http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/about/how_we_govern/charter.pdf
"40(3) The Director General shall also be the editor-in-chief of the BBC. As such, he shall be accountable for the BBC’s editorial and creative output." On 5 March 2010 12:55, vijay chopra <vjcho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, ultimately he's responsible fore everything, but he must delegate > operational matters. > > Vijay > > On 5 March 2010 12:20, Brian Butterworth <briant...@freeview.tv> wrote: > >> That will be the Editor in Chief, otherwise known as the DG Mark Thompson. >> >> >> On 4 March 2010 20:44, vijay chopra <vjcho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ok, I've just finished responding to the BBC strategy review >>> consultation... >>> >>> around page 36 in the 70 odd page document it mentions "refocussing"[sic] >>> BBC on-line, then proceeds to name a whole list of sites to close. In my >>> responses I argued against closing down BBC web operations, but if they do >>> get closed, what's the chance that the beeb will release the code to these; >>> particularly things like the sportsdaq\celebdaq engine? I can think of a >>> load of great uses for it and it's not something I've seen elsewhere. >>> >>> For anyone on the list who hasn't responded, here's the link: >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/strategy_review/index.shtml >>> If you click on "have your say on the proposals" there's a 12 page web >>> questionnaire. >>> >>> Whilst I have politics on my brain, do any of the BBC staff on the list >>> know who's in the Beeb is responsible for political output? There's a >>> discussion on the Pirate Party UK forum about seeing if we (I'm a member) >>> can get a party political broadcast, we're too small to automatically >>> qualify (you need to be contesting 1\6th of the seats), but there's nothing >>> in electoral rules stopping broadcasters running one from us anyway. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Brian Butterworth >> >> follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist >> web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover >> advice, since 2002 >> > > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
