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27 Feb

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2025 Launched

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The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, which is now in its 10th year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and experience. Applications close on 20 March 2025 at 23:59 GMT. The award honours the legacy of Komla Dumor, a distinguished Ghanaian broadcaster and former BBC World News presenter, who died suddenly aged 41 a decade ago. Dumor’s widow, Kwansema…

Gary Lineker Revolt Becomes A Test Of BBC’s Values

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When the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, took over in 2020, he declared his founding principle to be “impartiality”. Three years later, a row over that principle and how it applies across the corporation has created a crisis that has quite clearly caught managers by surprise. Familiar, fixed points in the weekly TV schedule unexpectedly falling off air in quick succession is proof of a crisis that has become something much bigger than a row about some tweets. The Gary Lineker issue is more than an argument about the opinions of a highly paid sports presenter – it is a test…

BBC Sorry As Sex Noises Interrupt FA Cup Coverage

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The BBC has apologised after sexual noises interrupted live television coverage of the FA Cup. Moaning was heard while Gary Lineker presented the third-round replay between Wolves and Liverpool on Tuesday. The football pundit later posted a picture of a mobile phone he said was “taped to the back of the set”. “We apologise to any viewers offended during the live coverage of the football this evening,” the BBC said. A spokesperson said the BBC was investigating the incident. Lineker tried to laugh off the incident as he presented the programme in a studio at Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium alongside pundits…