Nato-led forces killed BBC reporter in Afghanista
This round-up of Friday's main media stories reports on the findings
of an investigation into the death of a BBC journalist in Afghanistan.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) in
Afghanistan has admitted it mistakenly killed BBC reporter Ahmed Omed
Khpulwak when troops responded to a militant attack in southern
Uruzgan province in July, reports BBC News.
"The BBC said it recognised that Isaf had provided clarification,
ending a period of uncertainty, but it would study the details of the
findings on receiving the full report."
The BBC director general Mark Thompson has told business leaders he
hopes Greater Manchester will become "one of the most significant
creative clusters in the UK", reports the Manchester Evening News.
The paper says: "the BBC is relocating three networks - BBC Radio 5
Live, Cbeebies and CBBC - to MediaCityUK, at Salford Quays, as well as
BBC Sport and some shows, such as BBC Breakfast. A study by the
Northwest Development Agency says the BBC's relocation had the
potential to create 10,000 jobs and add £170m to the regional
economy".
It quotes from the study: "The BBC's presence has helped attract small
and large media companies - including ITV (and the production
facilities for Coronation Street) - and institutions with media
interests such as the University of Salford."
Celebrity Big Brother was won last night by Paddy Doherty, star of My
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Tonight it segues into a new series of Big
Brother. The former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is a surprise
additional housemate for the opening weekend, reports the Daily
Mirror.
Celebrity Big Brother has been a ratings success for Richard Desmond's
Channel 5, reports the Guardian. "An average audience of about 2.6
million, and a 12.1% share of all TV viewers in its timeslot, is a
respectable showing - particularly when compared with the final series
of Celebrity Big Brother, which aired on Channel 4 last January" says
the paper.
The inquiry into Baha Mousa's death painted a "devastating picture of
military culture", says the Guardian. It says prosecutors will
consider bringing fresh charges but the Daily Telegraph asks if that
is necessary as what happened was "mercifully rare", as reported in
the BBC's newspaper review.
