That BBC Professionalism at Work

John Sweeney, BBC investigative journalist, March 2006

“One recipe for investigative journalism is to find the largest

crocodile in the pond and give it a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

and see what happens next.”

John Sweeney, May 2007:

“I fell into his elephant trap.”


I suggest he gives up hunting.

About the Author

An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.

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  1. Anonymous says:

    The end is BBC keeping it real: Mr Sweeney responded by saying: “I am a British subject, not an American citizen, and in my country we have a freedom of speech. I have a right to report that.”

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