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In the News (Mon 28 May 12)

  
  BBC NEWS | News Front Page
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news.bbc.co.uk   (140 words)

  
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The BBC was yesterday plunged into a row over its foreign reporting after its new "diversity czar" said there were too many white journalists reporting from non-white nations, particularly in Africa.
She said it was vital that BBC news reflected the audience that it was serving, with "valid and culturally accurate voices speaking."
The BBC said last night it was "absurd" to suggest that correspondents of the calibre of Fergal Keane, John Simpson, Jeremy Bowen and Orla Guerin "lack credibility with our audiences because they are white".
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/14/nbbc14.xml   (368 words)

  
  BBC News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC News carries out a key objective of the BBC's Royal Charter: to "collect news and information in any part of the world and in any manner that may be thought fit".
BBC News is based at the News Centre at Television Centre (TVC), Wood Lane, W12 and operates regional centres across the United Kingdom as well as 44 newsgathering bureaux around the world.
The Television News section of BBC News is responsible for the main news bulletins on BBC One and BBC Two, news output on BBC Three and BBC Four and the news channels BBC News 24 and BBC Parliament.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BBC_News   (3343 words)

  
 BBC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC 2 was broadcast in colour from 1 July 1967, and was joined by BBC 1 and ITV on 15 November 1969.
In 2007/2008 BBC News is expected to relocate from the News Centre at BBC Television Centre to the refurbished Broadcasting House in what is being described as "one of the world's largest live broadcast centres".
BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC responsible for the commercial exploitation of BBC programmes and other properties, including a number of television stations throughout the world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BBC   (3442 words)

  
 BBC News - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
BBC News is based at the News Centre at Television Centre (TVC) and operates regional centres across the United Kingdom as well as 44 newsgathering bureaux around the world.
In 1997 the programme titles were altered slighlty to incorporate the new corporate logo and in 1999 the biggest relaunch occurred, with BBC One bulletins, BBC World and BBC News 24 adopting a common style.
The Television News section of BBC News is responsible for the main news bulletins on BBC One and BBC Two, news output on BBC Three and BBC Four and the news networks BBC News 24 and BBC Parliament.
www.voyager.in /BBC_News   (1733 words)

  
 Moore's Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If Moore's Law were applicable to the airline industry, a flight from New York to Paris in 1978 that cost $900 and took seven hours, would now cost about $0.01 and take less than one second.
For a manufacturer competing in the competitive CPU market, a new product that is expected to take three years to develop and is just two or three months late is 10 to 15% slower, bulkier, or lower in storage capacity than the directly competing products, and is usually unsellable.
New methods that can achieve smaller circuits are predicted to be substantially more expensive.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moore%27s_Law   (2478 words)

  
 We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News | the Daily Mail   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It was the day that a host of BBC executives and star presenters admitted what critics have been telling them for years: the BBC is dominated by trendy, Left-leaning liberals who are biased against Christianity and in favour of multiculturalism.
A leaked account of an 'impartiality summit' called by BBC chairman Michael Grade, is certain to lead to a new row about the BBC and its reporting on key issues, especially concerning Muslims and the war on terror.
Head of news Helen Boaden disclosed that a Radio 4 programme which blamed fl youths at a young offenders', institution for bullying white inmates faced the axe until she stepped in.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=411846&in_page_id=1770   (1636 words)

  
 SIRIUS Satellite Radio - SIRIUS Satellite Radio - BBC World Service
News bulletins set the agenda and are the spine of the World Service’s programmes.
A one hour long global news and current affairs programme designed to brief listeners mainly in the USA but also around the world on the news agenda, to break news and move stories forward in an engaging and authoritative way.
The BBC is renowned for its accurate, up-to-the-minute reporting of events happening around the globe, and legendary for its depth of analysis and impartiality of perspective.
www.sirius.com /BBCWorldService   (1830 words)

  
 WCPE - BBC World Service News
We understand that their new agreement gave the distributor sole rights to the BBC in the United States, and no new US service could add the BBC without making arrangements with this distributor.
The old friends we had at the BBC are gone; one of our greatest proponents on the staff of the BBC died earlier this year.
The notice of revocation of permission to rebroadcast BBC as we have been was given to me on August 13th; it takes effect at the end of September, 2002.
www.theclassicalstation.org /bbc.shtml   (729 words)

  
 Creative Archive Licence Group
In his speech, delivered at a Licence Group event in September, Lord Puttnam laid out his vision of the significance of the archive and drew comparisons between the Creative Archive and the early days of the film industry.
The BBC’s trial phase of the Creative Archive licence has now drawn to a close.
Over the last year the BBC has released nearly 500 clips, full programmes, audio tracks and images for the public to use and enjoy under the terms of the Creative Archive Licence.
creativearchive.bbc.co.uk /?inc=News   (124 words)

  
 Open Directory - News
AOL News - Breaking news from around the world and in-depth coverage of current issues.
News.com.au - News from Australia and the world, featuring national, world, business, sport, entertainment and technology news from News Limited's resources and newspapers.
BBC News - United Kingdom and international news headlines.
dmoz.org /News   (854 words)

  
 BBC News Widget + Sports - Dashboard - News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
BBC News Widget + Sports - Dashboard - News
The latest news in any of 32 different languages, direct from the BBC.
Flip the widget over and choose from several different BBC news feeds.
www.apple.com /downloads/dashboard/news/bbcnewswidgetsports.html   (172 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Six die as train ploughs into car   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jonny Saunders, who works for BBC Radio Five Live, said: "We came to a juddering halt and suddenly the lights went off, screaming, shouting and it went pitch fl, then total chaos in the carriage for a few moments."
It said existing level crossings were gradually being removed, with no new ones being built.
But railway expert Christian Wolmar said it would be unrealistic to call for them all to be scrapped.
news.bbc.co.uk.by-parakeet.gibeo.net /1/hi/uk/3989277.stm   (834 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | bbc news
The UK is not seeking a confrontation with Iran over the seizure of 15 Navy personnel, the UK says.
Yahoo signs a deal with US newspaper group McClatchy to access news and commentary.
Guinea's president names a new government, following a period of violent unrest earlier this year.
iafrica.com /news/bbc   (185 words)

  
 BBC America - News
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell insists plans for 17 new casinos are "still very much alive" despite a Lords defeat.
Former Argentine football star Diego Maradona is taken to hospital in Buenos Aries for an undisclosed reason.
Truancy in England's secondary schools is 18% higher than thought, a new way of collecting data shows.
www.bbcamerica.com /genre/news/news.jsp   (528 words)

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