Is the media moral? BBC Director General - Mark Thompson speech in Coventry

This is a speech that BBC Director General, Mark Thompson gave at Coventry Cathedral.

He talks about the role of the media in an age of moral ambiguity.

Mark Thompson is just one of the many media professionals who has visited Coventry University; Others include Baroness Amos, Jeremy Paxman and Jon Snow.

This year we have even more people visiting in our Coventry Conversations series.

If you want to hear podcasts from past speakers, please visit http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/

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[SunSwingMedia]

Mr. Thompson's remarks are generally speaking globally applicable. I take case with his concluding remarks that media should act as a mirror of reality. A proper understanding of truth, absolute and eternal truth, compels us to not only be reflective mirrors of that truth, but tell the truth as social advocates because of the enlightenment that absolute truth provides us with. Mirroring reality is more so a passive approach, requiring neither principle nor creativity to tell the truth.

[gushoodwink]

@SCWDN I would love to meet someone as stupid as you. Just once. Just for the stories.

[TheClarksonFan]

@AlanPartridge41M What and replaced by the Murdoch Empire?? They just push pro tory propaganda. But thats fine isnt it? No, it isnt.

[SCWDN]

ZMOG teh BBC is a Zionist conspiracy!!!!....seriously people grow up.

[g0ldb3rg3r]

Thopmson is a sick Pro israeli, who makes sure israel's barbaric nature is covered and hidden from the UK public, the recent massacre of the Flotilla ship proves this.

He actually befreinded the (now thankfully in a vegetative state) the ugly war criminal Sharon and promised to ensure israel to be shown not as an Aparthide and Nazi regime that it actually is. His actions state he's sticking to his promise to Sharon.... and he then has the nerve to talk about morality, what an evil bastard.

[g0ldb3rg3r]

the recent massacre of the Flotilla ship by the Aparthide regime of israel was not only imoral but factless. Thompson is israel's best freind and ensures that the UK public will never hear or see the barbaric nature of israel. (all this while he recieves a grotesquely high salary paid by UK taxes.

[KitWoody]

What a prat. We pay him in excess of £800,000 per annum.

Are the tie-less middle aged men laughing obediently in the audience BBC plants?

[mrhonestreporter]

to bbc,racism isnt a problem issue but a resourceful opportunity

[dezfaz]

I don't care what any BBC wanker says i threw my TV out long ago ,small but effective way of hitting the BBC leeches in the pockets !!!!!!

[d4vstone]

eh no, it's not moral, especially when it's controlled by an racist pro israeli like you mr Thompson. The UK people should have their licence money repaid