New BBC chief goes to war on 'fake news' and calls for overhaul of rules to take on social media giants
Richard Sharp, 65, will use speech to join calls for tighter social media regulation The new chairman of the BBC will say ‘urgent questions’ need to be addressed He will also stress impartiality is the ‘first priority’ of BBC board and of Tim Davie Mr Sharp took over from Sir David Clementi in February after working in banking By Paul Revoir Media Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:49 BST, 15 September 2021 | Updated: 00:53 BST, 15 September 2021
The new chairman of the BBC will declare war on ‘fake news’ in his first major speech today, calling for an overhaul of existing regulations to take on the social media giants.
Richard Sharp will say ‘urgent questions’ need to be addressed, as conspiracy theories and lies have been able to flourish in ‘closed media environments’.
He will also deliver a message about the BBC’s impartiality, saying it is ‘something we must prove again every day’.
The chairman took over from Sir David Clementi in February after working in banking and later as an adviser to Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Richard Sharp (pictured above), 65, will say ‘urgent questions’ need to be addressed, as conspiracy theories and lies have been able to flourish in ‘closed media environments’
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