The BBC says there WAS a plan to cover Bob Vylan:
Bob Vylan were deemed high risk following a risk assessment process applied to all acts appearing at Glastonbury. Seven acts including Bob Vylan were included in this category and they were all deemed suitable for live streaming with appropriate mitigations.
Prior to Glastonbury, a decision was taken that compliance risks could be mitigated in real time on the live stream – through the use of language or content warnings - without the need for a delay. This was clearly not the case.
During the performance, the livestream was monitored in line with the agreed compliance protocols and a number of issues were escalated. Warnings appeared on the stream on two occasions and the editorial team took the decision not to cut the feed. This was an error.
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As a result we will make immediate changes to livestreaming music events:
Any music performances deemed high risk will now not be broadcast live or streamed live;
Editorial Policy support will always be available on site at major music festivals and events, to improve compliance processes and the speed of available advice;
And we will provide more detailed, practical guidance on the threshold for withdrawing a live stream.
In a separate statement, Chair Samir Shah hints at disciplinary action:
“I am satisfied that the Executive is initiating a process to ensure proper accountability for those found to be responsible for the failings in this incident. While it is important that the process is carried out fairly and correctly, it is equally important that the Executive takes decisive action.
“The Board fully supports the Director-General and the swift actions taken by him and his team to identify these errors and address them.”
'...proper accountability for those found to be responsible for the failings in this incident.'
ReplyDeleteWell, who would that be? Someone senior, ie with the experience and authority to make the decision to cut the feed immediately? Or some junior poor sod left in charge of what is effectively a whole BBC channel?
'...we will provide more detailed, practical guidance on the threshold for withdrawing a live stream.'
In other words, we fucked up by not providing this guidance, but we're still gonna leave the same junior people to make the decision, only next time we can properly throw the book at them because we issued guidance.
Editors should take major editorial decisions. Clue's in the job title.
Unless, of course, it's actually worse than that & it's senior people who need 'more detailed guidance'. Here's a handy rule of thumb. When people start shouting "Death to" somebody, throw the switch.
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