John Reith

John Reith
Born	John Charles Walsham Reith 1889-07-20 Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Died	1971-06-16 (Age 0) Edinburgh, Scotland
Religion	Presbyterianism
Founder of	BBC
Director-General of the BBC In office 1927 - 1938

Career

Founded the BBC.

 

Related Quotation

Page	Quote	Author	Date
BBC	“The BBC began in 1922, just before the corporate press began in America. Its founder was Lord John Reith, who believed that impartiality and objectivity were the essence of professionalism. In the same year the British establishment was under siege. The unions had called a general strike and the Tories were terrified that a revolution was on the way. The new BBC came to their rescue. In high secrecy, Lord Reith wrote anti-union speeches for the Tory Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and broadcast them to the nation, while refusing to allow the labor leaders to put their side until the strike was over. So, a pattern was set. Impartiality was a principle certainly: a principle to be suspended whenever the establishment was under threat. And that principle has been upheld ever since.”	John Pilger	16 June 2007

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
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."

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