The BBC in the Tribunal: not a public authority under the EIR; strong arguments for disclosure of licence fee legal advice – Panopticon

Posted August 20th, 2012 in BBC, disclosure, freedom of information, media, news, public interest by sally

“In Montford v IC and BBC (EA/2009/0114), the appellant had asked the BBC various questions about its expenditure in relation to Cambridge Media and Environment Program, which researched and planned a programme of seminars that had been running since 2005 at which BBC editorial staff discussed issues such as environmental change and world development, with the objective of improving BBC journalism in those areas.”

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Panopticon, 17th August 2012

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