It’s sport that makes the world go round
Sport is utterly central to the conduct of international politics – and always has been.
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Politics
Teflon Corbyn? – A public lecture by Nicholas Jones
Former BBC news correspondent and author Nichols Jones’ public lecture addressed recent news coverage of UK Labour and its leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Spicer goes from responsibility to celebrity
Sean Spicer, former Director of Communications at Donald Trump’s Whitehouse, is enjoying something of a rehabilitation.
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News Values and Reporting disasters
We need to think about media coverage of disasters and foreign reporting in general.
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Anti-Semitism attack is part of a rich tradition aimed at undermining the BBC’s status
The BBC is a singular, publicly-funded broadcaster with a rich history and an international reputation which – deserved or not – means that it has a much scrutinised news output.
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Trump and the media – the war goes on
Trump’s battle with the US media is becoming more worrying and farcical.
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Were broadcasters biased against Jeremy Corbyn? It’s the details that count
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
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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I didn’t hear the news today, oh boy
In common with all other broadcasters, the BBC has to adhere to a set of requirements which, as its code of practice states, means that from 12.30 am until 10.00 pm there can be no coverage of any issues directly pertinent to the election campaign.
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Broadcast impartiality rule has helped Labour to achieve biggest poll shift since 1945
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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