The BBC Organization
The BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Co-operation. The British
Broadcast is a very well established organisation. It was formed in
1922 by a group of leading wireless manufactures, the daily
broadcasting by the BBC began from Marconi's London Studio on November
14th, this followed the next day by broadcasts from Birmingham and
Manchester. During the following few months the BBC organisation was
successfully able to broadcast around the U.K this effectively showed
how popular and in demand the BBC became around the U.K and therefore
had to remain a prestigious and impressive organisation and to remain
its high standards and popularity.
The Secretary of State's approval is required under the Royal Charter
for certain of the BBC's commercial activities.
The Royal Charter requires the secretary of state's prior approval for
the co-operation 'to provide sound and television broadcasting
services and communication services and to provide sound and
television programmes of information, education and entertainment
funded by advertisements, subscription, sponsorship, pay per view
system, or any other means of finande whether for reception by the
general public free of charge or available on individual demand or
encrypted or in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern
Ireland, the channel Islands and the Isle of man and the territorial
waters and elsewhere in the world'
The Charter requires the Secretary of State's prior approval for the
co-operation 'to enter into joint ventures or partnerships with other
companies and to establish companies whose objects include any of the
objects of the co-ope...
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...able around the world by the successful use of
platforms, internet, etc.
The BBC is well established and is well respected within the media.
Twelve governors ensure the BBC is run in the interest of the viewers
and listeners.
* They act as trustees of the public interest and ensure that it
fulfils its obligations.
* They're appointed by the Queen on the advice of the government
ministers.
* Day to day operations are run by sixteen divisions. Their
directors report to the director general, forming the executive
Board.
* It answers to the Board of Governors.
Each divisions performance is regualarly assessed by the BBC's
Governors, an advantage to the assessment is that, problems can be
learnt from therefore creating a better chance of gaining a larger
target audience.
Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and internationally. The aim of these companies is to generate revenue and in order to do this they create and air shows that cater to popular demand. In doing so, they sometimes compromise on the quality of their content. This is where public broadcasters come into perspective.
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New economic institutions such as the World Bank, sought to spread the principles and practices associated with free market economies throughout the world by creating programs and lending money to countries, which allowed the people of that country to practice free market economic principles. The World Bank was originally created to help rebuild Europe from the vast destruction caused by World War Two. During the post WWII period the World Bank lent money to many European countries which has greatly helped them recover from their losses from WWII. For example the World Bank lent $250 million to France in 1947. That loan helped France rebuild its economy by creating jobs and infrastructure which later helped push the countries stagnant economy into the stronger free market economy of today.
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The Bloomsbury Group consisted mainly of family, colleagues, and friends who shared ideas in writing and painting. "Bloomsbury" signified a group of people who were close in friendship as well as in talent. The Bloomsberries, who were known as the Bloomsbury Group, spent a tremendous amount of time together. Each individual attempted to contribute valuable ideas to one another’s individual works. Two of the most important aspects of the Bloomsberries were Literature and Art. All members of this circle of intellectuals were vastly incorporated with both of these aspects as well as a few others. The most well recognized writer of this group was Virginia Woolf.
Sabelli in their book Faith and Credit claim that is the very structure of the
Judicial review seeks to enforce and uphold constitutional doctrines which govern the UK’s uncodified constitution by scrutinising administrative action. One constitutional function of judicial review is to enforce the rule of law. It can be argued, in defining the rule of law as “negative value...designed to minimised the harm to freedom and dignity which the law may cause in its pursuit of its goals” Joseph Raz characterised judicial review. The principle of which states the executive is to be ruled by the law and subject to it.
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