CTV - YOU ARE IN THE DARK AGES

This is my exchanges with CTV

From: rico sorda

Subject: Very Important

To: news@channeltv.co.uk

Cc: i.lemarquand@gov.je, A.Breckon@gov.je, a.dupre@gov.je, a.green@gov.je, a.jeune@gov.je, j.hilton@gov.je, j.lef@gov.je, j.lesueurgallichan@gov.je, j.macon@gov.je, j.reed@gov.je, "jep" , "Jim Perchard" , "ben queree" , "Ben Shenton" , "Bob Hill" , c.egre@gov.je, "Jersey Care Leavers Association" , k.lewis@gov.je, k.vibert@gov.je, "Terry Le Sueur" , m.tadier@gov.je, mr.higgins@gov.je, p.leclaire@gov.je, p.ozouf@gov.je, "Paul Routier" , "Sean Power" , "roy herissier" , r.duhamel@gov.je, s.yates@gov.je, s.pitman@gov.je, s.ferguson@gov.je, s.crowcroft@gov.je, t.vallois@gov.je, t.pitman@gov.je, "Daniel Wimberley" , p.rondel@gov.je

Date: Monday, 12 September, 2011, 20:22

Dear CTV The reporting of the Jersey Main Stream Media Could you please explain to me why the 'News' of the costs of Stuart Syvret's court cases made instant news today. You have flashed up £400,000 pounds with zero back-up information, could this be because its election time. This came up in the States of Jersey today. It came from an oral question from the disgraced Senator T. Le Main and you have jumped on it and reported it straight away. Could you please explain to me why you have failed to report the news that a former Senior Investigating Officer of the Historic Child Abuse Investigation Mick Gradwell has been caught leaking information to Daily Mail Journalist David Rose who is a known historic child abuse denier. Thats right, you have reported nothing. Think about how serious that is. The leaking was done whilst the 'HCAE' was still live. This was first mentioned when Deputy T Pitman asked an oral question to the Home Affairs Minister Senator Le Marquand. You can listen to the question with the link provided THE JERSEY WAY MICK GRADWELL Now, if it had been Lenny Harper im sure you would have splashed it everywhere. No one mentioned it, not CTV - BBC or the JEP why is that? Lets look at what a police consultant said about the actions of D/S Mick Gradwell. This is taken from the transcripts of the Scrutiny Sub Panels Review into the BDO Report. CTV why haven't you reported any of this? Is it because it goes against your opinion management? You should have a duty to report an un-biased News but you fail, why is that? What about the Abuse Survivors don't you think you have a duty of care towards them in reporting something as serious as a former SIO leaking material to a child abuse denier journalist - but you want to know about the exact price of a curry - Please Explain You report Nothing You have done Nothing but trash the Child Abuse Investigation You splash the Syvret question all over your news within minutes of it being mentioned Disgraceful Rico Sorda As you know there is so much more information coming out the excellent BDO Review Managing Director, BDO Alto Limited: Yes, just to clarify, and it is in our written submission, the material that was leaked to the newspaper was not a BDO work product. I cannot comment on what was leaked to the media. As again we say in our written submission, we provide you with copies of the correspondence with Home Affairs on 5th October 2009. This matter was clearly brought to our attention. We were concerned that anything that was related to our review was finding its way into the national media. As I say, it was not a BDO report. There was not an interim report at that point in time. What appears to have been leaked were, again, some of the early drafts of some of [Police Consultant]’s work. He might want to say something about that. Deputy R.G Le Hérrisier: As a result of your subsequent inquiries and your contact with Home Affairs, did you come to a considered judgment as to how it had occurred and who had done it? Managing Director, BDO Alto Limited: I think, when we had an opportunity to have a look at the article that had been published on the Mail on Sunday, it became clear to us what material was being quoted from. Therefore, from our perspective, we were able to narrow down where that material had gone, but as I say it was not a BDO interim report. It was not an interim report at all, in fact. Police Consultant: The circumstances of the source are as set down in my written submission. The source was [retired D/Superintendent]. He has admitted that to me in telephone conversations. He first telephoned me about a week or so after the article appeared. I had already worked out that it was probably him. Police Consultant: I deplore what he did. I have told him I deplore what he did. In terms of why he did it, you would have to ask him. He says - so what he told me - and he has repeated that in recent telephone conversations that he has made to me arising out of the establishment of this Panel that he did not give copies of my written work, but he disclosed the contents of some of them to a reporter. It was not BDO at all. It is not me. It was not Wiltshire or [then Acting Police Chief]. It was [retired D/Superintendent].

From: rico sorda

Subject: Re: Very Important

To: news@channeltv.co.uk

Cc: i.lemarquand@gov.je, A.Breckon@gov.je, a.dupre@gov.je, a.green@gov.je, a.jeune@gov.je, j.hilton@gov.je, j.lef@gov.je, j.lesueurgallichan@gov.je, j.macon@gov.je, j.reed@gov.je, "jep" , "Jim Perchard" , "ben queree" , "Ben Shenton" , "Bob Hill" , c.egre@gov.je, "Jersey Care Leavers Association" , k.lewis@gov.je, k.vibert@gov.je, "Terry Le Sueur" , m.tadier@gov.je, mr.higgins@gov.je, p.leclaire@gov.je, p.ozouf@gov.je, "Paul Routier" , "Sean Power" , "roy herissier" , r.duhamel@gov.je, s.yates@gov.je, s.pitman@gov.je, s.ferguson@gov.je, s.crowcroft@gov.je, t.vallois@gov.je, t.pitman@gov.je, "Daniel Wimberley" , p.rondel@gov.je

Date: Wednesday, 14 September, 2011, 16:24

Dear CTV/ News Editor Could you please let me know why you have failed to report the leaking of confidential police information from former senior investigating officer of the historic child abuse investigation Mick Gradwell. This dates back to November 2008 when David Rose continued his articles on trashing the Child Abuse Investigation. This is the same Journalist that was leaked information in early 2008 from a sitting Senator and confirmed in two Sworn Affidavits and Scrutiny Transcripts. Do you not understand how serious this is? Yet you report nothing Why would a Senator and D/Sup Mick Gradwell be leaking information to a Journalist that is trashing the Jersey Historic Child Abuse Investigation? Why aren't you or your Journalists asking these questions? Why is it left to a member of the public like me to ask these questions? I have faced death threats, racist abuse, threats to my job etc etc because im prepared to ask the questions that any Journalist or News Outlet should be bending over backwards to ask. The people who run our Media Outlets are far to close to the real power in Jersey. This is why our News is so controled. Look forward to your reply Rico Sorda REPLY FROM CTV Dear Mr Sorda, Flag this message Re: Fwd: Very Important Friday, 16 September, 2011 16:03 From: "Karen Rankine" Add sender to Contacts To: ricosorda@yahoo.co.uk Thankyou for your email. Channel Television reports on all sittings of Jersey's States, and our news team chooses the most newsworthy stories for our programme and website. From Monday's meeting our news team covered the questions asked to the Treasury Minister on the failed purchase of Lime Grove House for a new police HQ, the damage to the Duke of Normandy tug, and the cost of prosecuting Stuart Syvret. Our reporting on all of those stories was unbiased and based on the facts as discussed in the States. If you follow our coverage, you are probably aware we have already covered a number of stories on the Scrutiny panel review into the financial management of Operation Rectangle. Indeed we had Deputy Trevor Pitman on the programme for a live interview on the subject. Yours Sincerely, Karen Rankine MY REPLY TO CTV/ STATES MEMBERS Dear States Members/ CTV You will be aware that I have been asking some very serious questions of the 'NONE' coverage of CTV concerning the leaking of information my former D/Supt Mick Gradwell to known historic child abuse denier journalist David Rose who worked for the Daily Mail and who's articles appeared in the Mail on Sunday. Why do you think I cant get a straight answer from CTV? Is it because CTV did an exclusive interview with Mick Gradwell? Remember the interviews on CTV when Mick Gradwell spent all his time trashing the child abuse investigation instead of telling us how he had brought it forward. Do any of you States Members smell a rat yet? Im asking the questions based on facts and research Look at the reply sent by Karin Rankine below - she could give Senator Ozouf a run for his money in not answering questions. Does this not worry any of you? Look at what I asked - look at the reply Dear Mr Sorda, Thankyou for your email. Channel Television reports on all sittings of Jersey's States, and our news team chooses the most newsworthy stories for our programme and website. From Monday's meeting our news team covered the questions asked to the Treasury Minister on the failed purchase of Lime Grove House for a new police HQ, the damage to the Duke of Normandy tug, and the cost of prosecuting Stuart Syvret. Our reporting on all of those stories was unbiased and based on the facts as discussed in the States. If you follow our coverage, you are probably aware we have already covered a number of stories on the Scrutiny panel review into the financial management of Operation Rectangle. Indeed we had Deputy Trevor Pitman on the programme for a live interview on the subject. Yours Sincerely, Karen Rankine "Channel Television reports on all sittings of Jersey's States, and our news team chooses the most newsworthy stories for our programme and website." lol, a price of a curry is more important than a Senior Investigating Officer of an Historic Child Abuse Investigation leaking information to David Rose - the same person who was involved in the now infamous press conference of November 12th 2008 that had the former Chief of Police suspended - which also involved the former Home Affairs Minister Andrew Lewis who now thinks the coast is clear in continuing his political ambitions - Mr Lewis what about that phone call on the early evening of November 11th 2008? Yes, I await his possible re-election. Research and Facts - Something Lacking with the Jersey Main Stream Media I will leave you with this Could everyone copied into this please answer this simple question How many Exclusive News Stories have the Jersey 'MSM' Investigated and broken that has gone against the ruling Government, held them to account, and has been a benefit to the people of Jersey? Think about it Look forward to your replies Kind Regards Rico Sorda