Still fit for purpose?
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The UK government has set up a committee to report on the future of public broadcasting – sounds ominous.
For nearly six decades, journalist Alistair Cooke provided the BBC’s English-speaking audiences around the world with insights into US culture and politics.
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The veteran British journalist explained America to English-speaking listeners around the world.
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Lockdown increased the appetite for on-demand viewing.
Escape capsule: former Doctor Who, David Tennant, has provided entertainment during the lockdown.
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Writers, actors and fans have been coming up with ways to keep audiences happy during the pandemic.
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The future of democracy could depend on how the forthcoming election plays out – so the way in which it is covered will be crucial.
At loggerheads: Boris Johnson and BBC presenter Andrew Marr.
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Leaks in the press about the prime minister’s preferred candidates for two of the most senior roles in British broadcasting are a deliberate and dangerous tactic.
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As the Murdochs again hit the small screen in the documentary The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, it’s worth considering: what is our fascination with this family?
Whose side are you on anyway? BBC comedy show Have I Got News for You.
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What people find funny about politics depends largely on who is in power.
Ralph Little stars as DI Neville Parker in Death in Paradise.
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Decades of bad government policies have come to a head for TV workers unable to earn during the pandemic.
Creative hub: Channel 4 hopes its presence in Leeds will spur growth in creative industries in the north of England.
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Broadcaster’s move could transform the creative industries in long-neglected parts of the UK.
Border Force officials offer help to a dinghy carrying asylum-seekers from Syria, August 10 2020.
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Important news coverage or voyeurism disguised as journalism? It’s complicated.
Getting the right information during the pandemic has been a matter of life and death.
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A survey of 1,268 people has found that the BBC is popular across all age groups. But all media needs to pay more attention to devolved and local news.
Can do better: the daily Downing Street press briefing.
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Cardiff University’s news diary study during the pandemic found the public were confused about a number of issues and became more critical of the UK government.
The main threat to the BBC’s funding is the plan to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence fee.
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How did one student’s anti-BBC social media campaign take off so rapidly?
BBC employees outside Broadcasting House in London, highlighting equal pay on International Women’s Day. 2018.
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The BBC has just appointed its 17th male director general. It needs to work harder towards gender equality all round.
Tim Davie giving evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee as acting director general in 2012.
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Facing a hostile government and a financial squeeze, the new boss of the UK’s public broadcaster has his work cut out for him.
Charlie Brooker’s Anti-Viral Wipe brought some much-needed humour to a very dark situation.
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Charlie Brooker shouting at the TV is the comic relief needed in the pandemic. The return of The Wipe is as pointed as it is hopeful.
Under scrutiny: health secretary, Matt Hancock, delivering testing figures on May 1.
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Public doubts over some government information have led to calls for more active factchecking of claims.
The Daily Herald’s front page for VE Day: 80% of the UK public read a newspaper during the war.
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Britain’s newspaper’s reported some wild scenes as the nation celebrated, but none wilder than in the Daily Mirror’s cartoon strip.
Screen time.
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There’s never been so much to watch, but not everyone is able to tune in.