Manchester City Forums :: View topic

Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial: BBC get jury verdict wrong
The BBC has been left red-faced by a court reporting error after the corporation broadcast the wrong verdict from the Harry Redknapp trial.

Image 1 of 3
Standing outside court James Pearce, the BBC’s sports news correspondent, claimed that Redknapp had been found guilty of a second charge Photo: BBC
By Andrew Hough1:00PM GMT 08 Feb 2012
The public broadcaster’s flagship News 24 channel told viewers that the Tottenham Hotspur manager had been found guilty of one count of tax evasion.
Follow the latest fallout from the Redknapp verdict with our live blog
But the jury at Southwark Crown Court had in fact found him not guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue after a 13-day trial in which he was accused of evading around £80,000 of tax on a “transfer bung” of £187,000.
The jury rejected the allegations, allowing Redknapp to leave court a free man four and-a-half years after he was first arrested by police following a dawn raid on his Devon home.
Milan Mandaric, the former chairman of Portsmouth, who was charged alongside Redknapp, was found not guilty on similar charges. Redknapp and Mandaric had both denied the charges.
RELATED ARTICLES
Redknapp verdict: as it happened 08 Feb 2012
Redknapp walks free to clear way to England job 08 Feb 2012
Redknapp tax evasion trial: timeline 08 Feb 2012
But on Wednesday morning as it tried to report the jury’s verdicts first, the news channel broadcast the wrong details.
Standing outside court James Pearce, the BBC’s sports news correspondent, claimed that Redknapp, 64, had been found guilty of a second charge. He correctly posted the verdicts on Twitter.

Although it is understood that the BBC crew will not face any action, the blunder will be viewed as particularly embarrassing from such a high profile trial. The BBC apologised for the “confusion”.
It comes after several media organisations wrongly reported the verdicts in the high profile Amanda Knox case.
After broadcasting live for at least 30 seconds that the pair were guilty of a second charge, Pearce, who was clearly struggle to comprehend the details he had been given, was told of the error by a colleague off camera.
He told viewers: “I am sorry, I was going to say … I am sorry I am going to correct this because we have confusion here and that makes much more sense.
“They have been cleared of all charges. We have got some wrong information that has come through here.
“A clarification, they have been found not guilty of all charges. I was getting very confused when I was speaking then. It was unlikely that they could be found not guilty of the first charge and guilty of the second charge."
He added: “That is now confirmed, they have been found not guilty of all charges.”
A “ticker” graphic was also broadcast claiming the jury had found them guilty. It was then followed by another graphic that read: "NOT TRIAL". Another error was made when a graphic read that the jury had “returned it’s (sic) verdict”.
Users on Twitter were quick to point out the errors.
A user called @Hackademic, who says on his profile that he is a journalism lecturer at the University of Winchester, wrote: “Embarrassing coverage from #BBC on #Harrytrial – had Redknapp GUILTY on one count – how not to do it.

“Staffed to the hilt and still they get the most basic fact wrong – #BBC have #Redknapp GUILTY on 1 charge.
“Embarrassment from Aunty – don't let the speed of reporting story undermine the facts #Harrytrial.”
Peter Searles posted: “Oh dear BBC News. Ticker says "jury has returned it's verdict" followed by "Redknapp guilty of tax evasion". Grammar and accuracy fail there.”
Another, Hazelann Williams, tweeted: “BBC BLUNDER Harry Redknapp Guilty, er I mean, NOT Guilty, someone is getting in trouble.”
Stephen Davies wrote: “BBC BREAKING NEWS: "He's guilty! oh hang on ... no he's NOT guilty!" oops. #Redknapp.”
Geoff Newman added: “Opps BBC news said Harry Redknapp guilty on 2nd charge – now reporter back peddling like his career depends on it.

.”
A BBC spokesman said: “This was a live broadcast and we immediately corrected the error on-air.
"We apologise for any confusion.”

Author:	derrycitizen [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:
cost the tax payer £8m to hear this case:eek::eek::eek:

Author:	Danny's Studs [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:09 pm ]
Post subject:
derrycitizen wrote: cost the tax payer £8m to hear this case:eek::eek::eek: Fucking KHAAAAANNNNNNTTTTTT.

Author:	South East Citizen [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:
derrycitizen wrote: cost the tax payer £8m to hear this case:eek::eek::eek: Absolutely fucking disgraceful.

Author:	Tresidentevil [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:08 pm ]
Post subject:
derrycitizen wrote: cost the tax payer £8m to hear this case:eek::eek::eek: Yikes. And how much was the sum he was supposed to have cheated us all out of? Tens of thousands? Thats a bit silly.

Author:	gibbonicus_andronicus [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:45 pm ]
Post subject:
if he'd been being buggered in the showers by sunday morning then it would've been money well spent.

Manchester City Forums http://www.mancityforum.co.uk/forum/

Tottenham Hotspur http://www.mancityforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8725	Page 12 of 12

Author:	Winston_Smith [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:49 pm ]
Post subject:

Author:	Barna Azul [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:07 pm ]
Post subject:
Barna Azul wrote: Based on the evidence, i doubt they will find him guilty, maybe just of stupidity, but we already knew that! Things is, for the amount of money it seems very doubtful, its just the inconsistencies though! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/harry-at-boiling-point-over-staring-detective-6298135.html Claims Sun photographers turned up in a police raid, out of order IMO, even for him! You have to wonder though, what 100K Tax dodge when he pays millions, doesnt make sense. 8M case, WTF, waste of tax payers money!

Author:	Winston_Smith [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:24 pm ]
Post subject:
Quote: Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial: BBC get jury verdict wrong The BBC has been left red-faced by a court reporting error after the corporation broadcast the wrong verdict from the Harry Redknapp trial. Image 1 of 3 Standing outside court James Pearce, the BBC’s sports news correspondent, claimed that Redknapp had been found guilty of a second charge Photo: BBC By Andrew Hough1:00PM GMT 08 Feb 2012 The public broadcaster’s flagship News 24 channel told viewers that the Tottenham Hotspur manager had been found guilty of one count of tax evasion. Follow the latest fallout from the Redknapp verdict with our live blog But the jury at Southwark Crown Court had in fact found him not guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue after a 13-day trial in which he was accused of evading around £80,000 of tax on a “transfer bung” of £187,000. The jury rejected the allegations, allowing Redknapp to leave court a free man four and-a-half years after he was first arrested by police following a dawn raid on his Devon home. Milan Mandaric, the former chairman of Portsmouth, who was charged alongside Redknapp, was found not guilty on similar charges. Redknapp and Mandaric had both denied the charges. RELATED ARTICLES Redknapp verdict: as it happened 08 Feb 2012 Redknapp walks free to clear way to England job 08 Feb 2012 Redknapp tax evasion trial: timeline 08 Feb 2012 But on Wednesday morning as it tried to report the jury’s verdicts first, the news channel broadcast the wrong details. Standing outside court James Pearce, the BBC’s sports news correspondent, claimed that Redknapp, 64, had been found guilty of a second charge. He correctly posted the verdicts on Twitter. Although it is understood that the BBC crew will not face any action, the blunder will be viewed as particularly embarrassing from such a high profile trial. The BBC apologised for the “confusion”. It comes after several media organisations wrongly reported the verdicts in the high profile Amanda Knox case. After broadcasting live for at least 30 seconds that the pair were guilty of a second charge, Pearce, who was clearly struggle to comprehend the details he had been given, was told of the error by a colleague off camera. He told viewers: “I am sorry, I was going to say … I am sorry I am going to correct this because we have confusion here and that makes much more sense. “They have been cleared of all charges. We have got some wrong information that has come through here. “A clarification, they have been found not guilty of all charges. I was getting very confused when I was speaking then. It was unlikely that they could be found not guilty of the first charge and guilty of the second charge." He added: “That is now confirmed, they have been found not guilty of all charges.” A “ticker” graphic was also broadcast claiming the jury had found them guilty. It was then followed by another graphic that read: "NOT TRIAL". Another error was made when a graphic read that the jury had “returned it’s (sic) verdict”. Users on Twitter were quick to point out the errors. A user called @Hackademic, who says on his profile that he is a journalism lecturer at the University of Winchester, wrote: “Embarrassing coverage from #BBC on #Harrytrial – had Redknapp GUILTY on one count – how not to do it. “Staffed to the hilt and still they get the most basic fact wrong – #BBC have #Redknapp GUILTY on 1 charge. “Embarrassment from Aunty – don't let the speed of reporting story undermine the facts #Harrytrial.” Peter Searles posted: “Oh dear BBC News. Ticker says "jury has returned it's verdict" followed by "Redknapp guilty of tax evasion". Grammar and accuracy fail there.” Another, Hazelann Williams, tweeted: “BBC BLUNDER Harry Redknapp Guilty, er I mean, NOT Guilty, someone is getting in trouble.” Stephen Davies wrote: “BBC BREAKING NEWS: "He's guilty! oh hang on ... no he's NOT guilty!" oops. #Redknapp.” Geoff Newman added: “Opps BBC news said Harry Redknapp guilty on 2nd charge – now reporter back peddling like his career depends on it. .” A BBC spokesman said: “This was a live broadcast and we immediately corrected the error on-air. "We apologise for any confusion.” Lol

Author:	Gallagheresque [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:30 pm ]
Post subject:
David Ginola has broken five ribs and suffered injuries to his neck and collarbone while skiing in the French Alps. The former Newcastle, Tottenham and France winger crashed at dusk on Tuesday and spent 90 minutes on the freezing snow before being airlifted to a nearby hospital. Continue reading the main story “All I know is he broke five ribs very badly. He also has a collarbone injury and the vertebrae in his neck have been quite badly knocked. He is wearing a neck brace” Friend of David Ginola The 45-year-old has since returned to his hotel and is resting. "David is in pain," a friend told BBC Sport. "He doesn't remember anything." Ginola was in Megeve in southern France competing in a snow golf tournament when the accident occurred. A spokesperson for the former footballer described the conditions: "It happened in the evening before they closed the slopes. There was poor visibility. He lost his skis and fell badly. "Something went wrong because he is an incredibly good skier. All I know is he broke five ribs very badly. He also has a collarbone injury and the vertebrae in his neck have been quite badly knocked. He is wearing a neck brace. "He is feeling very sore. We just have to wait to assess some damage." The retired footballer, who played for a number of Premier League clubs between 1995 and 2002, was forced to wait in the gathering dark for an hour-and-a-half while an air ambulance located him. He was then transported to a local medical centre and kept under observation before being returned today to his hotel. He is, however, expected to make a full recovery. "He is going to get better because he does not spend too much time feeling sorry for himself," Ginola's friend concluded. "He's very fit and strong and, like most men, he'll be brave."

Author:	Danny's Studs [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:14 pm ]
Post subject:
That ^. Is gonna sting.

Page 12 of 12	All times are UTC
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group https://www.phpbb.com/

Author:	South East Citizen [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:54 pm ]
Post subject:
DarloBlue wrote: Not guilty. Our next England manager, then. Having failed so dismally with a manager who's won 15-odd major tophies at the helm, I'm sure England will triumph with a manager who's won as many court cases as he has trophies (1) ..