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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Why Fox’s Sky bid must be referred to OFCOM
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.
Read moreCommunity journalism in the UK: the emerging evidence base
Posted by Damian Radcliffe Today Cardiff University’s Centre for Community Journalism is hosting a one-day ideas exchange, in partnership with Nesta, on the
Read more2013 – 2015: What have we learnt about community journalism?
Posted by Sara Moseley In 2013, when Cardiff University’s Centre for Community Journalism was established as a focus for research,
Read moreMade in Cardiff – The City’s local TV channel gets ready to launch
Posted by: Dr John Jewell On Wednesday, TV Company Made unveils Made In Cardiff, the Capital’s very own local television service. It promises
Read moreNurturing Community Journalism
Posted by: Sara Moseley Access to independent information about what is going on locally is essential to the working of
Read moreEvening TV News bulletins influenced by rolling 24 hour news culture
Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion Despite competition from new platforms online, on smart phones or on 24-hour television news channels,
Read moreEvolution not revolution: news in the digital age
Posted by Professor Justin Lewis Amidst the wealth of data to come from the latest Ofcom research on news consumption
Read moreBook Review: Imagining the Internet: Communication, Innovation, and Governance
Posted by Professor Ian Hargreaves Here’s a book review of I wrote for the LSE about Robin Mansell’s book Imagining
Read moreBBC executive payoffs have saved millions
Posted by Professor Richard Sambrook “Unedifying” was the label the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee gave to the spectacle
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