Manipulation

It seems de rigueur to leak your own speech ahead of the RTS autumn conference. Lord Hall did it, and got some pick-up. Rabble-rousing new Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright, three months into the job, and with the back-up of two new SPAds, has joined in - and apart from marginal pick-up about Russia Today and fake news, that's about it.

He's even making Ofcom look more exciting, with Sharon's daft offer (also leaked) to take six months investigating every complaint about the world's websites. 

• Will someone ask Lord Hall about news management ? How a brief interview with the Prime Minister led BBC News bulletins for close to 60 hours, shared in dribs and drabs from Panorama ?