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 friendsIf 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 1The 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...