BBC recommended reforms to improve public confidence
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The British government, as part of its regular review of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has made a number of recommendations to reform its operations in order to “strengthen audience confidence in the objectivity” of the broadcaster. Related Statement and Commentary on Proposed Reforms published on the British government website.
The government is reviewing the BBC midway through and at the end of the next Royal Charter under which the broadcaster operates. The previous charter was issued in 2017, and now half of its validity period has passed. An assessment of the corporation’s performance showed the need for greater control over how the BBC handles consumer complaints about content and how the corporation complies with the principle of objectivity.
In this regard, the government recommended expanding the powers of the TV and radio regulator Ofcom, giving it the power to review more BBC content, as well as oversee the handling of consumer complaints. Ofcom, which previously only regulated the BBC’s television, radio and on-demand services, will now also monitor the corporation’s digital content, including online publications, and check whether it meets standards. If a broadcaster repeatedly breaches standards, Ofcom will be able to impose fines.
The BBC said it was committed to “wide-ranging reforms to strengthen audience confidence in the objectivity” of the corporation.
According to British Culture Secretary Lucy Fraser, the changes “will help the BBC ask itself difficult questions.”
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