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BBC boss Tim Davie has offered to meet with Marcus Ryder over claims that he effectively 'blocked' him from a job at the corporation, reports the Guardian.
A leading diversity campaigner-Marcus Ryder- missed out on a top BBC job after director-general Tim Davie effectively 'blocked' his appointment, the Mail can reveal.
The frontrunner to become head of the BBC's news channels has previously hit out at Boris Johnson, Brexit and Britain's imperial past in now-deleted tweets, it has been revealed. Jess Brammar, who is vying to become the broadcaster's executive news editor, has launched a series of Left-wing attacks on Twitter in recent years. The posts, which have recently resurfaced, have reignited a recruitment row over concerns among board members about her apparent bias. Earlier this month, Sir Robbie Gibb, who was former Tory PM Theresa May's communications chief and now sits on the BBC board, is said ...
The BBC was in revolt last night over a bid to halt the appointment of a senior journalist who has shared Left-wing views on social media. Sir Robbie Gibb, who was former Tory PM Theresa May’s communications chief and now sits on the BBC board, is said to have intervened to block Jess Brammar. It is claimed he feared appointing ex-HuffPost UK editor Miss Brammar as executive news editor – overseeing global and domestic news channels – would damage trust with the Government. It is claimed he feared appointing ex-HuffPost UK editor Miss Brammar, pictured, as executive news editor would da...