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Published in: HomeThe media–technology–military industrial complexIn a world of so-called fake news and post-truth politics, the influence of largely invisible qualities of...
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Published in: ourBeebIf dissensus is the new normal in Britain, we need a new mediaAn inquiry into the future of public service broadcasting in Britain launched its report days after the Brexit vote....
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Published in: ourBeebLord Puttnam: the BBC must confront a "total" loss of trustThe film producer and chair of a major inquiry into the future of public service broadcasting calls on the BBC to...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and British brandingThe corporation’s claims to the public and to neutrality are crucial for the British state and its power across the globe.
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Published in: ourBeebDecoding the BBC White PaperApocalyptic rumours followed by a row-back and relief. It's an age-old strategy, but what's the reality behind the...
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Published in: ourBeebThe General Strike to Corbyn: 90 years of BBC establishment biasOn the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike, looking back to the early BBC helps us understand the latest bias...
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Published in: ourBeebOn the new British 'popular'The fight over the BBC is also a struggle over what it means, in the UK, to be ‘popular’. In other words, who are the people?
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Published in: ourBeebTomorrow’s BBC will be fitted to your personalityThe BBC is doing cutting-edge research into Visual Perceptive Media, virtual reality and facial coding technologies....
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Published in: ourBeeb‘Red-tape’ is at the heart of the BBC’s democratic remitThe so-called ‘sharing economy’ is composed largely of opaque shoddily managed companies. Rather than mimicking...
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Published in: ourBeebHow is Islam represented on the BBC?While the Corporation’s news coverage tends to reinforce stereotypes, its cultural programming calls these into question.
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Published in: ourBeebThe British are dangerously ill-informed about the EU referendumResearch suggests that the UK media are failing to adequately inform the British public, ahead of the country's...
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Published in: ourBeebTo the BBC: don’t give airtime to the Taliban’s threats
Afghanis inside and outside the country have been angered by the BBC's interview with a Taliban spokesman directly...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC, Savile and investigationsIn a week when the BBC has been hit by yet more scandal as a result of suppressing an investigation into the...
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Published in: ourBeebMaking the news or breaking it: a unique problem for the BBCThe argument over whether the BBC 'orchestrated' the resignation of a Labour shadow minister for political effect is...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC's Northern Irish TroublesFrom its inception as an unabashedly ‘unionist’ organization, the BBC in Belfast has had a problematic history. Has...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC needs a new Scottish channelWhy isn't there a digital Scottish channel for the 5 million Scots who speak English? Such a move could start to...
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Published in: ourBeebThe good, the bad, and Corbynmania: how to defend the BBCNot all defences of the BBC are good. What can the Corbyn insurgency teach us about how to make a progressive case...
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Published in: ourBeebImagining the BBC as newDespite Armando Iannucci’s skilful defence of the BBC, defending the Corporation as it stands falls into the trap of...
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Published in: ourBeebPanorama, the Corbyn surge and the political establishmentThis week’s Panorama documentary on Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for shoddy reporting and overt political bias...
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Published in: ourBeeb“Whose side are you on?” Public broadcasters and counter-terrorism
When it comes to state surveillance and “terrorism”, there is a long history of political pressure, control and...
