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Published in: openDemocracyUKFox and Sky: what happens to media plurality now?On June 29, the UK’s Culture Secretary stated that she would submit to a full competition review the 21st Century...
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Published in: ourBeebAt Grenfell, a lack of accountability was deliberate – and residents were treated with contemptWhy should people have to put up with so little control over their living conditions? Why should they have to put up...
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Published in: ourBeebMy Three Day war: a memoir“With so much land captured, aren’t you ideally placed to offer the Arab nations a peace deal?” “King Hussein has my...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKShould the law be changed to make sure the BBC does not lose out in the steadily changing world of digital viewing?The BBC demands that all distributors of digital TV give prime slots to BBC content – but why should they have this right?
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and the financial crisis: interview with Dr Mike BerryWhat can we learn from how the BBC's coverage of the 2008 financial crisis and the long recession that followed?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDo you remember what happened to David Kelly?In this extract from his memoirs, Tom Mangold recounts the real story of what happened to his friend, the world's...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC is neither independent or impartial: interview with Tom MillsIs the BBC really impartial? Interview with scholar of the BBC, Tom Mills, on his new book.
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Published in: ourBeebEmployment Diversity – Has Ofcom been nobbled by the TV industry?When it comes to diversity, Ofcom is being captured by the broadcasting industry.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRupert returns21st Century Fox – the Murdoch family’s entertainment conglomerate – is bidding for the 61% of satellite broadcaster...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and Wales' information deficitWales suffers the unique problem of a lack of information, as opposed to misinformation. Welsh people need to...
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Published in: HomeBAFTA/BFI Film Diversity Measures may not lead to BAME employmentThe press should not exaggerate the effectiveness of the film diversity measures introduced by BAFTA this week. They...
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Published in: ourBeebIs BBC Question Time’s audience producer really a fascist?A freak Twitter storm engulfed the audience producer of the popular current affairs programme last week, as it was...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC has been weak on its coverage of climate changeThe BBC should have been a leader in educating the public on climate change. But its weakness has only encouraged...
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Published in: ourBeebRethinking the BBC: A book launchProminent thinkers on the BBC joined Our Beeb for an evening of debate in London.
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Published in: ourBeebWhy is the BBC giving licence fee cash to the companies who have slashed local journalism?Under its new charter, the BBC will be subsidising Britain's biggest newspaper publishers.
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Published in: HomeOur Beeb - Book Launch and Drinks ReceptionLimited space is available for an evening with some of the country's top experts and influential thinkers on the BBC.
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Published in: ourBeebAberfan and Orgreave: The BBC in moments of national traumaDuring moments of national trauma, the public turns to the BBC for shared experience and understanding. But how well...
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Published in: ourBeebRe-shaping Britain must include the BBCIn the next few years, the UK’s constitution will be re-shaped. This includes the BBC. A new book, from...
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Published in: ourBeebChannel 4: a national treasure?Channel 4 has been named Channel of the Year at the Edinburgh International Television Festival. But what does the...
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Published in: HomeThe draft BBC Charter is “distinctively” fishyThe latest twist in the Bake Off saga is a reminder of why we should be suspicious about the draft BBC Charter’s...