most respected data sources most respected data sources please supply your own to add factual basis to claims financial times pricewaterhousecoopers world s most respected companies survey pdf media and leisure companies sector ranks are disney washington post aol time warner bbc new york times financial times the bbc is not among the ten most respected companies in the uk the research draws on the views of more than ceos worldwide and a selected cross section of fund managers non governmental organisations ngos and media commentators this would have the bbc qualify as highly or very highly respected but not as most respected sep utc