Difference between revisions of "Fran Unsworth"
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Before then she served in various senior positions in the [[BBC]], including director of the BBC World Service Group and as a member of the BBC's executive board.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42365321 "BBC appoints Fran Unsworth as next head of news"]''</ref> | Before then she served in various senior positions in the [[BBC]], including director of the BBC World Service Group and as a member of the BBC's executive board.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42365321 "BBC appoints Fran Unsworth as next head of news"]''</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:40, 6 September 2021
 Fran Unsworth     (journalist) | |
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| Born | 29 December 1957 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Interest of | "Philip Cross" |
Francesca Mary Unsworth (born 29 December 1957) is a British journalist and media executive who was appointed the BBC's Deputy Director of News & Current Affairs in 2013.
Fran Unsworth assumed the role of Director News & Current Affairs after James Harding stood down on 1 January 2018.
Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World Service Group and as a member of the BBC's executive board.[1]
She will be leaving the BBC in late 2021.[2]
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Reappointed
Fran Unsworth's first term of appointment was 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2021 at a salary of £340,000 per annum.[3] She was re-appointed to the Board as an Executive director for a further two years from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2023.[4]
BBC's biased and inaccurate reporting
| John Pilger talks to Fran Unsworth about BBC's pro-Israel bias |
On 7 August 2018, a letter from Jewish Voice for Labour member Pamela Blakelock was delivered to the BBC's Director General, Tony Hall, and Director of News & Current Affairs, Francesca Unsworth, complaining about the BBC's biased and inaccurate reporting of anti-semitism allegations towards Jeremy Corbyn.[5]
Upholding Reithian principles
"We regret that the BBC has failed to comply with its own codes with regard to impartiality and accuracy. Given the gravity of allegations of anti-semitism, the role performed by the BBC is all the more critical if it is to live up to Reithian principles of informing the public."[6]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:BBC's biased and inaccurate reporting of anti-semitism allegations towards Jeremy Corbyn | Letter | 7 August 2018 | Pamela Blakelock | "We regret that the BBC has failed to comply with its own codes with regard to impartiality and accuracy. Given the gravity of allegations of anti-semitism, the role performed by the BBC is all the more critical if it is to live up to Reithian principles of informing the public." |
References
- ↑ "BBC appoints Fran Unsworth as next head of news"
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/06/fran-unsworth-bbcs-director-of-news-is-expected-to-leave-corporation
- ↑ "Fran Unsworth: I did not say Carrie Gracie was part-time"
- ↑ "Francesca Unsworth, Director, News and Current Affairs"
- ↑ Document:BBC's biased and inaccurate reporting of anti-semitism allegations towards Jeremy Corbyn
- ↑ "Letter to the BBC about biased and inaccurate reporting of anti-semitism allegations towards Jeremy Corbyn"
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