Ongoing and growing problems at the BBC have stirred a media maelstrom that is beginning to rival the one surrounding the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch?s UK papers. And the Murdoch press seems to be reveling in a little bit of schadenfreude after last night?s resignation of BBC director general George Entwistle. The Sun newspaper?s front page today calls Entwistle “Gormless George” and blares: ?Bye Bye Chump.? And an editorial in The Sunday Times suggests it is time for BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten to exit: 
“Last night Lord Patten put his poodle out of his misery. If he has any sense of honour, he should take responsibility for promoting his creature and go too,” it reads. But while Patten today acknowledged the possibility that he may have to leave if public trust is not restored in the BBC, he also told the Murdoch-controlled Sky News, ?I’m not going to this morning take my marching orders from Mr. Murdoch’s newspapers.” Murdoch himself has also been busy on Twitter, posting ahead of Entwistle?s ankling: ?BBC getting into deeper mess. After Savile scandal, now prominent news program falsely names senior pol as paedophile.? That tweet referred to the scandal surrounding late Top Of The Pops host Jimmy Savile who is alleged to have sexually abused scores ... Read More »paris apartment rentals latin quarter copper mountain vacation packages luxury b&b tuscany
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