Should Twitter save the BBC?
If you are a Twitter user,
you may - like me - have noticed a trending topic yesterday, with
the hash tag #proudofthebbc.
After the success of the social media
campaign to save BBC 6 Music radio station,
a campaign group has now turned its attention
to protecting the license fee, which Culture
Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said will come under scrutiny at the next
review.
I am not disputing the fantastic
service the BBC provides, and I have even blogged in the past in
praise of the BBC, but that is not to say it is without flaws.
Yes, the service it provides is often
far above that of commercial rivals, but a large number of the
people running the corporation are still paid obscene amounts of
money.
It was recently announced that the
BBC will, instead of paying top dollar for established stars, focus
on nurturing emerging - and, crucially, cheaper - talent. This
leaves the likes of Jonathan Ross free to go to ITV. And it should
be noted that this move is a pay cut for Ross.
Should we take a similar approach to
the executives running the BBC? Rather than competing with the
salaries at commercial channels - who have to attract people who
can bring in the advertisers, which isn't a concern for the
bigwigs at the BBC - we should focus on getting value for money for
the taxpayer.
Proud of the BBC? Yes. Oblivious to
its flaws? No.
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