{"id":61554,"date":"2012-11-23T13:16:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T13:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=61554"},"modified":"2012-11-26T08:28:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T08:28:18","slug":"it-is-a-shame-and-very-disappointing-bbc-should-investigate-its-journalists-says-dr-saravanamuttu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/it-is-a-shame-and-very-disappointing-bbc-should-investigate-its-journalists-says-dr-saravanamuttu\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It Is A Shame And Very Disappointing, BBC Should Investigate Its Journalists&#8217; &#8211; Says Dr Saravanamuttu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt is a shame and very disappointing &#8211; it seems that some journalists are being supported by tax payers in two countries and with notions of conflict of interest and professional ethics and integrity thrown to the winds. The relevant authorities in both countries -this includes the BBC- should investigate as to how this could happen.\u201d says\u00a0Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61555\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/it-is-a-shame-and-very-disappointing-bbc-should-investigate-its-journalists-says-dr-saravanamuttu\/saravanamuttu-photo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61555\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61555\" title=\"Saravanamuttu photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Saravanamuttu-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Saravanamuttu-photo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Saravanamuttu-photo-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Paikiasothy+Saravanamuttu&amp;x=14&amp;y=7\">Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu<\/a><\/span>, the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and founder member of the Board of the Sri Lanka Chapter of\u00a0Transparency International\u00a0made the above remarks when asked how he saw the issue of senior journalists, particularly BBC World Service journalists applying for and receiving\u00a0 Rs. 1,200,000\/- as an interest free loan from the state banks to purchase cars or vans. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treasury.gov.lk\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=339%3Avehicle-loans-for-journalists&amp;catid=1%3Alatestnews&amp;Itemid=1\">According to the Ministry of Finance<\/a><\/span> Sri Lanka, the Treasury will pump in the interest due to the state banks for the loans under this scheme.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=BBC+Sinhala&amp;x=7&amp;y=4\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sinhala<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Service Colombo reporter <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Elmo+Fernando&amp;x=9&amp;y=9\">Elmo Fernando<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and the Londoner BBC World Service \u2013 Sinhala senior producer\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Chandana+Keerthi+Bandara&amp;x=9&amp;y=3\">Chandana Keerthi Bandara<\/a><\/span> both applied the interest free loan from the Sri Lankan Government.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60687\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/bbc-world-service-journalists-interest-free-loan-application-on-the-waiting-list-says-sri-lankan-government\/bbc-world-service-journalist-chandana-keerthi-bandara\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60687\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-60687\" title=\"\u2018BBC World service Journalist Chandana Keerthi Bandara\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/\u2018BBC-World-service-Journalist-Chandana-Keerthi-Bandara-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/\u2018BBC-World-service-Journalist-Chandana-Keerthi-Bandara-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/\u2018BBC-World-service-Journalist-Chandana-Keerthi-Bandara-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bandara<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile the\u00a0Opposition and UNP Leader <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ranil+Wickremesinghe&amp;x=8&amp;y=8\">Ranil Wickremesinghe<\/a><\/span> said yesterday that<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>some media personnel who had received laptops and obtained vehicle loans, had defamed him in their publications the very next day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast Sunday BBC Sinhala Service Colombo Reporter filed a distorted report on the Opposition Leader\u2019s press conference and attacked him\u201d a senior opposition legislator told Colombo Telegraph, asking for anonymity because he\u00a0didn&#8217;t want to be targeted by the \u2018laptop and interest free loan\u2019<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>media.\u00a0 The BBC didn\u2019t report what the leader said in full and just criticised him for not answering BBC questions. The BBC even failed to report what the questions were.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to BBC Sinhala reporting on Ranil Wickremesinghe <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sinhala\/multimedia\/2012\/04\/000001_sunday_prog.shtml\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> at minutes 7.37 \u2013 11.20.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing new IT recruits at Sirikotha, Wickremesinghe said that the gifting of laptops and interest free loan\u00a0to journalists and cartoonists, which coincided with the budget was no mere coincidence. It had been calculated to prevent the media from highlighting the burdens placed by the budget on the poor suffering masses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/it-is-a-shame-and-very-disappointing-bbc-should-investigate-its-journalists-says-dr-saravanamuttu\/elmo_fernando\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-61560\" title=\"elmo_fernando\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elmo_fernando.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a>\u201cI see this interest-free motor vehicle loan as a sort of a \u2018bribe\u2019. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate at all for a BBC journalist to take this. Obviously it will damage their credibility.\u201d the former head of the BBC Sinhala Service <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/applying-and-receiving-an-interest-free-motor-vehicle-loan-will-damage-bbcs-credibility-says-the-former-head\/\">Vasantha Raja told Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>BBC <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/guidelines\/editorialguidelines\/page\/guidelines-conflict-of-interest-introduction\">guidelines<\/a><\/span> says; \u201cA conflict of interest may arise when the external activities of anyone involved in making our content affects the BBC&#8217;s reputation for integrity, independence and high standards, or may be reasonably perceived to do so.\u00a0 Our audiences must be able to trust the BBC and be confident that our editorial decisions are not influenced by outside interests, political or commercial pressures, or any personal interests.There is a danger of conflict of interest in every area of programme or content making.\u00a0 Each department or team must be aware of its area of vulnerability.\u00a0 There may be particular sensitivities for on-air talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The BBC&#8217;s reputation for impartiality and objectivity is crucial. The public must be able to trust the integrity of BBC programmes and services. Our audiences need to be confident that the BBC&#8217;s editorial decisions are not influenced by the outside activities or personal or commercial interests of programme makers or those who appear on air.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Related\u00a0posts;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Applying And Receiving An Interest-Free Motor Vehicle Loan Will Damage BBC\u2019s Credibility Says The Former Head\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/applying-and-receiving-an-interest-free-motor-vehicle-loan-will-damage-bbcs-credibility-says-the-former-head\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Applying And Receiving An Interest-Free Motor Vehicle Loan Will Damage BBC\u2019s Credibility Says The Former Head<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"\u2018BBC World Service Journalist\u2019s Interest-Free Loan Application \u2018On The Waiting List\u2019 Says Sri Lankan Government\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/bbc-world-service-journalists-interest-free-loan-application-on-the-waiting-list-says-sri-lankan-government\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018BBC World Service Journalist\u2019s Interest-Free Loan Application \u2018On The Waiting List\u2019 Says Sri Lankan Government<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":61555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2187,1,2375],"tags":[6657,6656,6562,6658],"class_list":["post-61554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-most-popular","category-news","category-stories","tag-bbc-and-corruption","tag-bbc-journalists-and-integrity","tag-bbc-sandeshaya-and-their-work-in-sri-lanka","tag-laptop-andinterest-free-loans-for-sri-lankan-journalists"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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