Julian Petley is Professor of Screen Media and Journalism in the School of Arts at Brunel University. He is Chair of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and a member of the board of Index on Censorship, member of the Advisory Board of Lord Puttnam’s Enquiry in the the Future of Public Service Broadcasting and co-editor of the book Pointing the Finger: Islam and Muslims in the British Media, Oneworld 2011. His most recent book is the edited collection The Media and Public Shaming (I. B. Tauris, 2013).
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Published in: ourBeebBBC Charter renewal: invisible actors and critical friends
If the corporation is to defend itself against powerful vested interests it must work more closely with critical...
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Published in: HomeA guided tour through our series on 'liberalism in neoliberal times'
We started the series with the proposition that liberalism is far too important to be left to the ‘liberals'. 38...
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Published in: ourBeebScrutinising the Scrutineers: part 3
UK media coverage of EU issues is frequently superficial and plagued by basic errors. The BBC, and others, must work...
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Published in: ourBeebScrutinising the Scrutineers: part 1
The European Scrutiny Committee has locked horns with the BBC, repeatedly accusing it of a pro-EU bias. Is the...
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Published in: ourBeebScrutinising the Scrutineers: part 2
Infuriated by the BBC’s lack of coverage of its work, The European Scrutiny committee is at the centre of a...
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Published in: HomeThe modalities of media liberalism
What are the values proper to journalism, and how these might best be protected, encouraged and enhanced. Is the...