nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20211101-173050-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 211101s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20211101-173050-0 doi eng 342 23 Danbury, Richard Author aut Journalistic Independence, the BBC and the Government of the Day Danbury, Richard Verfassungsblog 2021-11-01 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The structures that preserve the independence of journalism from the power of the UK state seem to be under assault. The government of the day has the power to appoint people to the board that oversees the BBC. The problem, to express it in more abstract terms, relates to the extent to which private institutions that perform public functions should be the focus of public and constitutional law. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/journalistic-independence-the-bbc-and-the-government-of-the-day/ raw object