Media and Academic Journals
Mainstream print, broadcast, radio, and internet media entities such as the New York Times, CNN, ABC News, National Public Radio, Slate.com, Seattlepi.com, etc., as well as influential academic journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Foreign Policy, etc.
Description:
News media corporation
Mission:
"To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain."
"About the BBC," BBC website (accessed Feb. 21, 2008)
Structure:
U.K. Corporation
Members/Constituents:
36.2% share of audience
Annual Budget:
None found
Sr. Executive:
Greg Dyke, Director-General
# of Offices:
None found
# of Staff:
None found
Relevant Affiliations:
"The dominant broadcaster in the UK, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates two public TV channels, a 24-hour cable news channel, digital channels, five national radio networks, and an online news service. The BBC World Service broadcasts radio programming in more than 40 languages and is the sole source of news in some parts of the world."
[Excerpt taken from Hoovers Online, "BBC:Corporate Hierarchy", May 23, 2003]
