Nope, two to go. Don't forget Richard Sambrook:
The BBC's management led by director general Greg Dyke and head of news, Richard Sambrook was lambasted by Lord Hutton for failing to investigate Andrew Gilligan's notes of his meeting with David Kelly to check whether they matched his report on the Today programme.
guardian.co.uk
I don't think anyone in management would publicly back Gilligan now, but there's always the union (and look who the head of the union told this to! just shows you, huh????:
Back Gilligan or face dispute, union tells BBC
Claire Cozens
Wednesday January 28, 2004
The BBC must back Andrew Gilligan or face an industrial dispute by its journalists, the head of the National Union of Journalists warned today as it emerged that the BBC reporter will face strong criticism in Lord Hutton's report.
The NUJ president, Jeremy Dear, said the union would take "whatever action is necessary" to protect Gilligan and cautioned the corporation against sacking or even disciplining its correspondent.
"Our reaction would be to immediately back him, to represent him at any subsequent hearings, and to argue with our members that they should take whatever action is necessary to protect his position," he told the al-Jazeera website.
media.guardian.co.uk
Of course the staff don't get it:
Staff walk out in protest
(Filed: 29/01/2004)
Some BBC staff have staged an hour-long walkout in protest at the resignations of Greg Dyke and Gavyn Davies.
Staff gathered outside Broadcasting House, central London, and Television Centre, west London, to voice their anger at losing their director-general and chairman of governors.
Many of the 400 workers outside Television Centre held banners saying "Bring back Greg" with a picture of Mr Dyke superimposed on to a figure of the BBC's Children in Need mascot, Pudsey Bear.
Harry Matharu, 42, who works in the technology department, said outside Broadcasting House: "I'm totally shocked and devastated, just like the majority of staff in the BBC.
"Greg has done more for the BBC than anyone else. He's approachable, caring and listens to staff at all levels.
"I think it's a major tragedy for the BBC that he's gone, and I don't think Greg and Gavyn should have resigned.
"The Hutton Report misses out so much information and focuses on a narrow area and we are scrutinised to the highest level."
Richard Curtis, 35, an engineer at Radio 4, said: "My main concern is that with the climbing down, the news gatherers will stop their task of questioning the Government and holding it to account."
Martin Montague, 31, a producer on digital radio station BBC7, said: "Greg should never have gone, he's done so much for the corporation.
"I know that people in local radio think he walks on water because of all that he's put into that. As for the Hutton Report, the word whitewash comes to mind."
The protest, which began shortly after 3pm, was supported by the National Union of Journalists.
Jeremy Dear, its secretary-general, said: "The NUJ is very worried that the BBC is giving in to pressure from the Government rather than standing up for independent journalism."
telegraph.co.uk
(Hey, if they all walked out, could they be fired? And replaced? No, I guess not...) |
