Richard Tait Ex-BBC Trustee: What Matt Brittin Must Do Next
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Richard Tait CBE is Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University. Previously he was editor of Newsnight, Channel 4 News, Editor-in-Chief of ITN, and a BBC governor, trustee and chair of the Trust’s editorial standards committee. In this episode we talk about the letter of advice he’s written to the incoming BBC Director General, Matt Brittin – including the key appointment he believes is essential and how the BBC’s priorities need to shift.
We also explore how the world of journalism has changed, from navigating fake news and political spin to the reported decline in international coverage on BBC News at Ten and the role of the BBC board. We discuss the importance of the BBC defending itself – and whether, in spite of everything, journalism is still a career worth pursuing.
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