Robbie Gibb BBC Takeover

Alan Rusbridger

Mixing impartiality with independence, the Conservative party overhauled the UK's public broadcaster

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  1. 26/01/2024

    Sir Robbie, the impartiality impresario

    Gibb-gate, written by Alan Rusbridger https://prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/64534/how-the-government-captured-the-bbc read by Eric Jason Martin. Why did the BBC closed ranks to shield Robbie Gibb from legitimate questions? Published 24 January 2024 In less than 3 years on the board, Gibb made himself a figure of considerable power and influence. Many within the BBC say he has been imposed on the organisation by a government that does not wish it well. 0:00 - Intro 6:14 - A cloak of silence 9:04 - The playbook 15:00 - The fixer 17:13 - The government’s man 20:21 - The switcheroo 24:56 - The man who never was 27:12 - The meddler 34:01 - Don’t upset the government 37:52 - Out of control 42:22 - Active agent 45:59 - The boot on the other foot A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made the UK public broadcaster independent news source. Mixing impartiality with independence, the Conservative party effectively overhauled BBC News from the top down. The Newsagent podcast discussed this story on January 2024 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-news-agents/id1640878689?i=1000642805482 Alan Rusbridger on Media Confidential podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/media-confidential/id1708209227?i=1000642848796 Lewis Goodall on Robbie Gibb https://youtu.be/jHm7Eg0IMDA (video) Featuring Richard Sharp, Dominic Cummings, Munira Mirza, Dougie Smith, William Shawcross, Michael Prescott, Michael Simmonds, Andrew Neil, Nadine Dorries, Ceri Thomas, Stephen Gilbert, Tim Davie and Samir Shah.

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Mixing impartiality with independence, the Conservative party overhauled the UK's public broadcaster

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