Ramachandran Outgoing: Last News

Naman Ramachandran Outgoing BBC director general Tony Hall is expected to speak up about the role of public service broadcasters in the battle against fake news when he delivers the opening address of the Edinburgh TV festival on Monday.“The forces of disinformation and social media tend to feed on fracture and drive polarization,” Hall is expected to say. “They’re often specifically designed to exploit division for commercial or political gain; to unsettle societies or undermine democracy.”“What we do, as a PSB, is a force in the opposite direction.”The BBC is part of the Trusted News Initiative that is setting up an early warning system against the spread of disinformation during the upcoming U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Outgoing BBC director general, Tony Hall, will deliver the opening address at the Edinburgh TV Festival, in what will be one of his final public appearances in the position before he steps down in September.Hall will address delegates in the first session of the festival on Aug. 24 about the role of public service broadcasters, the challenges they face, why they matter, and why producers, audiences and government need to be reminded of the part they play in the U.K.