日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Europe

Warning issued to BBC in Diana interview fallout

By Julian Shea in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-24 08:00
Share
Share - WeChat
Signage and promotional window display is seen at the BBC Broadcasting House offices and recording studios, London, Britain, on May 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

The political fallout of recent revelations about the BBC's infamous 1995 interview with Diana Princess of Wales continues to cast a cloud over the broadcasting organization, with the suggestion it could be in line for major changes in how it is run.

Having separated from her husband Prince Charles in 1992, Diana's divorce came through in 1996, but before then, in November 1995, she gave a revealing televised interview to BBC journalist Martin Bashir, which made front page news around the world.

It also earned awards for Bashir, who went on to work as a high-profile presenter in the United States, before returning to the BBC in 2016 as religious affairs correspondent, a role he left recently, after a number of major health issues.

However, his departure coincided with the publication of an independent inquiry which concluded that he had used deception, including forged bank statements, to secure the interview, which has provoked a storm of fury and backlash against the corporation.

The inquiry also said that an internal BBC investigation in 1996, which had cleared him of wrongdoing, was "woefully ineffective". That inquiry was led by Tony Hall, then head of BBC News, who went on to become its director general, and on whose watch Bashir was rehired.

A member of staff cleans tables at Cafe Diana which has photographs of Princess Diana adorning its walls and was visited by the late princess on various occasions, London, Britain, May 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

The BBC is a public service broadcaster, not a state broadcaster, but one that relies on a charter from the government, renewed on a 10-yearly basis, and is funded by an annual public levy, which this year rose to 159 pounds ($225).

Next year marks the corporation's centenary, but a mid-charter review of its funding will also take place, and without referring specifically to the Bashir affair, Home Secretary Priti Patel says it will be "a very, very significant moment" for how the BBC is run, "when lessons have to be learned".

"Next year is an opportunity when it comes to the mid-term review of the BBC charter for government and the BBC to absolutely look at new ways of governance of the institution, the organisation," she told Sky News.

"My colleagues in government will absolutely make sure that that is used as the right opportunity not just for reflection but to enhance governance and accountability of the BBC."

Hall, who stepped down as director general of the BBC last summer, has now resigned from his position as chairman of the National Gallery in London, saying he did not want the attention on his involvement in the Bashir affair to be "a distraction" to the art gallery.

"I am very sorry for the events of 25 years ago and I believe leadership means taking responsibility," he said in a statement.

In an interview in the Sunday Times, Bashir said he regretted his actions, which were "wrong", but rejected claims that the interview had undermined Diana, who had been the subject of intrusive media attention for years, and who died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, after her car was pursued by paparrazi photographers.

"Everything we did in terms of the interview was as she wanted, from when she wanted to alert the palace, to when it was broadcast, to its contents," he said.

Journalist Rosamund Urwin, who met Bashir in person for the interview, told the BBC he still seemed unwilling to accept responsibility.

"He wasn't, I felt, as contrite as one could be in that circumstance, if you're always looking for an excuse rather than an apology that seems problematic to me," she said.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产玖玖| 亚洲国产视频网站 | 日本精品视频 | 日韩视频专区 | 午夜视频在线观看免费观看在线观看 | 国产精品美女久久久久aⅴ国产馆 | 五月天婷婷在线视频 | 日韩系列 | 毛片免费大全短视频 | 国产一区二区三区日韩欧美 | 中国人免费的片 | 国产欧美视频在线观看 | 九九视频网 | 国产东北普通话对白 | 久久综合九色婷婷97 | 男人天堂99 | 日本啪视频 | 亚洲欧洲日本天天堂在线观看 | 日韩精品第二页 | 国产成人影院 | 成人av免费观看 | 亚洲www啪成人一区二区麻豆 | 国产视频第一页 | 欧美激情一区二区三级高清视频 | 亚洲国产精品人人爽夜夜爽 | 国产精品久久久久久久久久久久 | 99久久99久久精品免费看蜜桃 | 成人福利在线视频 | 亚洲综合色网 | 色噜噜狠狠色综合欧洲 | www.色婷婷| 婷婷的久久五月综合先锋影音 | 免费视频片在线观看大片 | 久热精品视频 | 亚洲精品久久久 | 亚洲国产婷婷香蕉久久久久久99 | 免费一级视频在线观看 | 真实做爰对白录音 | 久久精品中文字幕首页 | 精品专区| 欧美性xxxx交 |