Boris Johnson is reported to have offered jobs at the head of two of Britain’s most important media organisations to two outspoken critics of the BBC. The provocative choice of two such hardline anti-BBC voices has prompted anger and dismay across the broadcasting and entertainment industry. Neither Paul Dacre at Ofcom nor Charles Moore at the BBC would believe in the mission of the institution they are running. “Paul Dacre to run Ofcom, Charles Moore to run the BBC. “In a week when a genuinely great editor like Harry Evans has died, only Boris Johnson could resurrect Paul Dacre.”Paul Dacre to run @Ofcom Ofcom, Charles Moore to run the BBC.

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2020 19:58 UTC