Is there life after the BBC?
Gemma Cooper is a maverick media professional. She started out as a reporter for a local daily newspaper before having a long career as a reporter and presenter for the BBC. Now, she's happier and freelancer – freelance in both work and life. So what brought about this positive change? Her answer is simple: she opened her eyes to the realities of the media industry. COVID-19 lockdown And protests.
Not only that, she also dared to take to the streets to meet and speak to people, including other experts, who had deep concerns and expressed their opinions about government policies. Some of her colleagues at the BBC found her actions so offensive and worrying that they “snitched” her with slanderous articles in their local newspapers. The atmosphere within the BBC and the pressure to abandon her new-found sense of protest and return to conform to her Auntie's position became unbearable, so she left the position and career she loved.
Losing her supportive colleagues and friends, Cooper took on the challenge of learning more about the world on her own. She decided to be true to herself and was rewarded with doors and opportunities opening up. She realized that she was beginning to “wake up” to a world that was not what it seemed.
In her discussion with Brian Gerrish, Gemma covers some fascinating topics, including the BBC as the government's de facto public service broadcaster, the problems of conformity within the gilded corporate cage, whether it's groupthink or something more sinister at the top that is driving Britain's public institutions away from common sense and compassion, and whether our programming is… The kidstranshumanism, and Human behaviorand ensuring and managing social distancing during COVID-19 lockdowns.
She laughs at the mention of Marianna Spring. She sees Spring as the quintessential BBC character: young, enthusiastic, submissive and ready to comply with every demand of the BBC; a little kid who calls out “me, me” to get the teacher's attention. She would love to meet Spring and see if she could have a productive exchange of ideas.
What does the future hold? Gemma Cooper is optimistic that people are waking up, social media is growing and many are working to break out of the matrix. She is excited to serve on the World Health Council and is passionate about its work to inform and warn about important issues. healthShe is a viewer of the UK column.
