The BBC dilemma

[Sean Smyth]

A second BBC official has resigned today in the fallout over the Iraq
WMD report they did last year.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2004/01/29/head_of_bbc_
resigns_over_weapons_report/

I'm curious as to you folks (Donna in particular) here are thinking. It
sounds like the result will be censorship at its finest (whether
self-imposed or tacitly encouraged by the Blair government). I thought
the structure of the BBC was such that it remained somewhat immune (if
you want to say that) from pressure from the sitting government; the
article implied the Blair government is exerting plenty of pressure on
the BBC at this moment.

Thoughts? Comments?