Abstract
The case of BBC Newsnight Rowan Aust Care is claimed as central to the work of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) . The corporation’s declaration to prospective employees on the BBC website states, ‘Our values’ are as follows: Our aim is simple – to enrich people’s lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain by being the most creative organisation in the world. But we don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. (BBC 2019; emphasis added) The meaning is clear: to work at the BBC, one must care about how one works. The intent of this chapter is to demonstrate how the BBC, despite its stated aim, has failed to institute a structure of care within its news division. What I wish to consider are the possibilities and, arguably, the impossibilities of implementing an ethics of care within television production....
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Discourses of Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Media Practices and Cultures |
Editors | Amy Holdsworth, Karen Lury, Hannah Tweed |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Chapter | 11 |
Pages | 210-228 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781501342844, 9781501342837 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781501342820 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 May 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |