BBC
News, previously known as BBC
News and Current Affairs, is a major arm of the BBC,
responsible for the the corporation's news-gathering and production of
news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. Producing almost 100
hours of output daily, the organisation is the largest news broadcaster in
the world while carrying out the key objective of the BBC's Royal Charter
to "collect news and information in any part of the world and in any
manner that may be thought fit".
The
Director of BBC News is currently Helen Boaden; she reports to Mark Byford,
Deputy Director General and Head of the BBC Journalism group.
Based
at the News Centre within BBC Television Centre (TVC), Wood Lane, London
W12, the department operates regional centres across the United
Kingdom as well as 44 news-gathering bureaux around the world. Of
these bureaux, 41 are based outside the UK. Political coverage is based at
the Millbank Studios in 4 Millbank in Westminster. With an annual budget
of £350 million, BBC News consists of 3,500 staff, 2,000 of whom are
journalists.
The
organisation faces competition within the United Kingdom, from the rolling
news channel Sky News, as well as ITN,
a major provider of news services to commercial networks. Internationally,
BBC News competes with other news providers regionally.
The
Six O'Clock News was named most popular daily news programme in
2005, a position it currently maintains. The corporations 24 hour rolling
news channel BBC News 24 was awarded the RTS News channel of the year
award in 2006 for the first time in its history.
F.A.C.T.
(Falsely Accused Carers and Teachers)
PO Box 3074
Cardiff CF3 3WZ
Tel: 029 2077 7499
E-mail: info@factuk.org
Website: www.factuk.org
Campaigning organisation and support group which provides help and advice
to falsely accused and wrongly convicted carers and teachers throughout
the UK. The website contains a range of information, leaflets, books and
links.
Guidance
for education staff and volunteers in schools
Website: www.lg-employers.gov.uk/conditions/education/allegations
This website has guidance on: 1) staff facing an allegation of abuse; 2)
preventing 'abuse of trust' for education staff; and 3) the conduct of
education staff working with young people.
False
Allegations Support Organisation (FASO)
Support
Organisation for Falsely Accused People (SOFAP)
People
Against False Allegations of Abuse (PAFAA)
Unity
Injustice - Fighting Family Injustice New site
Families
Anti Social Services Inquiry Team (FASSIT)
Parents
Protecting Children
The
Five Per Centers Falsely Accused of Shaken Baby Syndrome
If
you have been accused of child abuse by as a result of a 'recovered'
memory during psychotherapy or counselling you might find
the British False
Memory Society website helpful. Similarly if you are a youth
worker and have been falsely accused of child abuse you will find the FAYL
website helpful.
If
you have been wrongly convicted of a crime which you did not commit you
will find the innocence web site
and the innocent network useful.
SOME
PROMINENT CASES:
Aftab
Ahmed
Simon
Hall
David
Watkins
Katie
Davis
Leon
Benjamin Forde
Warren
Blackwell
Darryl
Gee
A
- Z of Sussex officer investigations
Joe
Edwards
Ken
Jones
Paul
Whitehouse
Sarah
Jane Gallagher
Sir
Ken Macdonald QC
The
above is just a few of a number of persons likely to be investigated in
respect of certain cases brought against Wealden Action Group members, on
the instigation of known Masons, councillors,
or planning officers, many of which are themselves Masons.
LINKS
and REFERENCE
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Content.
Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
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NewsWatch
- About BBC News - This is BBC News.
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House
of Commons Hansard Debates for 15 Feb 1996 (pt 22).
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The
BBC's Royal Charter and the BBC Agreement.
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NewsWatch
- About BBC News - This is BBC News.
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NewsWatch
- About BBC News - This is BBC News
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NewsWatch
- About BBC News - Television News.
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BBC
NEWS - Entertainment From royal dramas to wartime: 1922-46.
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Alexandra
Palace - A History of the Palace.
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1950's
British TV Milestones.
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British
TV Landmark Dates.
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Chronomedia:
1953.
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1950
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Chronomedia:
1956.
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ABOUT
BBC NEWS.
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Media
resources Longsands College - [1]
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History
of the BBC - key dates page 4 BBC Heritage 1960s
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BBC
Guide to Comedy TW3
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Chronomedia:
1964.
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History
of the BBC - key dates page 5 BBC Heritage 1960s
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Early
Satellite Broadcasts 1960s & 70s, British TV History
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1968
- A new field store converter for Mexico City Olympic Games 1960s
Milestones, BBC Research Department
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1970
- Digital line-store standards converter work commences 1970s
Milestones, BBC Research Department
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About
BBC News Timeline of events - 1970s, BBC News
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History
of the BBC - key dates page 4 BBC Heritage 1970s
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RTS
Hall of Fame - page 46.
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BAFTA
1982 - page 12 British Academy of Film and Television Arts - [2]
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BAFTA
1982 - page 10 British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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The
worst reported war since the Crimean - Julian Barnes 25 February
2002, Guardian Unlimited
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Media
& War - The Falklands Conflict Imperial War Museum
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BAFTA
1982 - page 2 British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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About
BBC News Timeline of events - 1980s, BBC News
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BBC
ON THIS DAY - 17 - 1983: BBC wakes up to morning TV.
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BBC
NEWS - Entertainment - TV and Radio - Fifty years of TV news.
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BBC
NEWS - Programmes - Breakfast - Breakfast's new look.
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BBC
refurbishment £20m over-budget and a 'waste of money' - the Daily
Mail.
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BBC
World Service - About Us.
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BBC
NEWS - Entertainment - BBC News Interactive's new editor.
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BBC
NEWS - Help - About our site.
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BBC
NEWS - Help - Your guide to the BBC News Player.
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The
BBC's Editorial Values www.bbc.co.uk/
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BBC
NEWS - Entertainment - TV and Radio - BBC Iraq war coverage criticised.
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BBC
NEWS - Entertainment - TV and Radio - BBC report 2004: At a glance.
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Davis,
Douglas. "Hatred in the air: the BBC, Israel and Antisemitism"
in Iganski, Paul & Kosmin, Barry. (eds) A New Anti-Semitism?
Debating Judeophobia in 21st century Britain. Profile Books, 2003,
p. 130.
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hImpartiality
Review: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict- BBC Governors].
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BBC
NEWS - Entertainment - BBC 'must improve Mid-East view'
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BBC's
coverage of Israeli-Palestinian conflict 'misleading' - Israel and the
Middle East - Guardian Unlimited.
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BBC
World dropped for al-Jazeera English in Israel - Israel and the Middle
East - Guardian Unlimited.
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The
BBC pro-Israeli? Is the Pope Jewish?-Comment-Columnists-Guest
contributors-TimesOnline.
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afrol
News: Broadcasting of BBC in Zimbabwe stopped.
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BBC
NEWS - Programmes - From Our Own Correspondent - Uzbeks banish BBC
after massacre reports.
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AsiaMedia ::
CHINA: Censor blocks sensitive issues in BBC series.
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BBC
Urdo taken off Pakistan radio - BBC News: 15 November 2005
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Iran
bloggers test regime's tolerance - The Boston Globe.
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BBC
NEWS - News Front Page.
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About
BBC News - This is BBC News - This is BBC News.
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TV
& Radio Bits - BBC Television Idents.
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TV
ARK - BBC News Index.
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Allen,
John. The
BBC News Styleguide (PDF)
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