https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2008/07/08/at-the-bbc-crime-pays-quite-handsomely-too/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:17:32 -0400<![CDATA[Some of the BBC&#8217;s most senior executives have been awarded pay rises of more than £100,000 in a year when the corporation has been dogged by fakery scandals and job cuts. Jana Bennett, the Director of Vision, who was heavily criticised for her role in the &#8220;Crowngate affair&#8221; where footage of a documentary about the Queen was wrongly edited for a trailer of the programme, saw her salary rise from £433,000 to £536,000 last year, an increase of 24 per cent. Jenny Abramsky, the outgoing head of Audio and Music, was paid £419,000 last year, a 27 per cent rise from £329,000 the previous year, according to the BBC annual report published today. The pay increases follow a year of scandal in which the BBC was found guilty of deceiving viewers on a number of radio and television programmes ranging from Children in Need and Blue Peter to Sport Relief.]]>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:45:32 -0400<![CDATA[edwardchristie]]>https://pjmedia.com/edwardchristie/2008/07/08/at-the-bbc-crime-pays-quite-handsomely-too-n229792