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Article: Britain Today: BBC criticised.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  November 2, 2007 ;     257 words ...The BBC is too London-centric and there are real concerns that it is responding too meekly to the pay demands of on-screen stars, chairman Sir Michael Lyons said yesterday.

Article: BBC criticised for Jade Goody coverage.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  March 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ...BBC criticised for Jade Goody coverage London, Mar 25 (PTI) Jade Goody's death may have been breaking news for media around the world, but ...

Article: BBC criticised for silence on cost of Top Gear ...
Belfast Telegraph;  October 10, 2009 ;     690 words ...Top Gear has shunted straight into a row after its series of extravagant stunts in Belfast this week. The Beeb is also facing criticism after refusing to give any details on how much licence payers' money was splashed out on the daredevil escapades. But a former presenter of the programme from

Article: BBC criticised over 'Ghostwatch' drama
The Independent - London;  June 29, 1995 ;     377 words ...A spoof BBC 1 documentary set in a haunted house which was blamed for the suicide of a teenage boy contained excessively frightening and distressing scenes, the Broadcasting Standards Council ruled yesterday, writes Rhys Williams. In an adjudication prompted by legal action from the boy's parents,

Article: BBC criticised.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  January 27, 2009 ;     450 words ...MORE than 100 MPs have signed an early day motion criticising the BBC and Sky News for refusing to show an emergency appeal for Gaza. Terrestrial broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Five showed the televised appeal, made by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), last night. The refusal of the BBC and

Article: BBC criticised for Top Gear's 'glorification' of ...
The Scotsman;  July 21, 2009 ;     584 words ...TOP Gear, the BBC's flagship motoring show, has been criticised for "glorifying speed" after reporting that a Bugatti sports car travelled at more than 200mph in a 60mph zone. Councillor Mike Raeburn, convener of Grampian Fire and Rescue Joint Board, has accused programme makers of being "totally

Article: BBC criticised over Strictly ratings war.
Independent Television News Limited (ITN);  September 22, 2009 ;     454 words ...Summary: The BBC is criticised for focus on competing for ratings with ITV by broadcasting Strictly Come Dancing at the same time as The X Factor. The BBC should not focus on competing for ratings with ITV by broadcasting Strictly Come Dancing at the same times as The X Factor, according to the