Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Framing the question

An FOI set of questions, glanced to fine leg by the BBC: 

How many press officers does the BBC as a whole employ? 
How many earn more than £50,000 a year? 
How many earn more than £100,000 a year? 
Can you publish all salary bands for press officers? 
 
In  response  to  your  request  the  BBC  does  not  have  employees  with  the  Job  title  of  ‘Press Officer’.  The  equivalent  is  Communications  Officer.  There  are  6  Communications  Officers in BBC Media & Press Relations and they are all paid less than £50,000 a year. 
 
BBC  Communications  officers  are  remunerated  at  Broad  Band  B  which  has  a  pay  range  of £23,103 to £37,992.  

So the question needs to be rephrased how many "Communications Officers" does the BBC employ ?  I think there'd be a surprising answer, for there lurks the small army of BBC publicists.  You could also ask how many are paid above the top of their allotted pay range. 

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