Sun dubs Panorama 'Scamorama' over 'fake' film

The Sun seems gleeful today in its coverage of the BBC having to apologise to Primark over using film in a Panorama programme about child labour being used to make cheap clothes that was, according to the BBC Trust, "more likely than not" faked.

I wonder if it's got anything to do with Panorama's investigation Tabloid Hacks Exposed which was broadcast in March.

It was billed by the BBC as "Panorama exposes the full extent of the 'dark arts' employed by journalists across the industry to get their story" and also looked at the phone-hacking scandal at the Sun's sister paper, the News of the World.

Primark has hit back at the BBC with its own site giving its side of the story.

Guardian sets up whistleblowing site for care staff

Guardian.co.uk has launched a whistleblowing blog site for staff who have witnessed wrongdoing and malpractice in the NHS or in social care.

Part of the guardian.co.uk NHS Reforms Blog, the new site says: "Panorama's investigation into a residential hospital near Bristol exposed the horrific abuse of mentally disabled adults in care. Yet the culture of abuse prevailed despite tip-offs from staff and repeated inspections. The system plainly failed.

"Health and social care are often seen as areas where people feel unable or too scared to speak up. Yet campaigners say that the highest percentage of calls to helplines come from the care sector."

"So if you witnessed a risk, malpractice or wrongdoing in the NHS or in social care - it could be something which adversely affects patients, the public, other staff or the organisation itself - take a few seconds to answer a few simple questions so we can build up a picture of what's really happening in health and social care today."

Panorama to expose the 'dark arts' of journalists

Panorama says it will tonight expose the full extent of the "dark arts" employed by journalists across the industry to get their story, in a programme called: Tabloid Hacks Exposed.

It says the programme, broadcast on BBC 1 at 8:30 reveals a dishonourable history of law breaking that went beyond phone hacking and questions the police inaction that let it continue.

Panorama claims a senior News of the World executive obtained e-mails hacked into by a private detective. it says Irish edition editor Alex Marunchak was sent ex-British intelligence officer Ian Hurst's private e-mails in 2006. Marunchak denied Panorama's allegations.

The News of the World has told Panorama: "To date, Panorama has provided us with no evidence of wrong doing in relation to the private detectives featured in your programme. Moreover, the Crown Prosecution Service found no evidence that the reporters involved were aware those sources were acquiring material by corrupt means.

"Unlike some of our critics, the News of the World secures proof of wrongdoing before making serious allegations. As demonstrated by recent events, we will not tolerate misconduct by staff and will act decisively when presented with new evidence."