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British TV Habits In Five Charts

November 24, 2017November 18, 2017 Damian Radcliffe British television, Television, trends

Bake-Off, X Factor, Bromans… it’s no surprise that people in the UK love TV. Viewers are increasingly spoilt for both

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Will MoJo kill TV?

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 Guest Post CNN, MoJo, Reuters Institute

When was the last time you sat down in front of your TV to watch the 9pm news?

Broadcasting Journalism Podcasts Reporters and the Reported

BBC journalist Ben Brown opens this year’s Reporters and the Reported lecture series

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Sali Collins Training

Professor Richard Sambrook has been talking to the BBC presenter and former foreign correspondent Ben Brown.

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Were broadcasters biased against Jeremy Corbyn? It’s the details that count

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Stephen Cushion broadcast coverage, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, political journalism

The reliance on vox pops changed the tone of apparently impartial broadcast coverage.

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How Corbyn cut through: James Stewart’s exclusive interview with a senior Labour strategist

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 James Stewart broadcast coverage, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, media strategy

The impact of social media and fair coverage by broadcasters were major factors in Labour’s unexpected strong showing, according to Steve Howell, a key member of leader Jeremy Corbyn’s communications team.

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Broadcast impartiality rule has helped Labour to achieve biggest poll shift since 1945

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Justin Lewis Conservative, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour

Part of the explanation is that Corbyn’s team have run a better campaign than May’s. But it is underpinned by broadcast news coverage that is bound by a public service ethos.

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Impartiality and the BBC

May 10, 2017 Jake Lynch BBC impartiality, Newsnight, ofcom, Today programme

Responsibility for adjudicating on complaints against the BBC has been taken out of its own hands. OFCOM will now ensure that BBC news conforms to the standards set out in its own editorial guidelines.

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Who will set the General Election campaign agenda?

April 29, 2017May 5, 2017 Stephen Cushion agenda setting, GE2017, general election campaign

In the first of a new series Dr Stephen Cushion examines which parties will dominate General Election coverage and who sets the news the agenda.

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A more radical Channel 4 move really could break up Britain’s London-centric media

April 12, 2017April 27, 2017 Justin Lewis Communications Act, London metropolitanism, London-centric, regional diversity

Although the capital represents 13% of the UK population, all of the country’s national English-language newspapers and broadcasters are based there.

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Why Fox’s Sky bid must be referred to OFCOM

March 13, 2017March 14, 2017 John Jewell 21st Century Fox, News Corp, ofcom, Rupert Murdoch, Sky

This week is potentially one of the most important in British media history, as Culture Secretary Karen Bradley decides whether or not to authorise an investigation into the planned £11.7 billion complete takeover of broadcaster Sky by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.