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Published in: ourBeebBBC Access: a 'true creative dialogue'?The BBC openly calls for 'user-generated content' - but is this a genuine request for participation from people...
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Published in: ourBeebEditor's Blog: why did the BBC spend £189,000 of our money on choosing a new Director General?
After an opaque, expensive process involving a slick HR head-hunting firm, Director of BBC Vision George Entwistle...
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Published in: ourBeebAlone, but not alone: how Twitter, Dimble-dancing and the second screen revolution have transformed TV viewing
The digital revolution threatened to make TV viewing an isolated and solitary experience, but now thanks to Twitter...
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Published in: ourBeebFairer, better quality, more dynamic: the end of the licence fee and the case for subscription
The retention of the unique licence fee system for funding the BBC has sustained a lot of criticism in recent years,...
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Published in: ourBeebI think I miss Jimmy Hill: that's how bad BBC football punditry has becomeHow did it get to the point that BBC football punditry became so complacent and inexpert that Steve Bloomfield,...
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Published in: ourBeebBreaking the chains of linear programming: an open letter to the future DG
In order to satisfy its commitment to technological innovation, the BBC needs to place greater emphasis on...
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Published in: ourBeebIt's not just cricket...
The advent of digital technology and the increasing dominance of commercial channels has stripped the BBC of its...
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Published in: ourBeebGuaranteeing access to the UK's 'collective abundance': how the BBC can lead the way in creating a Digital Public Space
A clarion call by the BBC's Controller of Archive Development, Tony Ageh, to create a new kind of commons: a digital...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and media plurality: Ofcom strikes back with a damp cloth
The latest Ofcom report on media plurality has made some progress in establishing an appropriate scope, limits and...
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Published in: ourBeebEditor’s blog: opaque, remote, and unaccountable - the BBC needs its own glasnost
After Lis Howell's survey of her journalism students, and calls from right and left alike for some democratic...
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Published in: ourBeebHow much do journalism students know about who runs the BBC?
Deputy Head of Broadcasting at City University's famous journalism school Lis Howell interrogates her postgraduate...
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Published in: ourBeebFrom 'special interest' to public interest: minority programming and the BBC’s democratic mandate
One of the BBC's most lauded strengths is its ability to tailor programming for its audiences' special interests....
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Published in: ourBeebIt’s the journalism, stupid: defending free expression can be the BBC’s new gift to the world
As freedom of expression and journalistic independence comes under renewed threat in eastern Europe and around the...
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Published in: ourBeebBBC beta – Any better?
The latest incarnation of the BBC website is a revealing insight into the institution's changing priorities. But...
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Published in: ourBeebTrust, universalism and funding the BBC: video highlights of a debate with Greg Dyke
Video highlights of a debate over the future of the BBC with Greg Dyke, Lis Howell, Liz Forgan, Helena Kennnedy,...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC must join the fight for internet freedom: an open letter to the new DG
In an open letter to the BBC's future Director General, Nick Fraser, editor of the internationally renowned...
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Published in: ourBeebBias, balance and public interest: is the BBC suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect?
The BBC has been criticised by several groups for its pro-Government stance during coverage of the run up and...
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Published in: ourBeebRadio 4's Today programme is just an old boys' club
The smug atmosphere on Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme is indicative of entrenched elitism,...
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Published in: ourBeebEditor's blog: a Scottish Broadcasting Corporation?
BBC Director General Mark Thompson addressed MSPs on issues facing the BBC north of the border, most notably the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAn open letter to Lord Patten: give the people some say over how our affairs are reported
The BBC has failed to act in the public interest when addressing several of the last decade's most important...