resize text: decrease text size increase text size

Online Journalism News

BBC complaints go live

The BBC is revamping its complaints procedure with a new dedicated web area and code of practice.

bbc.co.uk/complaints will publish details of complaints and any action taken, as well as corrections. The new code of practice will also be published on the site.

"The reforms announced today are part of a programme of change to improve the BBC's accountability to licence payers," said BBC chairman Michael Grade.

"The changes mean greater objectivity, fairness and transparency when the BBC receives a complaint."

More news from dotJournalism:
BBC 'doesn't get the message'
BBC gets first dibs on Graf
BBC reveals digital vision
BBC ruffles commercial feathers

See also:
BBC Complaints: http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints
Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1254045,00.html

Tags (click tag to find related articles; click icon for feed):
bbc | complaints | michael grade | licence fee |

Sign up here for our free, daily email newsletter to get all the latest stories, jobs, tips and more.

Got a story? Call our news team on +44 (0)1273 384290 or email them.

Comments

I registered with BBC yesterday to comment about the tenis final re Australian open. I posted the following comment- "Tragically it is so obvious that Serb haters like Croats and Albanians maquerade as genuine BBC members and give Djokovic a pasting - their comemnts are quite often inane. As for BBC reporting, as usual it tends to be biased because they do it every day against the Russians and the Serbs. It is sad - politics, does get in the way of sport - even in the UK!" Other BBC member continued to insult each other all night and nothing happensed - the section on BBC is called "606" on sport. I was then banned! the following message was sent to me - --------- "Thank you for contributing to a BBC community site. Unfortunately we've had to remove your content below because it contravened one of our House Rules. Postings to BBC messageboards will be removed if they: * Are considered likely to provoke, attack or offend others * Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable * Contain swear words (including abbreviations or alternative spellings) or other language likely to offend Content considered to have been posted with an intention to disrupt the message boards will be removed. This includes 'team taunts' and other content designed to upset and annoy supporters of rival teams. Please do not reply to this email because your response will not be read." IS THIS THE GREAT BBC THEN CLAIMS TO BE FAIR BALANCED ETC ETC ?? I would appreciate your response. regards, Alexander Ardalich
Alexander Ardalich, Senior Partner, Wakefields - 28/01/08

You must be registered in order to post a comment. Click here to register or login below if you are already registered:

    

Forgotten your password? Please click here

Other recent news


Related news

Recent blog posts


Features



JOB OF THE WEEK

Content manager

Reporting to the head of communications, this exciting, newly created role will involve working closely with NFU policy teams to identify writing opportunities for various internal and external media ...more

Freelancers for hire

  • Eifion Rees

    London, United Kingdom

  • Steve Butler

    Dartford, United Kingdom

  • Paul Groves

    Lichfield, United Kingdom

...see all

DISPLAY ADVERTISING

image

Target our journalism community of 16,000 subscribers and 100k+ visitors monthly. Call Ellie on 01273 384291

News Now