Diane Reid
Head of BBC Outreach & Corporate Responsibility
Blog posts in total 10
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"We were the media" - BBC Outreach’s Media on the Move conference
Diane Reid, Head of BBC Outreach & Corporate Responsibility, blogs about BBC Outreach’s Media on the Move conference.
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A matter of death and life
Murder Games tells the true story of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old schoolboy who was lured to his death after being groomed online by Lewis Daynes. Head of Outreach and Corporate Repsonsibility Diane Reid attended a special screening of the docu-drama.
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Engaging younger voters
Diane Reid shares details of an initiative close to her heart, to try and encourage young people to use their vote.
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Careers, communities and creativity keep BBC Outreach busy
A round-up of the exciting projects BBC Outreach and Corporate Responsibility has been behind in 2014 thus far.
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Reaching in and out
In light of the BBC Corporate Responsibility Performance Review 2013, Diane Reid takes a closer look at the work of BBC Outreach.
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A game of two halves - a Sport Relief roundup
They did incredibly well! This year's Sport Relief raised over £30m for disadvantaged people in the UK and across the world - an astonishing 50% increase on last year's total of £20m. Audience numbers were up too, from 8 million to 9.4 million. Comic Relief's Red Nose Day campaign grew out of...
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The BBC's Charity Appeals - a Post-Haiti Earthquake Update
On January 15th the BBC broadcast over 70 appeals for Haiti on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). Since then, hundreds of thousands of people across the world have raised money, and across the UK BBC staff are no exception, raising money through collections, cake sales and local e...
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Emergency appeal for Haiti
Image © REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz I'm writing this from one of the editing suites at Television Centre. The Producer and Editor are choosing shots to go in today's DEC Appeal for the Haiti Earthquake. Anyone watching the Appeal can't fail to be aware of appalling situation, but putting the picture...
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How big is Pudsey?: The BBC's charity appeals
"Pudsey's bigger every year, is that right?" I'm travelling home on the Manchester train the morning after a long fundraising night. Keiron, 10, sits opposite me and offers his views on Children in Need and the latest fundraising telethon. He hadn't been allowed to stay up late to watch the show ...