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Tom Mills at 20:05, 2 November 2009

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Tom Mills at 12:03, 30 October 2008

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Tom Mills: /* Remuneration of terrorism experts */ sp

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Tom Mills: BBC Category

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← Older revision		Revision as of 20:05, 2 November 2009
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	The table below shows the 20 terrorism experts who made the most appearance on BBC television between January 2000 and December 2007. 435 names from the [[Terrorexpertise:Bulk_List\| Bulk List]] of terrorism experts were searched at the archives of the [http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Infax/Advanced.aspx BBC Motion Gallery] for appearances on BBC News and BBC Current Affairs programmes. Only appearances relating to terrorism were recorded. <ref>Any items referring to ‘terror’, ‘Islamic fundamentalism’, ‘extremism’ or ‘suicide bombing’ were treated as relating to terrorism.</ref> The table is arranged according to the total number of items returned, and then alphabetically according to surname.		The table below shows the 20 terrorism experts who made the most appearance on BBC television between January 2000 and December 2007. 435 names from the [[Terrorexpertise:Bulk_List\| Bulk List]] of terrorism experts were searched at the archives of the [http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Infax/Advanced.aspx BBC Motion Gallery] for appearances on BBC News and BBC Current Affairs programmes. Only appearances relating to terrorism were recorded. <ref>Any items referring to ‘terror’, ‘Islamic fundamentalism’, ‘extremism’ or ‘suicide bombing’ were treated as relating to terrorism.</ref> The table is arranged according to the total number of items returned, and then alphabetically according to surname.

−	The table also shows the known affiliations of each expert as indicated by a mark in the columns labelled A-B. It shows that of the 20 top experts consulted by BBC television, 13 have worked in government or law enforcement, and six of the seven who have not, are affiliated to private think-tanks or private security companies. Only the ''Observer'' journalist [[Jason Burke]] has no such affiliation.	+	The table also shows the known affiliations of each expert as indicated by a mark in the columns labelled A-F. It shows that of the 20 top experts consulted by BBC television, 13 have worked in government or law enforcement, and six of the seven who have not, are affiliated to private think-tanks or private security companies. Only the ''Observer'' journalist [[Jason Burke]] has no such affiliation.

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-<td>2</td><td>[[Peter Clarke]]</td><td>66</td>
+<td>2</td><td>[[Peter Clarke (Police officer)|Peter Clarke]]</td><td>66</td>
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	[[Category:Terrorism Industry]]		[[Category:Terrorism Industry]]
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 ===Remuneration of terrorism experts===
-Asked about the BBC’s relationship with experts and commentators on terrorism, security, and intelligence matters, BBC New’s Head of Editorial Compliance sent the following reply:
+Asked about the BBC’s relationship with experts and commentators on terrorism, security, and intelligence matters, BBC News Head of Editorial Compliance sent the following reply:
 <blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">BBC News does not retain any experts and commentators on terrorism, security and intelligence matters on contract. We do sometimes pay a disturbance fee to contributors who make their living from selling their expertise (such as journalists, academics and members of think tanks) but many commentators do not ask for or expect any fee. Where payments are made, radio programmes, like “Today”, have a flat rate of £50. There is occasionally scope to exercise discretion, but it would be on a case by case basis. In daily Television News we have a basic disturbance fee of £50. This can be negotiable in certain circumstances, usually to an upper limit of £75. However, if we ask an interviewee to stay on set for longer periods (e.g. as a "presenter's friend") we will pay more, up to £350 for a five hour period, for example.<ref>Response to Freedom of Information Request from Stephanie Harris, Head of Editorial Compliance at BBC News, 5 September 2008</ref></blockquote>

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 ==Notes==
 <references/>
-[[Category: Terrorism Industry]]
+[[Category:Terrorism Industry]]

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	The table below shows the 20 terrorism experts who made the most appearance on BBC television between January 2000 and December 2007. 435 names from the [[Terrorexpertise:Bulk_List\| Bulk List]] of terrorism experts were searched at the archives of the [http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Infax/Advanced.aspx BBC Motion Gallery] for appearances on BBC News and BBC Current Affairs programmes. Only appearances relating to terrorism were recorded. <ref>Any items referring to ‘terror’, ‘Islamic fundamentalism’, ‘extremism’ or ‘suicide bombing’ were treated as relating to terrorism.</ref> The table is arranged according to the total number of items returned, and then alphabetically according to surname.		The table below shows the 20 terrorism experts who made the most appearance on BBC television between January 2000 and December 2007. 435 names from the [[Terrorexpertise:Bulk_List\| Bulk List]] of terrorism experts were searched at the archives of the [http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Infax/Advanced.aspx BBC Motion Gallery] for appearances on BBC News and BBC Current Affairs programmes. Only appearances relating to terrorism were recorded. <ref>Any items referring to ‘terror’, ‘Islamic fundamentalism’, ‘extremism’ or ‘suicide bombing’ were treated as relating to terrorism.</ref> The table is arranged according to the total number of items returned, and then alphabetically according to surname.

−	The table also shows the known affiliations of each expert as indicated by a mark in the columns labelled A-B.	+	The table also shows the known affiliations of each expert as indicated by a mark in the columns labelled A-B. It shows that of the 20 top experts consulted by BBC television, 13 have worked in government or law enforcement, and six of the seven who have not, are affiliated to private think-tanks or private security companies. Only the ''Observer'' journalist [[Jason Burke]] has no such affiliation.

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 '''N.B. This page relates to the BBC's coverage of terrorism and use of terrorism experts.  A [[BBC|separate page]] deals with the BBC in general.'''
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-==BBC Coverage of Terrorism==
+==BBC Editorial Guidelines on Terrorism==
 [[Image:News items on Terrorism 2000 - 2006.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Comparison of BBC and ITN/Channel 4 news items on Terrorism 2000 - 2006]]
 The graph on the right shows the percentage of items on terrorism returned during quarterly periods between 2000 and 2006 on the BBC compared with ITN and Channel 4. The graph apparently shows an increase in items on terrorism following attacks in New York, Madrid and London, and the Israeli-Lebanon war.  It also shows a marked increase in BBC items on terrorism at the end of 2002 and beginning of 2003 which is not apparent in ITN and Channel 4 coverage.<br clear="all">
-===Use of external experts===
 The table below shows the 20 terrorism experts who made the most appearance on BBC television between January 2000 and December 2007.  435 names from the [[Terrorexpertise:Bulk_List| Bulk List]] of terrorism experts were searched at the archives of the [http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Infax/Advanced.aspx BBC Motion Gallery] for appearances on BBC News and BBC Current Affairs programmes.  Only appearances relating to terrorism were recorded. <ref>Any items referring to ‘terror’, ‘Islamic fundamentalism’, ‘extremism’ or ‘suicide bombing’ were treated as relating to terrorism.</ref> The table is arranged according to the total number of items returned, and then alphabetically according to surname.
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 <blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">BBC News does not retain any experts and commentators on terrorism, security and intelligence matters on contract. We do sometimes pay a disturbance fee to contributors who make their living from selling their expertise (such as journalists, academics and members of think tanks) but many commentators do not ask for or expect any fee. Where payments are made, radio programmes, like “Today”, have a flat rate of £50. There is occasionally scope to exercise discretion, but it would be on a case by case basis. In daily Television News we have a basic disturbance fee of £50. This can be negotiable in certain circumstances, usually to an upper limit of £75. However, if we ask an interviewee to stay on set for longer periods (e.g. as a "presenter's friend") we will pay more, up to £350 for a five hour period, for example.<ref>Response to Freedom of Information Request from Stephanie Harris, Head of Editorial Compliance at BBC News, 5 September 2008</ref></blockquote>
 ==Notes==
 <references/>
 [[Category: Terrorism Industry]]