Politics Nov 10 How scandals at the BBC have rocked its leadership over the years By Associated Press
World Nov 09 BBC director resigns after criticism of broadcaster’s editing of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Nov 29 COP28 leader denies report alleging UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin. By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press
Nation Aug 30 CNN names former BBC and New York Times executive Mark Thompson as new CEO Thompson will be CNN's third leader in less than two years and replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in June. By David Bauder, Associated Press
World Feb 17 Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after 3 days of searches India's Finance Ministry has accused the BBC of tax evasion, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country. By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press
Feb 15 Watch 7:10 Indian government’s crackdown on press freedom after BBC documentary critical of PM Modi By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Indian tax officials have conducted searches at the BBC offices in that country for the past two days. It comes weeks after India censored a BBC documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Modi. The actions against the British broadcaster put the… Continue watching
Feb 14 Indian officials search BBC offices after documentary critical of prime minister By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press India's tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after it showed a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.K., the broadcaster said. Continue reading
Mar 04 Russian lawmakers approve prison for what they deem to be ‘fake’ war reports By James Ellingworth, Associated Press Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine, a move that comes as authorities block access to foreign media outlets. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Minnesota AG to prosecute cop who killed Daunte Wright By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the attorney general of Minnesota will take over prosecuting the former police officer who killed Daunte Wright. The British government is reviewing oversight of the BBC after a scathing report on a 1995 interview with… Continue watching
May 21 BBC criticized after journalist used ‘deceitful behavior’ to interview Princess Diana By Associated Press Britain’s justice secretary said Friday that the government would review the rules governing oversight of the BBC after an investigation found that one of its journalists used “deceitful behavior” to secure the interview and the corporation obscured this misconduct for… Continue reading