Thursday, November 06, 2008

Issues and debates quiz wk 5

One issue dominated the media news last week, so this week's quiz is dedicated to 'Sachsgate'. Remember that you can find the answers to these questions on the media guardian website, and that, for a chance of winning the end of year prize, you should email your answers to Ms Jones.

  1. What is 'Sachsgate'? 'Sachsgate' is the furore surrounding a phonecall made by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to Andrew Sachs, that was broadcast by the BBC.
  2. A comedian resigned and a presenter with an £18m contract was given a 'final warning'. Who are they? Russell Brand resigned; the warning was issued to Jonathan Ross.
  3. Which famously right-wing daily newspaper stoked the fire? The Daily Mail led the moral crusade against the broadcast; Ofcom subsequently received 30,500 complaints.
  4. Which major broadcasting institution does the furore spell trouble for? The BBC.
  5. Name two other recent scandals that have had an adverse effect on the institution question's reputation. The Hutton Enquiry (the result of a Today programme broadcast on Radio 4 that alleged the government's dossier on Iraq's WMD had been 'sexed-up'); the phone-in scandal (BBC programmes censured include Blue Peter, which went against the audience vote regarding the name of the programme's new kitten).

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