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CNN —Veteran British broadcaster Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88, his former employer the BBC reported Thursday, citing a statement from his family. “After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family,” the statement said, according to the BBC. Parkinson interviewed many of the world’s most famous people on his long-running show, which launched in 1971. Michael Parkinson interviewing actress Bette Davis in October 1975. Mirren and Parkinson appeared on another show together in 2008, the TV host told the BBC, and “laughed like two intelligent human beings.”
Persons: Michael Parkinson, Sir Michael Parkinson, Parkinson, Muhammad Ali, John Lennon, Elton John, Nelson Mandela, Judi Dench, Tim Davie, , ” “, Michael, ” Davie, Bette Davis, Don Smith, ” Parkinson, Ali, Tony Blair, Victoria Beckham, David, , Nick Robinson, Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren, Mirren Organizations: CNN — Veteran, BBC, Radio Times, British, Daily Telegraph Locations: CNN — Veteran British, Iraq, Parkinson’s, prat
Edith Wharton Goes to War
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Anne Nelson | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
On July 1, Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian novelist and war correspondent, died of injuries sustained when a Russian missile struck a crowded pizza restaurant in the city of Kramatorsk. That senseless attack not only removed a bright literary light; it also called attention to the prominent role women have played in reporting on the war’s atrocities. From high-profile reporters like the BBC’s Lyse Doucet and CNN’s Clarissa Ward to ordinary Ukrainians writing on social media, women have been courageously covering the conflict since it began in February 2022.
Persons: Victoria Amelina, Lyse Doucet, CNN’s Clarissa Ward Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Kramatorsk
CNN —A BBC presenter has been told by the corporation that a comment he made toward a female Australian cricketer was “not appropriate” after he called her a “little Barbie” during a match interview earlier this week. Presenter Chris Hughes made the comment to Maitlan Brown on Tuesday after the sportswoman said her Southern Brave team had bonded by playing a practice game and going to the cinema to see the “Barbie” movie. Maitlan Brown played for the Sixers during the Women's Big Bash League in November last year. LBC presenter Nick Ferrari said that Hughes is “young enough to know better,” while one Twitter user commented: “Had to rewind to check id heard it right. Took a while to go back a few decades but yep, there it was (sic).”CNN has reached out to Hughes’ representatives for comment.
Persons: , Barbie ”, Chris Hughes, Maitlan Brown, sportswoman, Barbie, Hughes, blushing, Chris, Brown, Mark Evans, Nick Ferrari, Organizations: CNN, BBC, Southern, Braves, Trent Rockets, , Sixers, Bash League, LBC, ” CNN Locations: Australian,
Small Town ‘Tradio’ and More: The Week in Reporter Reads
  + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
In 1973, a young man named Uri Geller appeared on one of the BBC’s most popular television shows, “The Dimbleby Talk-In,” and announced that the laws of Newtonian physics did not apply to him. A handsome 26-year-old Israeli, dressed casually and flanked by a pair of academics, Mr. Geller performed a series of bewildering feats using nothing more, he said, than his mind. Then he appeared to bend a fork simply by staring at it. Because at the core of his performance was a claim of boggling audacity: that these were not tricks. ◆ ◆ ◆Written and narrated by Andy Kifer
Persons: Uri Geller, , , Geller, , Andy Kifer
CNN —The BBC is ensnared in scandal — and its reporters are not shying away from covering it. On Tuesday, the British news organization broke news that a second young person had come forward to accuse one of its anchors — who still remains unnamed — of inappropriate behavior. The BBC reported that the person, whom the outlet described as in their 20s, was threatened by the host on an online dating app. The news came amid explosive allegations that the same BBC anchor paid a young person starting at age 17 for explicit photos. “And like with any other organization, BBC News has to ask BBC management or BBC services for responses and contact the BBC press office for official statements.”The note continues, “Occasionally BBC journalists approach senior managers for unplanned interviews - known as ‘doorsteps’ in the news business.
Organizations: CNN, BBC, BBC News, Fox News, Voting Locations: British
The BBC staff member suspended on allegations of sexual misconduct was identified by his wife on Wednesday as Huw Edwards, an anchor on the BBC’s flagship nightly news program and one of its most prominent and distinguished figures. At the same time, London police said there was no evidence that Mr. Edwards had committed a crime, following a newspaper report last week that an unnamed BBC personality paid more than £35,000, or almost $45,000, to a teenager in exchange for explicit images over a period of several years that began when the person was 17 years old. Mr. Edwards’s wife, Vicky Flind, issued a statement on her husband’s behalf late Wednesday, saying he had been hospitalized with “serious mental health issues” and would respond to the allegations when he had recovered. “The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters,” Ms. Flind said. “He has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving inpatient care, where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future.”
Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, Edwards’s, Vicky Flind, Ms, Flind, , Organizations: BBC, London
London CNN —London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday it was assessing whether there was evidence that a BBC presenter accused of sexual misconduct has committed a criminal offense. The UK broadcaster suspended “a male member of staff” at the weekend after The Sun newspaper reported Friday that a woman had accused an unnamed BBC presenter of paying her teenage child for sexually explicit photographs. In a statement, the Met said detectives from its Specialist Crime Command met virtually with representatives from the BBC on Monday morning. It is a criminal offense in the UK to take or obtain sexually explicit photographs of anyone under the age of 18. The BBC has not yet named the presenter in question.
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6 Podcasts to Help You Take an Actual Break This Summer
  + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Emma Dibdin | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
The name is a deliberate misnomer; there are no actual crimes on “Petty Crimes,” just the kinds of trivial mini-battles that inevitably arise when strangers coexist. Starter episode: “Signed, Karma”In a saturated marketplace of meditation apps, Headspace is a long-running mainstay. Hosted by Robin Hopkins, an actress and writer, “Dear Headspace” centers on listener-submitted questions about mental health, relationships, life transitions and more. In each episode, Hopkins answers questions alongside a rotating cast of Headspace meditation teachers, whose voices will be familiar to users of the app. This BBC radio program is tailor-made for those moments — immersive soundscapes from around the world, interspersed with snippets of gentle narration.
Persons: “ Adele ”, , , Griff Stark, , Cassie, Robin Hopkins, Hopkins, Kessonga, Slate’s Willa Paskin, Sherlock Organizations: Ceara O’Sullivan, BBC Locations: Ennis, America, Nashville
Lord's Cricket Ground, London CNN —Australia took a commanding 2-0 lead in this year’s Ashes Series after winning an ill-tempered Test match against England on Sunday. Speaking on BBC’s Test Match Special, England captain Ben Stokes said that he would have withdrawn the appeal if he was in the position of Australian captain Pat Cummins. The majority of England fans inside the ground were left furious by the decision and started vociferously chanting at and booing the Australian players. Once the wicket of Stokes fell, Australia sauntered to a win – beating England by 43 runs – but discussions surrounding the controversial run out will continue for the foreseeable future. The third Ashes Test will be held in Headingley, Leeds, on July 6.
Persons: Jonny Bairstow, Bairstow, Alex Carey, Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, , , Mike Egerton, England’s Stuart Broad, Carey, Cummins, ” Ben Stokes masterclass, Stokes, England's, Ian Kington, Australia sauntered Organizations: London CNN — Australia, England, Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC, ” Cricket Australia, , Australian Team, Headingley, Getty Locations: London, England, Australia, AFP, Headingley, Leeds
The Guardian did not publish a headline claiming that a “far-right conspiracy theory is always a far-right conspiracy theory” regardless of whether it is “true or not,” as suggested in a fabricated screenshot crediting the BBC’s disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring. The sub-headline reads: “In fact, the more true it is, the more of a far-right conspiracy theory it is. Spring told Reuters that she had not written any such headline, and that the screenshot surfaced after she published her investigation of a conspiracy theory newspaper in June (www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65821747). The fabricated headline does not appear in a search of the Guardian’s website (www.theguardian.com/uk), nor in an online search (archive.is/wip/tzH7X). The Guardian did not publish the headline attributed to Marianna Spring.
Persons: , Marianna Spring, it’s, Spring, Read Organizations: Guardian, Reuters Locations: Marianna
As much of the world pays close attention to the slow progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, its leaders are trying to tamp down expectations, saying that the fight to expel the Russian invaders was inevitably going to be a hard, bloody slog, not a lightning advance. “We would definitely like to make bigger steps,” he said, according to a transcript provided by the BBC, but he insisted that he remained confident and suggested that expectations of rapid success were unrealistic. Allies may try to pressure Ukraine, but “with all due respect, nothing will depend on that opinion,” Mr. Zelensky told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim. Ukraine’s forces are also trying to advance around the Russian-held city of Bakhmut, in Donetsk. At the same time, Russian forces have attempted to go on the offensive elsewhere in Donetsk and the Luhansk region, potentially diverting Ukrainian resources.
Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, , ” Mr, Zelensky, Yalda Hakim, Organizations: BBC Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk, Russian, Bakhmut, Luhansk
CNN —Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was once shunned by the United States. But in the nine years since that ban was lifted, Modi has been progressively embraced by the White House – now more than ever. Modi will also lead celebrations for the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, illustrating the influence of India’s soft power. US President Joe Biden meets with Modi during the Quad leaders summit at Kantei Palace in Tokyo, on May 24, 2022. Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for photographs at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on December 6, 2021.
Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Joe Biden, Evan Vucci, Biden, Delhi’s, Modi’s, Daniel S, Markey, ” Markey, , , Anthony Albanese, James Marape, Volodymyr Zelensky, aren’t, Saeed Khan, “ Modi, , John Sifton, Sushant Singh, , Tanvi Madan, Vladimir Putin, Narayan, Madan, Vinay Kwatra, ” Madan Organizations: CNN, Indian, White, International, United Nations, Biden, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, Australian, Australia's, Admiralty House, Getty, Rights Watch, Amnesty International, BBC, Policy Research, Brookings Institution, Kremlin, Russia, Bloomberg, Indian Air Force, India’s Locations: United States, Washington, New York, Tokyo, India, South Asia, China, Sydney, Papua New Guinea, Japan, AFP, Asia, Gujarat, New Delhi, Delhi, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, Hyderabad
CNN —The Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi is in discussions to join Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami, according to reports by the BBC and The Athletic. There has been speculation around Messi’s next move since he announced his departure from French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). CNN has reached out to Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, Messi’s representative and David Beckham – who is part of Inter Miami’s ownership team – but had not received a reply by the time of publication. There had been previous speculation Messi would move to Saudi Arabia, where he has business ties. Before his two-season stint with PSG, Messi spent 17 trophy-laden years at FC Barcelona.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Messi’s, Germain, Guillem Balague, David Beckham –, Messi, Jorge Messi Organizations: CNN, Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, BBC, The, Paris Saint, PSG, Sunday, Inter, FC Barcelona, Argentina Locations: Saudi Arabian, Al, Hilal, Saudi Arabia, Barcelona
Emory Andrew Tate III is a 36-year-old professional fighter-turned media personality from Chicago who has racked up billions of views online for his rants about male dominance, female submission and wealth. In the years since, he has become a divisive online content creator with the self-proclaimed “misogynist” suspended from all major social media platforms. ‘Daily diet of misogyny’Tate has been accused of pedaling hateful views online and making his controversial lifestyle appealing to young and vulnerable audiences. Introduce the topic by saying you have read about Andrew Tate and ask if they have heard of him,” she suggested. According to Drummond, schools are being proactive in starting conversations that allow adolescent males to explore issues surrounding Tate and his ideology.
Persons: Andrew Tate, Lucy Williamson, Tate, , , Williamson, I’ve, I’m, ” Tate, Jayne Butler, Tristan, Emory Andrew Tate, “ misogynist ”, Elon Musk, Vadim Ghirda, Greta Thunberg, ’ Tate, Hope, Georgie Laming, Tate’s misogynist, ” Laming, Alicia Drummond, ” Drummond, Drummond, Laming, Tommy Robinson, YouTuber Paul Joseph Watson, Alex Jones, “ Tate, Andreea Alexandru, can’t Organizations: London CNN, Wales, American, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Media, Elon, AP Tate, Romania’s, CNN, Tate, Management Agency, Hate Locations: Romania, England, British, Chicago, Bucharest, Britain, United States, Australia,
Size of Jurassic sea giant found, study says
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
The findings from the Late Jurassic period, though fragmentary, suggest the pliosaur was about twice the size of a killer whale — and move lead study author David Martill closer to redemption. However, he cautioned that an increase in length corresponds with an “exponential increase in volume … placing a biological limit on the upper size pliosaurs could reach.” Smith wasn’t involved in the study. Pliosaurs were “a group of large carnivorous marine reptiles characterized by massive heads, short necks and streamlined tear-shaped bodies,” according to Britannica. Benton wasn’t involved in the study. “Here is a marine reptile as large as a sperm whale, and there’s nothing like it around today.”
Some members of the British hierarchy wished to keep cameras out of the inner sanctum of Westminster Abbey, where the queen was crowned. “The world would have been a happier place if television had never been discovered,” the Most Rev. Geoffrey F. Fisher, then the archbishop of Canterbury, who presided over the queen’s coronation, was quoted as saying. Where his mother’s crowning bathed the monarchy in uncontested splendor, Charles’s challenge is to focus a much more diffuse spotlight. While Elizabeth’s coronation required only around 20 cameras, Charles’s crowning is set to be broadcast on the BBC’s hi-definition iPlayer streaming service, alongside television coverage.
A screen inside the BBC’s headquarters broadcasts a statement by Richard Sharp. Photo: HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERSLONDON—The chairman of the BBC, Richard Sharp , quit Friday after an investigation concluded he breached the U.K. government code for public appointments by failing to declare that he offered to facilitate a loan to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson while applying for the job at the publicly funded broadcaster. The decision by Mr. Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, to step down is the latest scandal to wash over the British Broadcasting Corp., which has been buffeted by a series of missteps that critics say has dented its image as an independent, impartial broadcaster and raised questions over whether it has bowed to pressure from the ruling Conservative government.
New York CNN —NPR on Wednesday said that it is suspending its use of Twitter after clashing with the social media company over a controversial new “state-affiliated media” label applied to its accounts. The move was quickly rebuked by NPR, which is publicly funded by listeners. Twitter has also faced backlash over applying a similar “government funded media” label to the BBC, which is also primarily funded by the public. Twitter has faced an exodus of advertisers, who have been concerned about increased hate speech on the platform and massive cuts to the company’s workforce. In the meantime, Musk has taken on the uphill battle of encouraging users to pay $8 per month for the platform’s subscription service.
The label has not been given to the BBC’s other accounts, including BBC News (World) and BBC Breaking News. Twitter has not given a definition for what it considers “government funded media” to constitute. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee.”The BBC received the label after a similar one was given to America’s National Public Radio (NPR). Twitter initially designated the US broadcaster as “state-affiliated media,” putting it on a par with Russian propaganda network RT and China’s Xinhua News Agency. Twitter defines state-affiliated media outlets as outlets “where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution.”
Indian journalists warn of new assault on press freedom
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
The Editors Guild of India, a nonprofit organization representing more than 200 journalists, said in a statement on Friday that it was “deeply disturbed” by the new rules, saying they had “deeply adverse implications” for press freedom in India. If these companies failed to take down the offending content, Chandrasekhar said, they would lose the automatic legal protection they currently enjoy against complaints about third-party content on their platforms. “The dangers of misinformation, the impact of patently false information in a democracy like ours, is never to be underestimated,” Chandrasekhar said. Concern has been brewing in recent months over the Indian government’s increasingly restrictive stance towards the media. In February, Indian tax authorities searched the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai, accusing the British broadcaster of tax evasion.
Gary Lineker is the BBC’s highest-paid sports broadcaster and a former soccer star. LONDON—The British Broadcasting Corp. on Monday struck a deal with its top sports presenter that will allow him back on air, days after it ignited a staff rebellion by suspending him for tweeting about politics. After a tumultuous weekend that saw the broadcaster dramatically cut back its sports coverage, BBC Director-General Tim Davie said the company would allow Gary Lineker back on air and promised to carry out an independent review of the company’s social-media guidelines, which he said had gray areas.
BBC commentator Gary Lineker was suspended over tweeting about politics. LONDON—The British Broadcasting Corp. now finds itself caught in a drama of its own making: By suspending a top sports broadcaster over tweeting about politics, it has inadvertently forced itself into the center of a U.S. style culture war. On Sunday, the state-funded broadcaster for the second day had to limit the availability of its sports programming after dozens of staff and leading sports announcers walked off in protest at the suspension of retired footballer Gary Lineker, one of England’s most popular sports figures and the BBC’s highest-paid broadcaster.
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.”
Of 187 internet shutdowns recorded worldwide, 84 took place in India, according to the report published Tuesday by Access Now, a New York based advocacy group that tracks internet freedom. India has the world’s second largest digital population, following China, with more than 800 million internet users. Pradeep Guar/Mint/Getty ImagesIn recent years, the government has repeatedly justified blocking internet access on the grounds of preserving public safety amid widespread fears of mob violence. Rest of the worldLast year saw more internet shutdowns worldwide than ever before, Access Now said, prompting the group to raise fears of “digital authoritarianism” as governments continue the trend. Apart from India, other countries that saw internet shutdowns last year include Ukraine, Iran and Myanmar.
Some staff members were asked to remain at the offices overnight on Tuesday, the BBC said. But the offices are now open for people to enter and leave as needed. A special investigation team appointed by India’s Supreme Court in 2012 found no evidence to suggest he was to blame. India’s main opposition Congress party described the ongoing tax searches at the BBC offices as a “brazen attack” on India’s free press. The raids raised fears of censorship in India, with several media organizations issuing statements condemning the government’s actions.
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