BBC ‘must act quickly to restore trust’ after Princess Diana interview scandal, U.K. culture secretary says

A report concluded that Martin Bashir used "deceitful behavior" to secure his controversial interview with the Princess of Wales in 1995.

"The BBC needs to improve its culture to ensure that this never happens again and that means a new emphasis on accuracy, impartiality and diversity of opinion," Dowden wrote in the U.K. Times on Monday. "As others have observed, the BBC can occasionally succumb to a ‘we know best’ attitude. Groupthink in any organization results in a lack of challenge and poor decision making. That is why cultural change must be a focus after the Dyson report." The controversial interview came under renewed scrutiny after Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, complained that Bashir used false documents and other dishonest tactics to persuade Diana to grant the interview. As a result, the BBC commissioned an investigation by retired Judge John Dyson, who released a 127-page report on his findings Thursday.