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As my research into jurors and jury decision making shows, our system is far from perfect.
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Channel 4’s stealthy documentary on engineering human meat from the poor parallels Swift’s suggestion that people should eat the children of Ireland’s most destitute.
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Functional neurological disorder – not Tourette’s – is at the root of the post-pandemic tic problem.
4 sale?
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The broadcaster risks losing its distinctive edge in private hands.
Value for money? The BBC’s funding model is under review.
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New research identifies the many ways public service broadcasting benefits people.
We Are Lady Parts is a comedy following the members of a all girl Muslim punk band in London.
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British TV is at its best when representing the modern reality of the country.
The UK government is reported to be planning to privatise Channel 4.
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In the ‘post-truth’ age, what is needed is more public service media, not less.
Launching a new broadcast news network is fraught with difficulty.
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The UK’s latest news channel has been criticised for poor production values. But do viewers really care?
The physical and psychological symptoms experienced during and after pregnancy loss can be profound, including trauma, heavy blood loss, fatigue, poor concentration and severe abdominal cramping. Workplaces need to treat pregnancy loss seriously.
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Research shows women who have experienced miscarriage are at twice the risk of experiencing depression and anxiety and four times the risk of suicide. That’s why workplaces need to step up.
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Ofcom’s duty is to regulate broadcasting on behalf of UK citizens. That appears to be under threat, both from internal forces and potentially from its next chair.
Star and creator of hit show I May Destroy You, Michaela Cole.
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Despite repeated pledges to improve diversity, data and industry testimony shows that there are fewer people from minority backgrounds getting jobs in the film and TV industries.
Disney+ show WandaVision is being released in instalments rather than in one go.
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Audiences have a growing appetite for slow weekly released TV.
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.
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.
The UK’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty and prime minister Boris Johnson taking questions from BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at the end of March.
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Calls for journalists to rally round the UK government’s efforts to fight the pandemic are out of touch with public opinion, an in-depth study of news audiences has found.
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, broadcasting to the nation on March 23, 2020.
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It’s not enough to say the science has changed – now, more than ever, we need clear accountability and transparency about the government’s decisions
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Broadcasters have a duty to inform the public and hold politicians to account. This mission is more important now than ever before.
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Variety may be the spice of life, but it can also make you pile on the pounds.
The British Tribe Next Door.
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Critics who called the show featuring Scarlett Moffatt ‘racist’ need to look at their own prejudices.