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New Scandal Creates Crisis at BBC
The British Broadcasting Corp. was plunged into disarray overthe weekend as its top executive resigned over the mishandlingof two sex-abuse reports and the chairman of its supervisorybody called for 'a thorough, structural, radical overhaul' of thebroadcaster.
英国广播公司(British Broadcasting Corp.,简称BBC)在周末期间陷入了混乱,该公司的最高管理人士因对两则有关性侵犯的报道处理不当而辞职,而BBC监督机构的主席则呼吁对这家公司进行“彻底、结构性和全面改革”。
George Entwistle resigned as BBC director-general late Saturday after just 55 days on the job, citing 'unacceptable journalistic standards' that current-affairs program 'Newsnight' displayed onNov. 2, when it improperly accused a former Conservative Party official of committing child sexabuse in Wales.
乔治 恩特威斯尔(George Entwistle)上周六晚间辞去了BBC总裁的职务,此时距他出任这一职务仅有55天。他称自己辞职的理由是BBC的时事节目《新闻之夜》(Newsnight)在11月2日那天所展示出的“不可接受的新闻从业标准”,这档节目那天不正确地指控一名前保守党官员在威尔士对儿童进行了性侵犯。
Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, which supervises the broadcaster, on Sunday called foran overhaul of the BBC. He said a siloed and bureaucratic culture had led managers to shirkresponsibility and resulted in what he had described as 'unacceptable shoddy journalism.'
BBC信托会(BBC Trust)的主席彭定康(Chris Patten)周日呼吁对BBC进行改革。BBC信托会负责对这家广播公司进行监督。他说,一种孤立的和官僚主义的文化导致BBC的管理人士逃避责任,并导致这家机构出现了他所称的“不可接受的劣质新闻工作”。
Regarding Mr. Entwistle's resignation, 'I think he felt he should take responsibility for the awfuljournalism which disfigured that 'Newsnight' program,' Mr. Patten said. 'One of the ironies is that hewas a brilliantly successful editor of 'Newsnight' himself for some time.' A trust spokeswoman saidMr. Entwistle would receive a year's salary, £450,000 ($715,000), as a payout tied to hisresignation.
在谈到恩特威斯尔的辞职时,彭定康说:我认为他感觉到自己应为损坏了《新闻之夜》节目形象的糟糕新闻工作负责。他说,具有讽刺意味的一点是,恩特威斯尔自己曾经是 《新闻之夜》节目的一名出色而成功的编辑。BBC信托会的一名发言人说,恩特威斯尔将获得一笔45万英镑(合71.5万美元)的离职金,这是他一年的工资。
Tim Davie, director of BBC Audio and Music, was appointed acting BBC director-general until thetrust finds a successor for Mr. Entwistle.
BBC Audio and Music部门的负责人蒂姆 戴维(Tim Davie)被任命为BBC的代理总裁,他将任职到BBC信托会找到恩特威斯尔的继任人选为止。
A BBC spokesman said Mr. Entwistle declined to comment for this article. 'In the light of the factthat the director general is also the editor in chief and ultimately responsible for all content…I havedecided that the honorable thing to do is to step down,' Mr. Entwistle said in his statementSaturday.
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