Media News - Monday, May 05, 2008
BBC to resume unvetted news in Pakistan
The BBC World Service will Monday announce it has been cleared to resume news broadcasts in Pakistan on an unrestricted basis, ending a long-running dispute that saw it accused of compromising its editorial independence. The BBC Trust is considering complaints from staff and union officials after it emerged the World Service agreed to the former Pakistani government vetting its news broadcasts. Under an agreement with a local FM service, BBC World Service executives agreed to allow the state regulator to listen to its BBC Urdu news bulletins 15 minutes before they were broadcast, prompting fears of censorship. The National Union of Journalists raised its concerns with the World Service director, Nigel Chapman, as well as the BBC Trust and the director general, Mark Thompson. The BBC will argue the deal with Pakistani regulators gave them no additional control over its bulletins, other than the opportunity to preview them in full. Meanwhile, it has permission for unrestricted live news broadcasts from Tuesday, after six months off air. (The Guardian)
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