British Broadcasting Corp. taken in by hoax on Bhopal anniversary
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LONDON The BBC has apologized for falling victim to a hoax involving the deadly 19-84 cyanide gas leak at a Union Carbide subsidiary in India.
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Media & professional: The BBC has been cleared of 'systematic bias against business' but its coverage has been criticised for 'lapses'.
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The BBC fell for a hoax report that Dow Chemical would compensate victims of the Bhopal disaster after visiting a website that led them to a "plausible spokesperson" who appeared on camera, a BBC source said.
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Media & professional: Members of the BBC Trust have expressed concern about two heavily criticised editions of Panorama. By Leigh Holmwood.
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A children's television show on the British Broadcasting Corp. faked the results of a contest, drawing a $100,000 fine Monday from a regulatory agency.
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The BBC has voiced regret over a spoof pop video making light of the conflicts in the Middle East, which was made as a joke by London news staff but leaked to a newspaper.
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Allegations of a cover-up surround Britain's worst water poisoning disaster
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Bhopal: Activists fighting for victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984, one of the worst industrial accidents, have accused the government of dragging its feet on the extradition of the main accused in the case, US industrialist Warren Anderson.
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Testing nerves at surrounding tech firms Technology workers were disturbed this morning by what appears to have been a hoax bomb at a business park near Heathrow.â¦
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As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations BBC World Service is discussing issues related to freedom of media and information. Send us your views.
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LONDON, Dec. 3 -- The British Broadcasting Corp. apologized Friday for falling victim to a hoax in which a fake corporate spokesman claimed to take responsibility for a deadly cyanide gas leak at a Union Carbide Corp.
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A Hamburg newspaper that reported last week on a computer company manager who said he fired three non-smokers because they had threatened disruptions after asking for a smoke-free environment said on Monday the story was a hoax.
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Corporation to make statement about former Blue Peter editor and up to 25 other staff allegedly involved in viewer deception.
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"It is right that we are open with the public when we have fallen short and that we demonstrate that we take this very seriously indeed."  The British Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday it was suspending all phone-in contests and interactive quizzes after an investigation exposed several rigged competitions.The BBC, which has been battered by revelations about bogus contests and doctored footage, said an internal inquiry found that 'a small number of production staff ... have passed themselves off as viewers and listeners.'BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said seven such cases had been found.'We must now swiftly put our house in order,' he said. Read more
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BBC boss Mark Thompson has ordered staff  to root out inaccuracies after the public broadcaster was hit  by two embarrassing blunders and had to apologize to Queen  Elizabeth.
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A Hamburg newspaper that reported last  week on a computer company manager who said he fired three  non-smokers because they had threatened disruptions after  asking for a smoke-free environment said on Monday the story  was a hoax.
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Media & professional: The BBC's most recent revelations could lead to real problems with trust, reports James Robinson.