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November 12, 2012

The BBC's Problem Is Its Hubris

Dan Hodges, Daily Telegraph

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There is one reason why the BBC’s standing as the world’s premier broadcaster lies in tatters today. It’s because the BBC indulges in the self-delusion that it is the world’s premier broadcaster.

Over the next few days there will be  an orgy of analysis over the cultural and managerial crisis at the corporation. And rightly so.

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