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Public Service Broadcasting, The Forum so far - a synopsis

Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal 11 June 2010
After a successful conference, we summarise contributions to the Public Service Broadcasting Forum so far.

"Dear Mark..." An open letter calling for a subscription-funded BBC

David Graham 9 June 2010
David Graham calls for a subscription-funded BBC.

Creating a Scottish Digital Network

Blair Jenkins 9 June 2010
Blair Jenkins outlines plans for a Scottish Digital Network to provide public service content in Scotland

The future of British television

Victoria Holland 9 June 2010
Victoria Holland reports from the recent Future of British television symposium, held 27 May 2010

An open invitiation to the London symposium of the Public Service Broadcasting Forum, 10 June 2010

7 June 2010
A symposium on the future of public service broadcasting organised by openDemocracy and hosted by the Department of Journalism at City University, Thursday 10 June

The BBC Strategy Review: the Institute for Welsh Affairs responds

The Institute for Welsh Affairs 7 June 2010
The Institute for Welsh Affairs gives its verdict on the BBC Strategy Review: it shockingly ignores the national question after a decade of devolution

Totem and World Cup - How British Broadcasting Corporation patronises England

Tony Curzon Price 7 June 2010
Why can't the BBC talk about football like the French? oD's Editor-in-Chief asks why the Corporation's flagship morning news programme Today makes a fascinating question so dull.

PSBF panel thoughts

Tony Curzon Price 6 June 2010
Collecting some thoughts on the public service new media

The BBC Strategy Review: the Newspaper Society responds

The Newspaper Society 6 June 2010
The Newspaper Society gives its verdict on the BBC Strategy Review: boundaries aren't properly set and the incursion into the provision of local news continues.

The BBC Strategy Review: Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre responds

James Curran, Des Freedman, and Natalie Fenton 6 June 2010
Staff at the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre give their verdict on the BBC Strategy Review: its proposals "would lead to a reduction in quality, would signify a shrinking of ambition and would undermine the public space facilitated by the BBC"

The BBC Strategy Review: Directors UK responds

Directors UK 6 June 2010
Directors UK, the union of television and film directors gives its verdict on the BBC Strategy Review: public space means more than institutions and it fails to recognise the importance of the UK's creative community

The BBC Strategy Review: The Citizens' Coalition for Public Service Broadcasting responds

The Citizens' Coaliton for Public Service Broadcasting 6 June 2010
The Citizens' Campaign for Public Service Broadcasting gives its verdict on the BBC Strategy Review: its declared priorities are sound but don't close 6Music or the Asian Network and invest more in childrens' programming and contemporary drama.

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain responds to the BBC Strategy Review

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain 5 June 2010
The Writers' Guild, a union representing professional writers, gives its verdict on the BBC Strategy Review: its terms are ambiguous, and there is an insufficient commitment to break the mould of conservative dramas, sitcoms and sketch shows.

PACT responds to the BBC Strategy Review

PACT 4 June 2010
PACT, the Producers' Alliance for Cinema and Television responds to the BBC Strategy Review

The BBC Strategy Review: the Voice of the Listener and Viewer responds

Voice of the Listener and Viewer 4 June 2010
The Voice of the Listener and Viewer responds to the BBC Strategy Review

Restating Scotland

Restating Scotland

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OurNHS

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Democratic Wealth

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G4S: securing whose world?

G4S - securing whose world? Image of security camera focused on G4S

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Re-birth of the nation?

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Devalue or Else!

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Can Europe Make It?

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