Key Sentence:
- The has announced changes to raise standards across the organization and to challenge allegations of bias.
- He released a 10-point plan focused on impartiality, whistleblowing, and editorial standards.
The plan provides for regular content reviews, increased transparency, and new editorial guidelines for irregularities. The was criticized earlier this year for the “fraud” manner in which Martin Bashir accepted an interview with Princess Diana in 1995.
“The BBC’s editorial values of impartiality, accuracy and trustworthiness are at the core of our relationship with audiences in the UK and around the world,” said CEO Tim Davy. “Presents A 10-Point Our audiences deserve and expect the programs and content they trust every day. And we must meet the highest standards and act responsibly in everything we do.
“The changes we announce not only ensure that we learn from the past. But also maintain these basic values for the future. The impartiality plan was influenced by a review of the editorial, governance. And cultural processes commissioned by the board in May. This was followed in May with the publication of the Dyson Report, Lord Dyson’s independent investigation. Into the circumstances surrounding Panorama’s 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Presents A 10-Point “key actions” of the plan for impartiality include:
- A “Thematic Overview” covering results in critical areas of public debate to ensure that the breadth of voices and views is reflect. The first being UK public spending and taxation
- Increased responsibility for the editorial team, with internal management reviewing content to assess whether it meets the company’s editorial standards
- A simple set of techniques for working with internal investigations
- A “statement” of how the will deal with expedited editorial complaints about broadcast or published content
- Monitor “indicators of impartiality” such as editorial complaints, staff training, public perception, and demographics
- Make Editorial Guidelines “more distinct and user-friendly” for all staff
- Add two experts with experience outside the to its editorial guidelines and standards committee
- Extend impartiality training to freelancers and new hires at all levels
- Adopt new measures to increase internal and external transparency
- Adoption of new editorial guidelines for violation reporting guidelines
- Sir Nicholas Serota’s report released on Friday found that “a lot has changed” in the last 25 years. But “there is still room for significant improvement.”
The former director of Tate said it allow executives “to go a step further and ensure that accuracy, impartiality, fairness and integrity are deeply entrench in the organisation.”