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What is happening to BBC?

” The Voice from London,” during World War II, Norwegians trusted BBC and Toralv Øksnevad from Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), who presented the latest war development in Norwegian.

BBC used to be a trusted voice globally, not so anymore.
Which media can one trust in the 21 century?
Is there any media filling in after BBC??

Richard Sharp appearing before the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Wire: As BBC Turns 100, Uncertainty Looms Large Over The Future Of Britain’s Public Broadcaster
No broadcaster in the world today can rival the cultural prestige of the UK’s British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). From nature documentaries to period dramas, its programs are watched by a global audience. In Britain, the news reporting of the BBC is by far the most trusted source of information about current affairs.

I think it’s difficult to see how Richard Sharp could possibly stay in the position that he’s in given the far reaching implications for the reputation of the BBC and the implications for trust in journalism.

Lisa Nandy, Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Labour Party

The Guardian:
Right-wing think tanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC. George Monbiot.
The reality of these organizations’ ideology – and its US origins – must be exposed, writes Paul Clarke.
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Gary Lineker suspended by the BBC for upsetting the Conservatives because he stood up for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. The same BBC whose chairman gave the Conservatives £400,000 before helping to arrange an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson pic.twitter.com/gwwQ1j1oEr

— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) March 10, 2023

WOW WOW WOW🔥

Anna Soubry has knocked my socks off

She 100% goes to town on the bbc calling them state media broadcasters who are caving to a baying mob & right wing government

Everybody should be really worried

Well done @Anna_Soubry 👏

#tvlicence #ImWithGary #Solidarity pic.twitter.com/xeDWwXAAXB

— kerry ✊💙💙 (backing Nurses) (@hewitson10) March 10, 2023

Alastair Campbell is absolutely smashing the shit out of this tonight.

The corruption of Sharp and Johnson needs to be pointed out on national TV, but the fact he said it live on BBC News after they tried to undermine his viewpoint, is delicious. Legend. pic.twitter.com/RgItKK5mB1

— Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) March 10, 2023

“They absolutely had a choice.”

Alastair Campbell, former director of communications to Tony Blair, tells @mattfrei the BBC made the wrong decision in making Gary Lineker “step back” from presenting Match of the Day after he criticised the government’s asylum policy. pic.twitter.com/WTPUW46nAu

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) March 10, 2023

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