Gary Lineker row: How does the BBC get impartiality right?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockward is joined by former controller of BBC Radio 4, Mark Damazer and Professor Suzanne Franks, former broadcaster with BBC News, and head of journalism at City, University of London, to discuss the need for impartiality at the state broadcaster, and the difficulties of maintaining it.
Podcast producer: Emma-Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 1:06.9 | mutiny at Match of the Day, the BBC has quickly reinstated its highest paid star. |
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| 1:16.6 | Well, I'm very sorry for the disruption today. |
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| 1:22.6 | and they haven't got the programming. |
| 1:24.6 | And says it will carry out an independent review |
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