18 Questions to #BBC chair #SamirShah from the chair of the Commons Culture Media+Sport Committee on #Prescott memo, work of BBC’s Editorial Guidelines+Standards Cttee+resignations of DG Tim Davie+CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness. Worth reading IMO: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Richard Ayre asks how that squares with what #SamirShah told
CommonsCMS Committee which was that the #BBC Board "plays no part in appointments in the BBC because that is an executive matter."
@stewartpurvis.bsky.social says @vlvuk.bsky.social heard previously that #SamirShah “is doing his best. I’m sorry but I don’t think his best is good enough at the moment.”
But I think you can blame #SamirShah for failing to act decisively as the crisis unfolded.
Mark Damazer says by the time of the #BBCPanorama #Trump edit discussion and how best to construct a response, "the element of necessary trust between the component parts of the BBC had broken down". Doesn't blame #SamirShah. "It's the culture is where you have to start."
From @vlvuk.bsky.social conference, fyi #SamirShah does not have the power to remove #RobbieGibb from the #BBC Board.
Makes you wonder who is behind this censorship of Trump on the BBC? #RobbieGibb #SamirShah BBC may not be in 'safe hands' under its chair, says committee head www.bbc.com/news/article...
2. #BBC chair #SamirShah accepted Deborah Turness’ resignation as right+honorable. Board did not want #TimDavie to resign. Shah tried to dissuade him. Board apparently support Shah, though not ex member Shumeet Banerji who resigned. Shah rebutted Banerji’s claim he’d not been consulted about crisis.
“The resignation,fairly or not, looks like a direct critique of the #BBC's chair #SamirShah. #Banerji, according to an insider, was known to be angry that Shah was - in his view - weak in not challenging a number of other board members and their assertion about systemic bias at BBC News.”
Diary date #BBC #crisis 15.30 24.11. ex editorial advisers,BBC Editorial Guidelines+Standards Cttee Caroline Daniel + #MichaelPrescott (author of leaked dossier); BBC Chair #SamirShah; non-exec members, BBC Board EGS Cttee:
#RobbieGibb, Caroline Thomson.Live at www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
#BBC chair #SamirShah to staff: “we are, of course, acutely aware of the privilege of our funding+the need to protect our license fee payers, the British public..I want to be very clear with you - our position has not changed. There is no basis for a defamation case+we are determined to fight this."
BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim @sightmagazine.bsky.social #BBC #DonaldTrump #Panorama #SamirShah #6thJanuary #USCapitolattack
sightmagazine.com.au/news/bbc-apo...
Chris Packham has today posted about “state terrified” broadcasting. The #BBC cannot afford to be terrified into paying off #Trump. Its board, under #SamirShah *must* find the courage to live up to its mission. 3/
BBC chair #SamirShah said "we shouldn't believe "conspiracy theories".
'He also suggested criticism of the board was "disrespectful" when answering a question about whether they demonstrate BBC values.'
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(It's a public institution, Samir, a large part of which concerns journalism).
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Trump threatens to sue BBC as UK broadcaster admits error in editing his 6th January speech @sightmagazine.bsky.social #BBC #DonaldTrump #6thJanuary #SamirShah #Panorama #TimDavie #DeborahTurness
sightmagazine.com.au/news/trump-t...
Alot of BBC figures are now questioning the role of Shah, who is meant to lead the board and guide discussion. They blame him for allowing a vacuum that was ruthlessly exploited by the BBC’s opponents. Some describe him as weak and “not in charge of his board”. “There was a deafening silence and it got worse as the week went on,” said one figure. Another said Turness was blocked from commenting “by the chair”. A third said: “The Trump escalation could have been avoided if the board had listened and got ahead of it”
Samir Shah is the Chuck Schumer of the BBC
#BBC #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #RobbieGibb #TimDavie #DebraTurniss #MichaelPrescott #RupertMurdoch #SamirShah #ChuckSchumer #Trump
Insiders say the truth is damning. They say figures within BBC News, including Turness, wanted to be far more proactive in responding. As early as Tuesday, there was talk of apologising over the Trump edit in order to clear the way for a robust defence against Prescott’s broader allegations of institutional bias. Several sources said Shah blocked this, opting to wait until the board could come to a collective view in its response to parliament’s culture, media and sport committee, whose Conservative chair, Caroline Dinenage, had been expressing criticism over the alleged failings included in Prescott’s letter.
#BBC #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #RobbieGibb #TimDavie #DebraTurniss #MichaelPrescott #RupertMurdoch #SamirShah
BBC-voorzitter biedt excuses aan voor Trump-montage
www.transport-online.nl/105709/bbc-v... #BBC #Londen #SamirShah #Trump
Who is Samir Shah Wife? Biography, Son, Family & Net Worth 2025
#SamirShah #BelkisShah #CimranShah #ShahFamily #PakistanNews #GujratUpdates #FamilyProfile #NetWorth #Biography
gtvnewshd.com/biography/20...
¿Por qué dimitió el director de la BBC tras el caso Trump? #BBC #TimDavie #Panorama #Trump #ReinoUnido #Medios #Imparcialidad #Periodismo #DeborahTurness #SamirShah #RoyalCharter #9denoviembre #felizdomingo
donporque.com/por-que-dimi...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #SamirShah #BBC chairman: “Action is needed now to future-proof public service broadcasters, otherwise our very British success story will be part of our halcyon past."
#Newsnight is a disgrace. Meant to be flagship yet half the time taken up with video clips. #BBCNews dumbed down to infantile levels. #lisanandy when are you going to sack #samirshah, #timdavie & #DeborahTurness #LabourParty @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social #bbclaurak #thenewsagents #politics
