Question Time: David Dimbleby kicks out heckler, Peter Oborne defence of...
David Dimbleby kicked out a rowdy heckler on last night’s BBC Question Time in Plymouth, in what the programme’s twitter feed has described as “Quexit”. The man who has been named by Mail Online said:...
View Article'Witless' Andrea Leadsom accused of Soviet-style view with Newsnight call for...
Andrea Leadsom MP has been accused of “echoing the Soviet view of broadcasting” after calling on broadcasters to be “a bit patriotic” during an interview on BBC Newsnight. Leadsom, who is Leader of the...
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Al Jazeera English chief says Saudi-led ultimatum is most serious threat...
Al Jazeera’s offices around the world have been shut down, bombed and its journalists locked up. But today it faces the greatest threat to its existence in its 20-year history with the demand from...
View ArticleThree CNN journalists resign after story connecting Trump ally to Russian...
Three CNN journalists are reported to have resigned yesterday after the TV channel took down a website article which was critical of a Donald Trump ally. The story, posted online on Thursday night, was...
View ArticleJon Snow on why journalists must learn the lessons of getting Trump, Brexit...
The last two years have caught the media, the pundits, and the professional ‘know-alls’ napping. When Mrs May called the 2017 General Election for 8 June, many were talking ‘Tory Landslide’. They were...
View ArticleCulture Secretary 'minded to' refer Rupert Murdoch's £12bn Sky takeover bid...
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has said she is minded refer Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky to a fuller investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority over media plurality concerns. Rupert...
View ArticleBritish-based Middle East news outlet also targeted for closure in Saudi-led...
Saudi-led demands made to Qatar as part of a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region include the closure of independent British-based publication Middle East Eye, alongside state broadcaster Al Jazeera....
View ArticleMurdoch Sky bid: Ofcom rejects claims News UK employs 'reprisals against...
Ofcom has said that the Murdochs do not fail the “fit and proper test” to be a suitable owner for Sky despite their involvement in the News of the World hacking scandal. The broadcast regulator said it...
View ArticleAl Jazeera granted 48-hour stay of execution as Qatar given extension to...
Qatar has been given a further 48 hours to comply with demands from nearby states that it close its TV station Al Jazeera and sever diplomatic ties as the price of lifting a trade embargo. A ten-day...
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'Appointment to view broadcasting will remain', says Trevor McDonald in...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ITV News at Ten, anchor Julie Etchingham has interviewed her former co-presenter and Sir Trevor McDonald about his highlights working on the bulletin. The full...
View ArticleChannel 4 under pressure to reveal sources of Dispatches probe into Ryanair...
Channel 4 and a production company have become embroiled in a court battle with low-cost airline Ryanair over their rights to protect confidential sources following a Dispatches investigation. Ryanair...
View ArticleBBC prioritising live video in News app to take on Facebook and Youtube as it...
The BBC is prioritising live video content on its mobile News app to challenge market leaders Facebook and Youtube as it looks to appeal to a younger audience, the corporation has revealed. It is also...
View ArticleBBC's James Landale says he has decided not to apply for Number 10 press job,...
BBC News’ diplomatic correspondent James Landale says he has pulled out of the running to become the Prime Minister’s new head of communications. Landale, former BBC News deputy political editor,...
View ArticleTop Tories suggest media too negative on Brexit - Fox says BBC seems to want...
Two Eurosceptic Cabinet ministers have launched attacks on the BBC and other media organisations over perceived failure to provide favourable coverage on Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox...
View ArticleTV channel broadcasting to UK Afghan community fined £200k by Ofcom over...
Ofcom has fined an international broadcasting network £200,000 after it aired a clip produced by Muhammad Riyad before he launched an attack on train passengers in Germany. The watchdog said Ariana...
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Survey: Most Britons say broadsheets are most trustworthy news source, but...
A new survey has suggested that print is the least popular medium when Britons are asked to give one answer to the question “how to you stay up to date with news”. The poll, commissioned by video...
View ArticleBBC's Laura Kuenssberg 'had personal protection on campaign trail after...
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg had “personal protection” during the election campaign following online threats from Jeremy Corbyn supporters, The Spectator’s Charles Moore has reported. Moore,...
View ArticleFormer Guardian Media Group chief executive Carolyn McCall is new boss of ITV
Former Guardian Media Group chief executive Carolyn McCall is to join ITV as chief executive. McCall, who begins her new role in January 2018, had been the front runner to secure the broadcaster’s...
View ArticleWarning that 'people will ask for more money' as BBC today reveals...
BBC chief Tony Hall has warned that comparing pay “is not straightforward” as the broadcaster prepares to publish the salaries of stars earning over £150,000 – of which two thirds are men. The...
View ArticleBBC salaries: Journalists Jeremy Vine, John Humphrys and Huw Edwards are all...
Jeremy Vine is the highest paid BBC journalist, followed by Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys, according to figures revealed today by the corporation. The figures for stars paid more than £150,000...
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