Britain’s state broadcaster and its highest-paid presenter announced Monday that they reached a deal that would put sports legend Gary Lineker back on the air after he was suspended for criticizing the government’s migration policies.
The director general of the BBC, Tim Davie, apologized and said the broadcaster would launch an independent review of its social media guidelines, with a focus on freelancers, like Lineker.“Everyone recognises this has been a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters and, most importantly, our audiences. I apologise for this,” he said.
Critics also pointed out that Richard Sharp, chairman of the BBC board, is being investigated for his role in securing a loan of $966,000 for former prime minister Boris Johnson. Sharp was appointed to his BBC role in 2021 on the recommendation of the government, which Johnson led at the time., have wrestled with how to respond when employees express views and opinions on social media.
The British government is proposing new laws that would expel almost all of the asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the English Channel. He added that research his university has done has found that a majority of people think that news reporters should not express opinions on social media, but a large minority said they were fine with it.
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