Recent years have been pretty dire for the BBC. The Jimmy Savile
revelations, the Newsnight/Lord McAlpine debacle, the ignominious
fall from grace of Director-General George Entwistle after just 54
days in the hot seat and the scandal of the top executives'
pay-offs have all seriously damaged public trust in the
Corporation. But as the BBC heads for negotiations on the new
licence fee and charter renewal (both due in 2017) and the country
prepares for a general election in 2015, the issues confronting the
Corporation concern us all. Is the BBC in Crisis? is edited by
Professor Richard Tait, former Editor-in-Chief of ITN and BBC
Trustee, with academics John Mair and Professor Richard Lance
Keeble. It brings together an unprecedented galaxy of movers and
shakers (past and present) in British broadcasting - top
politicians, experienced broadcasters, academics, PR experts,
opinion pollsters and media campaigners - to debate the
controversies and offer solutions: Michael Grade (Lord Grade of
Yarmouth), former Chairman of both the BBC and ITV, former BBC
Director of Television and Chief Executive of Channel 4,
contributes an Introduction in which he makes a radical proposal
for the future structure of the Corporation. In addition: Andrew
Scadding, BBC Head of Corporate Affairs, on why, despite some tough
times, the BBC's best years lie ahead of it. Sir Peter Bazalgette,
Chair of Arts Council England, on the BBC's cultural mission. David
Liddiment, BBC Trustee 2006-2014, former Network Controller ITV
1997-2002, on a revitalised governance system. Sir Howard Davies,
Director of the LSE 2003-2011, on the 'need for clarity at the
Corporation'. David Elstein, Chief Executive of Channel 5
1996-2000, on the licence fee. Tim Suter, Head of Broadcasting
Policy DCMS 2002-2003, on 'A crisis of independence'. Vin Ray, 23
years with BBC and founding Director of the College of Journalism,
on 'Thirteen days in the life of Newsnight'. Alice Enders, Senior
Media Analyst at Enders Analysis, on 'What Britons think of the
BBC'. Peter Preston, media columnist, the Observer, Editor, the
Guardian 1975-95, on 'hard thinking ahead for the BBC'. Other
contributors Professor Steven Barnett, Fiona Chesterton, Bernard
Clark, Tara Conlan, Professor Tim Crook, Farrukh Dhondy, Torin
Douglas, Atholl Duncan, David Edwards and David Cromwell, Professor
Suzanne Franks, Phil Harding, Nicholas Jones, Professor Justin
Lewis, Professor David Lloyd, Richard Peel, Professor Julian
Petley, Professor Jean Seaton, Raymond Snoddy, Professor Brian
Winston.
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