University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Theses from the College of Journalism and Mass Journalism and Mass Communications, College of Communications Spring 5-22-2015 Crisis Communication in an International Organization: An Investigation of the BBC’s Reputation in the Aftermath of the Savile Scandal Stephanie P. Shipp University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/journalismdiss Part of the International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Shipp, Stephanie P., "Crisis Communication in an International Organization: An Investigation of the BBC’s Reputation in the Aftermath of the Savile Scandal" (2015). Theses from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. 45. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/journalismdiss/45 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journalism and Mass Communications, College of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 1 Crisis Communication in an International Organization: An Investigation of the BBC’s Reputation in the Aftermath of the Savile Scandal By Stephanie Shipp Committee: Dane Kiambi (Chair) Valerie Jones Bryan Wang 2 In October 2012 it was revealed that British television host Jimmy Savile had sexually abused children and teens while working as a presenter for the BBC. Reports began flooding out about cases of abuse that took place at both the BBC and at hospitals at which Savile did charity work, with reported cases of assault numbering over one thousand (Boffey, "Revealed: How Jimmy Savile abused up to 1,000 victims on BBC premises," 2014).