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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2024 · 26 MIN

Alan Rusbridger former Guardian editor in chief discusses his Prospect article "How the government captured the BBC"

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Alan Rusbridger, former Guardian editor and now editor at Prospect magazine has written an article with the headline ‘How the government captured the BBC'. Has it? We discuss the concept of impartiality, the government appointed board member Sir Robbie Gibb’s attempt to interfere in the appointment of the chair of Ofcom, his influence on the corporation, the make-up of the BBC board and criticism from the Jewish Chronicle.“Sir Robbie Gibb is the only person with editorial experience, who sits in ultimate judgement on BBC impartiality. That's a very strange state of affairs.”Please support our journalism by signing up to www.Patreon.com/Beebwatch@BeebRoger@[email protected]: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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