BBC spends £61,00 after scandals
The campaign was launched by director general Tim Davie in April, in response to its Workplace Culture Review. The review was commissioned in the wake of the Huw Edwards scandal and found that there were 'powerful figures' at the BBC who made their colleagues' lives 'unbearable'.
The new initiative hopes to 'encourage open feedback, celebrate positive behavior and deal promptly with concerns', as well as help staff to raise workplace concerns. In the past year the BBC has been engulfed in multiple scandals including its highest paid presenter Gary Lineker being forced out of Match of the Day after he shared an anti-semitic social media post.
Opera singer Wynne Evans lost his job at BBC Radio Wales after he was found to have used a vile sexual slur during the Strictly tour. In February, the BBC apologized for DJ Tim Westwood's 'bullying and misogynistic behavior' while he worked as a presenter on Radio 1.
Announcing the Call It Out initiative in April, Davie said: 'We're rolling out a new 'Call it Out' campaign: This is designed to be highly-visible, high-impact and we're all going to be seeing a lot of it in the coming weeks. 'We want to build confidence and that really came through in the staff survey. And we want that confidence throughout the organization to call out bad behavior and challenge whatever falls short of our standards, and to play their part in building a positive culture that we are proud of.
'That includes recognizing exemplary behavior – an important part of the report's recommendations. ' 'And we'll be asking everyone to download our 'Call it Out' guide to help them flag the good, call out the bad, and encourage a more open and transparent discussion around our culture. Dare I say we need to be a little less British sometimes and speak in a way that is a little less British sometimes.'
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