Minders

The flow of minutes from the various BBC Board Committees remains erratic. We now have notes from the Editorial Standards Committee meeting of July. Absent were interim Director of News Jonathan Munro and interim Director of Nations Rhuanedd Richards, but the remaining crowd congratulated themselves on coverage of the May local elections and keeping an eye on AI in journalism. 

At this stage, they note they're still trying to find someone to lead a review of Middle East coverage  "discussions with its preferred candidate for leadership of the Editorial Review of the Middle East were taking place on the terms of reference and timescale."   This review has been in gestation since January 2025 - one year and nine months ago. 

Another too-little, too-late action from the sharp minds: "The Committee approved the proposal for a review of the BBC’s short-form video content." This horse has bolted....