Monday, September 2, 2013

Order, order

The annual Guardian Media 100 list is always fun - at the BBC, people look for presenters and on-screen talent being accorded more influence than their employers.  But the arrival of former BBC media pundit Torin "Torrid" Douglas on the judging panel seems to have corrected that - and he's won a few interesting points for broadcasters over newspaper creatures.

Lord Hall (Lordy Lord, as dubbed by Private Eye) is in at number 3 (George Entwistle was at 4 in 2012), ahead of Lord Patten (Lardy Lord).at number 16 (3 in 2012). Danny Cohen is at number 11 (up from 13).

Nick Robinson is at 31 - ahead of Tony Gallagher (Telegraph editor) Alan Rusbridger (Guardian) Lionel Barber (FT) - and Robert Peston. Both BBC men are deemed more influential than their new editor James Harding, at 37.

James Purnell, Director of Strategy and Digital at the BBC, the man who thought up Ofcom, is at 35 - whilst his old BBC sparring partner, Ed Richards, running the thing, is at 65.

Helen Boaden is one place behind Clare Balding, but ahead of Tim Davie, whom she replaced at BBC Radio.

Jeremy Paxman drops out altogether (from 99 last year); Mishal Husein arrives at 93.






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