Funny how they both seemed to spring from nowhere to prominence with a headline-grabbing programme. Wonder if similar revelations will emerge about MWT's methods. One can but hope...

They are all scumbags on the MSM.

I would hope that you are right, Jo. The proven lies and manipulation by the BBC might make some sceptics open to the suggestion that it might happen in other areas too.

Jo wrote:
Funny how they both seemed to spring from nowhere to prominence with a headline-grabbing programme. Wonder if similar revelations will emerge about MWT's methods. One can but hope...

Let's hope so

Yes, here's hoping.

Another thing both programmes shared was winning awards, e.g. a Bafta for the Diana interview plus other awards, a Bafta nomination and other awards for Exposure: The other side of Jimmy Savile.

The BBC is apparently giving back the awards for the Diana interview.

BBC to return BAFTA it won for Princess Diana's 1995 'Panorama' interview

In a statement, they [BBC] said: "The 1995 'Panorama' interview received a number of awards at the time. We do not believe it is acceptable to retain these awards because of how the interview was obtained."
MWT's Twitter description says he's a "Bafta nominee and judge"

And get a load of this:

#martinbashir should not be allowed to resign but face disciplinary action . He has got away with his lies and deceit and walks away with a nice pension . As a journalist with a very strong moral compass and real integrity to get my access - his action make me very angry .

twitter.com/mwilliamsthomas/status/1395450559700819969

Sweeping statement made to a journalist. I take my responsibilities very seriously always being fair , honest and balanced . Like every job bad apples exist . If you work I am sure that bad people/criminals exist in your profession.

twitter.com/mwilliamsthomas/status/1395594802553671686

Someone Tweet to @mwilliamsthomas - I can't; he's blocked me - Jonathan King says you are the most rotten apple of them all.

twitter.com/mwilliamsthomas/status/1395594081443667968
You should think more carefully about what you say (or perhaps that’s why u r anonymous) and who you believe . You will see that Bellfield the spreader of the lie has now changed his version of events , now that the heat is really on him .

I cant follow this, I am afraid, because the tweeters are invisible to me.
Could someone cut and paste, please?

Honey wrote:
I cant follow this, I am afraid, because the tweeters are invisible to me.
Could someone cut and paste, please?

See above

JK2006 wrote:
Someone Tweet to @mwilliamsthomas - I can't; he's blocked me - Jonathan King says you are the most rotten apple of them all.
That makes sense. People with strong moral compasses, integrity and who are honest don't need to go around saying they've got strong moral compasses, integrity and are honest.

This probably pales in comparison with what you experienced, JK, and I know I keep repeating myself about this but I think it was immoral, lacking in integrity and dishonest for Rolf Harris's name to be circulated worldwide in the way it was by MWT, I suspect with the connivance of the police.

"Breaking : Rolf Harris currently being interviewed under caution at police station as part of #Savile other #sexual offences"

twitter.com/mwilliamsthomas/status/274181776283406337?lang=en

- Saying Rolf Harris was "currently" being interviewed by police suggested that MWT had excellent contacts with Operation Yewtree if he was able to tweet what they were doing in real time, that they may have known about his getting Rolf Harris's name out in this way and certainly didn't do anything to have the tweet deleted in case it attracted frauds/opportunists

- The #Savile and #sexual offences tags increased the circulation of the tweet for people looking at those subjects (which they probably would have been doing, as the Savile allegations were fresh), and told anyone with an internet connection what kind of offences Rolf Harris could be accused of

- Tweeted in the midst of the Savile furore, when anyone could find material online about alleged Savile offences to use as material for their own story about Rolf Harris (which I'm convinced at least Rolf Harris's Australian accuser did)

- Retweeted hundreds of times and prompted chatter elsewhere online (e.g. that I saw, not being on Twitter)

- Tweeted nine months before Rolf Harris was charged

- Tweeted on 29 November 2012, the day the Leveson inquiry report was published, which said (in two places - pp. 791 and 984):

"I think that it should be made abundantly clear that save in exceptional and clearly identified circumstances (for example, where there may be an immediate risk to the public), the names or identifying details of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime should not be released to the press or the public"

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governm...e/270941/0780_ii.pdf

So the tweet flew in the face of the Leveson report. The full title of the report was "Report into the culture, practices and ethics of the press". You'd think a journalist with a strong moral compass, integrity and who's honest would be mindful of ethics, wouldn't you?

I'm against the demolition of Martin Bashir and his treatment far outstrips the "crime".

Of course it's all an excuse to demolish the BBC.

As for MWT- what happened to him? Gone silent.