Also worth noting - a broadcaster like Channel 4 is not a monolith that produces all of the programmes that it airs. A lot of the programmes, like those in the

Also worth noting - a broadcaster like Channel 4 is not a monolith that produces all of the programmes that it airs. A lot of the programmes, like those in the Big Brother franchise, are produced by independent production companies and then shopped to multiple distributors like Channel 4, or Channel 5, or ITV2 (where the most recent series have aired) for broadcast. Also, I would argue that media companies that do journalism should not shy away from having those journalists investigate other departments of those companies. And while those journalists ought to give those depts the right to respond to any accusations, they shouldn't necessarily wait until those depts have completed in-depth investigations of their own and concocted a full CYA strategy, before breaking the story. (Pointing this out does not mean one is condoning the actions of media corporations)