Impartiality and the BBC
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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General Election 2017: The TV Debates
With a General Election TV debate confirmed for May 18th. John Jewell takes a look at the history of the format.
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Britain Loves Talent
The viewing figures for ITV’s popular entertainment programme Britain’s Got Talent reached 9.2 million last week – the biggest TV audience of the year so far. Why are talent shows so popular?
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Who will set the General Election campaign agenda?
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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Their Finest – Cinema in World War Two
WWII romantic comedy Their Finest highlights the role cinema played in keeping up morale.
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Why we love Car Share
Car Share is BBC iPlayer’s most watched series to premiere as a box set and winner of the best scripted comedy at the 2016 Bafta’s. Why is it so popular?
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A more radical Channel 4 move really could break up Britain’s London-centric media
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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Croydon Assault and the Reporting of Asyulm
There are difficulties with asylum and immigration – but is what is needed is calm and measured debate without prejudice and untruths.
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The squeeze on good journalism
Responsible journalism is under pressure. The old business models are failing and as yet there is no clear new business model for serious news. Trusted information is the currency of healthy democracies – but today that currency is debased, and we are all paying the price.
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Media coverage of the Westminster attack
Accuracy in reporting must not be a victim of these atrocities.
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