British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted February 12th, 2009 in BBC, freedom of information, law reports by sally

British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and Another

House of Lords

“The British Broadcasting Corporation was a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which meant that all requests for information were subject to the jurisdiction of the Information Commissioner and, on appeal, the Information Tribunal, even if the information requested was held for the purposes of art, journalism or literature.”

The Times, 12th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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House of Lords rule against BBC on release of bias report – The Times

Posted February 12th, 2009 in BBC, freedom of information, news by sally

“A lawyer has won the backing of the House of Lords in his campaign to force the BBC to disclose an internal report on perceived bias in its coverage of the Middle East.”

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The Times, 12th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lords to rule on release of BBC Middle East conflict report – The Guardian

Posted February 11th, 2009 in BBC, freedom of information, news by sally

“The law lords will rule today on whether the BBC should release an internal report on its coverage of the Middle East conflict.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk