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Do some at The BBC have too much power?

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Countdowntowinter · 12/07/2023 09:01

A young Welsh journalist with a promising career ahead of her graduated with a masters from Cardiff university. She proudly tweeted with excitement about her first piece being published in The Telegraph.

A BBC newsreader, not even a writer, who confirmed he had merely read no further that the opening paragraph branded it 'feeble'. Cue online threats including rape threats for the journalist.

I recall the stories of the amount of coverage an opinion is given by the very highly paid BBC presenters several months ago.

Perhaps time the BBC rained their presenters in a bit?

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Caradonna · 12/07/2023 13:49

It is covered by subscription true but the figures for Netflix for example
MUCH IS NETFLIX WORTH? FINANCIALS
Share Price, 52-Week Range $162.71-$700.99
Revenue in 2021 $29.7 billion
Profit in 2021 $5.17 billion
Profit in 2nd Quarter 2022 $1.44 billion
Outstanding Shares 444.24 million

A multitude billion pound company although cheaper than a bbc subscription -would you really want all your streaming and news to come via US multibillion companies. How much say and control do you have over their CEI,CFO,presenters etcetc salaries ? A letter complaining about some presenter’s comments ? Yeah that would go far!!

Countdowntowinter · 12/07/2023 16:13

DreamItDoIt · 12/07/2023 12:05

Hopefully this young, clearly talented, journalist will have lots of opportunities very soon to write some more pieces and will be able to smile to herself and move onwards in her career 🙂

Very likely she will.

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Countdowntowinter · 12/07/2023 16:15

EffortlessDesmond · 12/07/2023 12:48

It should be "reined" in... my editorial background compels me to point out! The rain will fall on HE, just as it does on us all. Reins, as in equine tack, used for steering and braking purposes.

Yes, my mistake. Although maybe he should be rein as in equine tack in. Put the brakes on him and steer him in the right direction. Who knows.

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Countdowntowinter · 12/07/2023 16:16

Caradonna · 12/07/2023 13:49

It is covered by subscription true but the figures for Netflix for example
MUCH IS NETFLIX WORTH? FINANCIALS
Share Price, 52-Week Range $162.71-$700.99
Revenue in 2021 $29.7 billion
Profit in 2021 $5.17 billion
Profit in 2nd Quarter 2022 $1.44 billion
Outstanding Shares 444.24 million

A multitude billion pound company although cheaper than a bbc subscription -would you really want all your streaming and news to come via US multibillion companies. How much say and control do you have over their CEI,CFO,presenters etcetc salaries ? A letter complaining about some presenter’s comments ? Yeah that would go far!!

Good points.

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gympiegympie · 12/07/2023 16:16

a lot of Huw Edwards posts today🤔

Bromptotoo · 12/07/2023 16:18

You don't need to be Einstein to work out why this has been posted today....

Endlesssummerof76 · 12/07/2023 16:18

ExtraOnions · 12/07/2023 09:15

Seems like a fairly tragic attempt at a HE “pile on” … head off to Tattle Life if you want to partake in that.

MN is hardly any better than Tattle Life - both are purely entertainment fodder.

gympiegympie · 12/07/2023 16:18

😂

Countdowntowinter · 12/07/2023 20:42

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12292635/Now-Huw-Edwards-faces-fresh-allegations-inappropriate-behaviour-BBC-colleagues.html

Interesting that employees at the BBC have allegedly come forward with complaints now. One member of staff at the BBC alleges 'abuse of power', which was my point. Well now the BBC can investigate the staff members concerns as well as the young person(s).

Huw Edwards faces fresh allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour'

It came just minutes after his own wife Vicky Flind revealed him as being the presenter accused of paying £35,000 to a 'vulnerable' teenager in return for explicit photographs.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12292635/Now-Huw-Edwards-faces-fresh-allegations-inappropriate-behaviour-BBC-colleagues.html

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