New York Times Sucked Into BBC Sex Scandal

October 24, 2012 from telegraphtv

New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan is expressing concern in her blog that the newspaper might bury news of a burgeoning sex scandal by the late BBC star Jimmy Savile because the Times' new CEO is former BBC boss Mark Thompson. His "integrity" is bound to "profoundly" affect the newpaper's journalism, she writes.

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Jimmy Savile

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile dit Jimmy Savile, né le 31 octobre 1926 et mort le 29 octobre 2011, était un disc jockey et l'un des principaux animateurs de la BBC. Il est également connu pour ses nombreux crimes sexuels. Explore this topic

Mark Thompson

Mark John Thompson is a British media executive best known as Director-General of the BBC from 2004 to 2012. A former chief executive of Channel 4, he was named CEO of the New York Times Company effective November 2012. Explore this topic

Public editor

The job of the public editor is to supervise the implementation of proper journalism ethics at a newspaper, and to identify and examine critical errors or omissions, and to act as a liaison to the public. They do this primarily through a regular feature on a newspaper's editor... Explore this topic

Sex scandal

A sex scandal is a scandal involving allegations or information about possibly-immoral sexual activities being made public. Sex scandals are often associated with sexual affairs of movie stars, politicians, famous athletes or others in the public eye, and become scandals large... Explore this topic

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851. It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website is America's most popular news site, receiving more than 30 milli... Explore this topic

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcasting corporation. Its main responsibility is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. It is the largest broadcaster in the world by... Explore this topic

Journalism

Journalism is the activity or product of journalists or others engaged in the preparation of written, visual, or audio material intended for dissemination through public media with reference to factual, ongoing events of public concern. It is intended to inform society about i... Explore this topic

Investigative journalism

Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. In... Explore this topic

Watchdog journalism

The term watchdog journalism is strongly related to the practice of investigative journalism. A watchdog is defined as "a person or group of persons that acts as a protector or guardian against inefficiency, illegal practices, etc." by the Collins English Dictionary. In news j... Explore this topic

Objectivity (journalism)

Objectivity is a significant principle of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity can refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities. Explore this topic

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