BBC vs Gary Lineker: Own goal?
A fiasco with sports host Gary Lineker sparks a heated debate about free speech and fairness on the BBC. And what does AI mean for media?
The suspension by the BBC of footballer-turned-broadcaster Gary Lineker, famous for tweets comparing Britain’s new immigration bill to 1930s Nazi Germany, exposes double standards in British journalism and politics .
Contributor:
Myria Georgiou – Professor, LSE
William Turville – Media Correspondent, New Statesman
Ash Sarkar – Contributing Editor, Novara Media
Martin Bell – Former correspondent, BBC News
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Contributor:
John Christian – Futurism Editor-in-Chief
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