Ofcom has released minutes of Content Board meetings held last year in October and November. At the November meeting, both chairman Tim Suter and new member Peter Horrocks said they would recuse themselves from any discussions on the Panorama interview with Prince Diana, under investigation by Lord Dyson for the BBC.
Between the two meetings, board members grew from 12 to 18, in advance of Ofcom regulating nearly everything. Both sessions also worried about workload, with growing numbers of complaints to handle. "It was noted that complaint numbers could be driven by social media campaigns and large amounts of complaints in such cases were not necessarily indicative of instances of potential harm. "
Was it Content Director Kevin Bakhurst who demanded that the BBC release tallies every fortnight, now seized on with delight by most newspapers ?
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