Reforming the World’s Voice of Reason – BBC

One would think that the world has bigger things to worry about than the reform of a radio station. But when that radio station is the BBC (which, of course, is not just a radio station but a broadcasting behemoth on TV and on the Internet as well), the issue is less trivial than it might seem.

For the BBC is more than just Britain’s preeminent media outlet. The BBC is the global voice of the West, and the corporation’s reform is a matter of concern for millions of listeners around the world—and for foreign policy analysts, too.

• Primary Source

UK: Department for Culture, Media and Sport: BBC Charter Review. Public Consultation 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445704/BBC_Charter_Review_Consultation_WEB.pdf

UK: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: Publications and Records: BBC Charter renewal: Key issues for the 2015 Parliament, May 2015 http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-parliament-2015/media/renewing-bbc-charter/

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