Peter Horrocks

BBC Statement regarding BBC reporters in Turkey

by

[[Yesterday Ankara mayor, Melih Gökçek, accuses BBC Turkish journalist of being an ‘agent’ in Twitter campaign]]  Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek   BBC Global News Director, Peter Horrocks, has issued the following statement. The BBC is very concerned by the continued campaign of the Turkish authorities to discredit the BBC and intimidate its journalists. A large … Read more

“The BBC has stated that its partnership with NTV is “under review” in response to our petition… #OccupyTurkey

by

The BBC has stated that its partnership with NTV is “under review” in response to our petition that has now been signed by over 3500 people! This is still NOT good enough as the BBC has said that “at present” it has made the “difficult decision” that “it is better for our audiences that the … Read more