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| BBC NI boss involved in controversial Newsnight programme | |
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| It has emerged the head of BBC Northern Ireland had a role in the Newsnight programme that wrongly implicated a senior Conservative politician in a child abuse scandal. | It has emerged the head of BBC Northern Ireland had a role in the Newsnight programme that wrongly implicated a senior Conservative politician in a child abuse scandal. |
| Peter Johnston, the director of BBC NI, had some involvement with the programme prior to it being broadcast. | Peter Johnston, the director of BBC NI, had some involvement with the programme prior to it being broadcast. |
| It is not yet known exactly what that involvement was. He is on the BBC's management board at national level. | It is not yet known exactly what that involvement was. He is on the BBC's management board at national level. |
| The 46-year-old from Ballymena has a background in marketing. | The 46-year-old from Ballymena has a background in marketing. |
| His previous employers included Shell and Coopers & Lybrand. | His previous employers included Shell and Coopers & Lybrand. |
| He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1994 and rose quickly through the ranks to become Head of Programmes, before being appointed to the job of controller - or director as it is now called. | He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1994 and rose quickly through the ranks to become Head of Programmes, before being appointed to the job of controller - or director as it is now called. |
| He has been director for six years and is in charge of 650 staff. He is on a salary of around £150,000. | He has been director for six years and is in charge of 650 staff. He is on a salary of around £150,000. |
| The BBC press office has said Mr Johnston is not available for interview at the moment. |