13-03-2023, 11:08 PM
Breaking News: Gary Lineker is NOT the lead story on the Ten
Must be the first time since Wednesday
Must be the first time since Wednesday
(13-03-2023, 02:06 PM)leewilliams Wrote: All eyes on tomorrow’s Daily Mail front page which I imagine will be all kinds of livid because there’s been:Well strike me down with a feather:
- No apology from Lineker
- No punishment for Lineker
- Another pro-refugee tweet from Lineker
Do the BBC ignore the right-wing media critique this time that got them into this mess in the first place?
Quote:Richard Sambrook, a former BBC News executive and emeritus professor of journalism at Cardiff University, was engaged in 2020 to help draw up new social media rules for BBC journalists.(Deadline)
Sources said Sambrook delivered around a dozen recommendations to Davie and senior managers, one of which was to carry out a separate examination of guidance for freelance presenters outside of news.
There is concern that his advice was not fully acted upon because it could have created complications with presenter contracts in a fiercely competitive market for on-screen talent.
Sambrook’s report was never published by the BBC, meaning there is no public record of his findings and recommendations, other than the social media rules introduced following his work.
(14-03-2023, 12:40 AM)bananaman Wrote: Surely part of the problem relating to sports presenters and impartiality comes from how there seems to be a growing crossover between BBC news and sports coverage - I'm thinking of the likes of Ros Atkins appearing before the World Cup opening game, Dan Roan appearing on the World Cup draw coverage or BBC Rome correspondent Mark Lowen appearing on the Euro 2020 preview show.
Obviously this has gone the other way as well for much longer with people like Jonathan Agnew or John Murray appearing on (mostly the radio) news as Cricket/football correspondent, TV sports news bulletins being clearly branded as BBC Sport and so on.
And that's not even mentioning Dan Walker who walked the line between the two.
With sport being so politicised generally, as seen with the bans on Russian players, the human rights criticism of Qatar and the wrangling over sportspeople taking the knee it would seem reasonable to have the same level of impartiality for TV sports presenters as news presenters. Obviously this past weekend has shown the BBC don't have any idea how to implement it.
(14-03-2023, 09:07 AM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: Is it possible to make that exception for a news freelancer without them coming under IR-35? I assume you're taking about freelancers with a regular gig at the BBC rather than somebody picking up the odd shift here and there
(14-03-2023, 09:25 AM)Adsales Wrote:Adsales and I respectively disagree on this point, while what he says is true of run of the mill outsourced workers and contractors, it isn't true in all situations.(14-03-2023, 09:07 AM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: Is it possible to make that exception for a news freelancer without them coming under IR-35? I assume you're taking about freelancers with a regular gig at the BBC rather than somebody picking up the odd shift here and there
Not without a change of the law. The exception would have to be legislated for but that of course would open a can of worms. Why would the BBC be treated differently? It's all about control of the client over the freelancer which has to be pretty much absent to stay outside IR-35.
An employee has to follow reasonable instructions given by the employer and that can include outside working hours social media use for example. A freelancer has to produce deliverables for which they invoice. It doesn't matter how they are delivered as long as they are. Even something as small as a combination of the freelancer using equipment provided by the client plus a company e-mail address plus being given a business card can be enough to push them inside IR-35. There have been cases where freelancers being included in an all-company Christmas party invite e-mail was sufficient!
You can have a play with the HMRC status checker
www.tax.service.gov.uk
Personally I think anyone who appears on the news or current affairs shows should be employed and be barred from any work which could be seen as not being impartial. Be that Fiona Bruce writing for the Express, Cathy Newman being the voice of the left on Times Radio or Rees-Mogg (and others) continuing to be sitting MPs while presenting shows on GBN.