The GuardianJeremy Corbyn BBC may have shown bias against Corbyn, says former trust chairThe GuardianSir Michael Lyons tells The World at One that he could understand people’s concerns about a loss of editorial impartiality The BBC may have bowed to political pressure to show bias against Labour and Corbyn,
SBWNikadded this to Politics isn't workingJeremy Corbyn BBC Trust says Laura Kuenssberg report on Corbyn was inaccurateThe GuardianRegulator says report on Labour leader’s views about shoot-to-kill breached impartiality and accuracy guidelines The BBC’s political editor inaccurately reported Jeremy Corbyn’s views about shoot-to-kill
Daily Mailadded this to Top StoriesITV ITV bans all-male comedy writing teams in bid to encourage more female talent amid 'bullying' fearsdailymail.co.uk - Martin Robinson ITV has banned all-male writing teams from its comedy shows because without women they can be hives of aggression and bullying, the broadcaster's …
Metroadded this to Entertainment NewsEntertainment (UK) Why the BBC is not to blame for the TV licence fee cutsmetro.co.uk - Peter Goddard At first sight, the crisis sparked by the BBC’s decision to restrict free television licences for over-75s seems like a spectacular own goal by the …
The Scottish Sunadded this to The Scottish SunJo BrandNigel Farage says he’s ‘sick to death of overpaid, left-wing, so-called comedians on BBC’ in scathing attack after Jo Brandthescottishsun.co.uk - By Richard Wheatstone BREXIT Party leader Nigel Farage has claimed he would have faced police action if he'd joked about throwing acid at political opponents as the …
Daily Mailadded this to UK NewsRoryWhy Rory Cellan-Jones is the bravest man on TV: Veteran BBC technology reporter reveals he has CANCER after telling viewersdailymail.co.uk - Jo Macfarlane To the untrained eye, the gentle tremor in Rory Cellan-Jones’s right hand as he delivered a live BBC broadcast last week could have been dismissed as …
Daily Mail added this to Top StoriesParkinson's DiseaseBBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, 61, reveals he has Parkinson's Disease after viewers spot his hand shakingdailymail.co.uk - Henry Martin BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has revealed he suffers from Parkinson's Disease after viewers spotted his hand shaking. Mr …
HuffPost UKadded this to All StoriesCambridge University As A Black Cambridge Graduate, We Can't Celebrate The First Black Oxbridge College Master EnoughHuffPost UK - Nadine Batchelor-Hunt Law student and former President of the Cambridge University Student Union's Black and Minority Campaign When I first started at Cambridge, I felt there was no place for me. Now, for the first time ever, black prospective students looking to apply will …
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesMedia Industry Is BBC news broken? And if so, how do we fix it?The GuardianOur national broadcaster has been defeated by Brexit; confounded either by the explosion of a rightwing populist politics it doesn’t know how to cover, or by growing millennial intolerance of views they
The GuardianUniversity of Cambridge Sonita Alleyne to be first black leader of an Oxbridge collegeThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesA businesswoman and media executive is to become the first black person to lead an Oxbridge college after being elected master of Jesus College, Cambridge. Sonita Alleyne, 51, also becomes the first female
The Telegraphadded this to Daily UK NewsDanny Baker Danny Baker royal baby chimpanzee tweet: Ex-BBC presenter reveals how 'panic and revulsion' washed over him after pictureThe Telegraph - By Gareth DaviesDanny Baker has revealed how "waves of panic and revulsion" washed over him when he realised the gravity of the royal baby chimpanzee picture he tweeted, which saw him sacked by the BBC. The DJ was fired
House of Lords Two Tory frontbenchers in House of Lords quit government for 'personal reasons'standard.co.uk - Katy Clifton Two Conservative frontbenchers in the House of Lords have quit the Government "for personal reasons", Downing Street has said. Baroness Fairhead has …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorHouse of Lords Trade minister and Lords whip quit government for 'personal reasons'mirror.co.uk - Nicola Bartlett Baroness Fairhead left her post as an International Trade minister and Baroness Manzoor stood down as a Government Whip Trade minister Baroness …
FFinancial TimesLiam Fox Rona Fairhead and Zahida Manzoor quit government | Financial TimesFinancial Times - Laura HughesRona Fairhead, the former chief executive of the Financial Times Group, is to return to the private sector after 20 months as a government trade minister. The department for international trade, headed
British Vogueadded this to Arts & LifestyleMadonna Is The Fight Against Ageism Madonna’s Biggest Revolution Ever?vogue.co.uk - Anders Christian Madsen The morning after Madonna’s red-blooded performance at the Billboard Awards on Wednesday evening, entertainment websites quoted the court of Twitter. …
Saima Baigadded this to UKArron Banks Revealed: Brexit group covered up its targeting of right-wing extremistschannel4.com - Channel 4 News Arron Banks repeatedly lied to cover-up his Brexit campaign’s effort to attract far-right extremists.Leave.EU paid for Facebook adverts targeted at …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian ExpressBJP Indelicate imbalanceindianexpress.com - Editorial The Election Commission has pulled up Doordarshan for giving twice as much airtime to the ruling BJP as it has given to the most important opposition …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorAccrington Brexit has made the Tories a 'jihadist' party says former chairman Chris Pattenmirror.co.uk - Mikey Smith The ex-chair and former Governor of Hong Kong said the process had been "horrible and divisive" Brexit has made the Tories a "jihadist" party, their …
Metroadded this to Entertainment NewsRichard Hammond Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson call Argentina ‘God’s cesspit’ on The Grand Tour five years after Top Gear fiascometro.co.uk - Adam Miller The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond has reignited the trio’s feud with Argentina by calling the country ‘God’s cesspit’. Jeremy Clarkson famously managed …
HHatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The WorldScottish Government BBC Nine Fails on Climatebellacaledonia.org.uk - Bella Caledonia Editor The fresh and jazzy new BBC Scotland “Nine” news programme has come under a wave of criticism after inviting a renowned climate science denier onto …
Long-form Journalism Taking On Big Tech, Disney Closes In On Fox, Global Cutsradiopublic.com - PPM Production Limited Radiodays Europe: Podcast Day – the continent’s premier conference for the podcast industry – is taking place at Kings Place on Thursday 13th June …
Krystian Williamsadded this to KWBrexit Could Brexit break the BBC? The tensions, the bewildering question of ‘balance’—and how to get it rightprospectmagazine.co.uk - How our national broadcaster has tried—and sometimes failed—to cover the biggest political crisis of our time How did the BBC cover the one political topic that overshadows all others? Photo: Prospect I need to begin with a confession. I am a BBC believer. …
Brexit BBC's Brexit coverage of Ireland 'lacking curiosity and depth', former BBC controllers saysthejournal.ie - About the author: Former Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer Source: St. Peter's Oxford/Twitter.com THE BBC’S BREXIT coverage has been “distinctly lacking in curiosity and …
Daily Mail added this to Top StoriesFrom overpaid staff and outrageous expenses to vanity projects, it's no wonder the BBC has run out of cash to burn: ROSSdailymail.co.uk - Ross Clark Whenever it is asked to save money, the BBC warns that it will have to slash spending on our favourite programmes. Or it increases the licence fee - …
News (Scotland) How will the BBC cover a future indyref?thenational.scot - Readers of The National IN 2013, was the BBC offered a deal with the Tory government that it couldn’t refuse? The consistency of its anti-independence coverage was no …
Scottish Parliament Scotland's voice in the UK is being silenced by the BBCthenational.scot - Martin Hannan FURTHER evidence of the BBC’s Westminster-centric bias has emerged with the results of a survey by The National which shows that the new daily …
Metroadded this to Entertainment NewsEntertainment (UK) Jeremy Clarkson still isn’t over that Top Gear Falklands fiasco and let us know on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?metro.co.uk - Adam Miller Jeremy Clarkson had a cheeky pop at the stunt on Top Gear which caused the star and his merry men to be chased out of Argentina in 2014, during last …
Digital Spyadded this to TVTelevision (UK) Jeremy Clarkson references Top Gear Falklands controversy on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?digitalspy.com - Megan Davies Jeremy Clarkson has never shown himself to be too bothered by that Top Gear Falklands controversy, and now he's even using his gig as Who Wants to be a …
Independent.ieadded this to Independent.ieHumanism Radio 4’s Thought For The Day faces fresh calls for changeindependent.ie - Sherna Noah There have been calls to include non-religious contributors for several years. There have been calls to include non-religious contributors to the …
Daily Mailadded this to MoneyPublic Sector BIG SHOT OF THE WEEK: Rona, or Baroness Fairhead as she now isthisismoney.co.uk - Dastardly Mr Deedes For The Daily Mail Rona whoooooo?' the Groucho Club's polo-necked barflies unisoned when Rona Fairhead was first announced as BBC chairman. When the opportunity to …
