Fran Unsworth
Revision as of 21:24, 22 May 2021 by Patrick Haseldine (talk | contribs) (Importing from WP and expanding)
 Fran Unsworth     (journalist) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1957 | |||||||||
| Interest of | "Philip Cross" | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
Francesca Mary Unsworth (born 29 December 1957) is a British journalist and media executive. Since January 2018 she has been Director, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She was appointed in succession to James Harding. Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World Service Group. Previously she was Acting Director of News at the BBC from November 2012 until August 2013 and a member of the BBC's executive board.
Fran Unsworth's first term of appointment was 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2021 at a salary of £340,000 per annum.[1] She was re-appointed to the Board as an Executive director for a further two years from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2023.[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:BBC's biased and inaccurate reporting of anti-semitism allegations towards Jeremy Corbyn | Letter | 7 August 2018 | Pamela Blakelock | "We regret that the BBC has failed to comply with its own codes with regard to impartiality and accuracy. Given the gravity of allegations of anti-semitism, the role performed by the BBC is all the more critical if it is to live up to Reithian principles of informing the public." |
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
References
This page imported content from Wikipedia on 22 May 2021.Wikipedia is not affiliated with Wikispooks. Original page source here
