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☆ BBC engulfed in an impartiality storm of its own making
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“There is a long-established precedent in the BBC that if you’re an entertainment presenter or you’re a football presenter, then you are not bound by those same rules” on impartiality, former director-general Greg Dyke told BBC Radio 4 over the weekend. BBC Director General Tim Davie has made protecting impartiality one of his major priorities. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesMore problematic still is that the same thorny questions about impartiality extend to the BBC’s leadership. “It’s a mess, isn’t it?” former BBC executive Peter Salmon told the cooperation’s flagship political presenter Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday. “He’s got views, he’s got passions … it may be that Gary has outgrown the job, and his role in the BBC.”

☆ BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind suspended soccer host Gary Lineker
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The BBC said it was "sorry for these changes which we recognize will be disappointing for BBC sport fans. Lineker, 62, was a household name in Britain even before he became chief "Match of the Day" presenter in 1999. Last year, the BBC found Lineker had breached impartiality rules with a tweet about the Conservatives' alleged Russian donations. Former BBC Director General Greg Dyke said the network had "undermined its own credibility" by appearing to bow to government pressure. Keir Starmer, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, said the BBC was "caving in" to political pressure from Conservative lawmakers.

☆ Reaction to Lineker being pulled from presenting by the BBC
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But the decision to take Gary Lineker off air is indefensible. LABOUR PARTY LEADER KEIR STARMER"The BBC is not acting impartially by caving in to Tory MPs who are complaining about Gary Lineker." FORMER LABOUR LEADER JEREMY CORBYN"Well done Gary Lineker for standing up for refugees. FORMER CULTURE SECRETARY NADINE DORRIES"News that Gary Lineker has been stood down for investigation is welcome and shows BBC are serious about impartiality." "The perception out there is going to be that Gary Lineker, a much-loved television presenter, was taken off air after government pressure on a particular issue."

De asemenea, vor beneficia de susţinere fotbalul feminin şi ligile inferioare din fotbalul masculin. Un grup de experţi ai fotbalului a transmis guvernului britanic, la finele lui septembrie, o scrisoare deschisă prin care solicită un ajutor de urgenţă pentru cluburile din ligile patronate de English Footbal League (liga 2-a, liga a 3-a şi liga a 4-a), fără de care structura actuală a fotbalului ar intra în colaps. Numeroase cluburi din ligile inferioare au suferit pierderi financiare mari din cauza pandemiei de coronavirus, care a provocat suspendarea fotbalului timp de trei luni începând cu luna martie. Reluarea sezonului 2019/2020, în luna iunie, s-a făcut fără prezenţa spectatorilor în tribune, ceea ce a dus la pierderea încasărilor de pe bilete. De asemenea, şi şefii altor federaţii sportive au scris premierului Boris Johnson pentru a solicita sprijin financiar şi a evita intrarea în colaps.

Persons: Greg Dyke, Lord Triesman, Charlie Methven, Robbie Savage, Boris Johnson Organizations: Agerpres, English, League Locations: hipism, britanic, Southampton

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