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Published in: ourBeebCurrent and future threats to public service broadcastingWhile today we still stand on secure ground, are we about to witness a fairly catastrophic scenario for the future...
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Published in: HomeBike courier in London: the messenger is the mediumA review of Julian Sayarer's new book, "Messengers". A cog in the wheel of the global information economy, this...
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Published in: ourBeebWhy the BBC needs Hoggart’s vision nowWe need a vision of public service broadcasting that extends intellectual and imaginative freedom, and is as...
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Published in: ourBeebWould a privatised Channel 4 still be a serial risk-taker?Would a privatised Channel 4 continue to support innovative programming, the independent production sector and the...
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Published in: ourBeebWhat has Channel 4 ever done for us?Would Channel 4’s commitment to innovation, experiment and creativity survive privatisation?
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Published in: ourBeebHow did mistrust of mainstream media become a sign of violent extremism?The UK Government’s Prevent strategy has led to official claims that mistrust of mainstream media and anger about...
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Published in: 50.50A brand of manliness that is bad for the worldWhile women’s movements fight for empowerment, what is now destroying men is, paradoxically, the expectation to be...
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Published in: ourBeeb“All those featured are white” - what can we do about diversity at the BBC?Fifteen years since the BBC pledged to reflect “the UK’s diversity in our programmes, our services and our...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC: what is really going on?Is the BBC spinning a big lie over the need to find cuts of between £550 and £700 million a year to fund the cost of...
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Published in: ourBeebWhy the BBC’s independence is the best guarantee of its creative freedomThe BBC should have an effective system of regulation that guarantees its editorial independence and creative...
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Published in: ourBeebIf the BBC’s not independent, it is no use to any of usIn the week Tony Hall called for strengthening the BBC’s independence we follow contributions from Colin Browne and...
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Published in: ourBeebWhy does the BBC see the future of television production as a commercial venture?The BBC plans to take the bulk of its television programme production out of its public service division to create a...
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Published in: ourBeebIs the BBC’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Paris atrocities doing the terrorists' job for them?How informative, entertaining, and educational is saturation reporting of the Paris attacks? Is the BBC simply...
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Published in: ourBeebThe media did cover attacks on *insert country here*. You just weren’t reading it.After the Paris attacks many people are saying how horrible the media is for belittling tragedies outside of Europe...
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Published in: ourBeebAfter the Trust, how can we guarantee an independent BBC?Most agree the BBC Trust is a busted flush, but that leaves a dilemma: what model of governance might provide the...
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Published in: ourBeebWhich source do students trust more? BBC News vs Facebook News FeedDespite growing disenchantment with TV and the press, new research finds students continue to trust the BBC and...
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Published in: ourBeebIs the BBC licence fee still up for grabs?John Whittingdale says the July agreement did not settle the BBC licence fee: is this a Government U-turn?
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and the over-75s: what is the truth?The BBC viscerally opposes subscription: it wants universal access to homes that only criminal enforcement can deliver.
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC as market shaper and creatorAccusations that the BBC is ‘crowding out’ the broadcasting market are flawed. We need a new framework to assess its...
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Published in: ourBeebSue Lloyd-Roberts a unique phenomenon at the BBCInvestigative journalist Sue Lloyd Roberts who died this week, fought for the oppressed and downtrodden. The BBC...
