SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS:
- A BBC Newsnight report in which an abuse victim accused an ex-Tory politician of sex abuse should not have been broadcast, says the BBC director general George Entwistle
- Entwistle has resigned due to the Newsnight affair
- Jeremy Paxman (the reporter) dismisses rumours he's leaving BBC show ....But The Daily Mail notes that Paxman refused to confirm whether he would remain in the long term
- Director General of BBC apologised to Lord McAlpine (MP Accused) after the report led to him being wrongly implicated .
- BBC paied £185,000 to Lord McAlpine for running a poorly sourced story linking him to a paedophile ring
- MPs questioning BBC offered of a £450,000 payoff for former BBC director general George Entwistle, who resigned this month after the Newsnight affair
- Media watchdog Ofcom has confirmed it is investigating both Newsnight and ITV's This Morning programme over the allegation
- Steven Messham (victum) told the media that the accusation was false and told The Telegraph the allegations were “totally untrue” and hopes that it does not stop other abuse victims coming forward.
OPINION
This is significant in showing how unthinkingliy BBC report news and how they rush into assumptions over rumors on the internet, it shows that you should check twice about the reliability and justification behind rumors and stories online. It shows how fast any broadcaster or service can be a victum of new and digital media as it has become so mainstream and big that it is now difficult to define what is true and false on the internet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20278885
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227548/Tory-rapist-told-hed-kill-I-told-police-Sex-abuse-victim-claims-warned-die-breathed-word-attacker.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9652824/BBCs-Newsnight-airs-claims-of-child-abuse-against-leading-Tory-politician.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/15/newsnight-this-morning-ofcom
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