Publicity

There will be some mild eyebrow-raising at Damage Control Central, Broadcasting House, over yesterday's Guardian assertion that it was the DG, Tony Hall, who decided on a "final warning" for Jeremy Clarkson, whilst Director of Television Danny Cohen wanted some form of penalty.

In December, 2013, it was Danny Cohen who voiced criticism of BBC employees who joined the "daily chorus of BBC-bashing" in newspapers. "I'm finding a little too often that people who work for the BBC and are well rewarded for it are quick to attack or criticise the organisation in public rather than deal with any issues or concerns internally."

Perhaps friends of Danny think the Clarkson case shouldn't be, Cabinet-style, a matter of agreed Executive thinking, and the differences are important enough to be exposed in the papers, rather than dealt with internally.