Diane Abbott claims BBC whipped up 'hostile atmosphere' against her ahead of...
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has said a “hostile atmosphere was whipped up” against her ahead of her appearance on BBC Question Time last night, only the second programme with new host Fiona...
View ArticleBBC's Inside Out North West to broadcast special tribute to presenter Dianne...
Current affairs programme Inside Out will broadcast a special tribute to Dianne Oxberry tonight after the BBC weather presenter died aged 51. The broadcaster, who presented the programme on BBC One in...
View ArticleBBC says editor should not have faced charges over reporting error which saw...
The BBC has repeated its belief that it should have been faced charges after a reporter named a rape victim during a live news bulletin last year, rather than the programme’s editor who has been...
View ArticleLabour file complaint with BBC over Diane Abbott's Question Time appearance...
The Labour Party has filed an official complaint with the BBC after Diane Abbott claimed a “hostile atmosphere” had been “whipped up” against her ahead of her Question Time appearance last week . The...
View ArticleBuzzfeed and BBC win Bar Council prizes for stories exposing legal aid and...
Buzzfeed UK and the BBC have won prizes for stories shining a spotlight on the problems caused by cuts to legal aid and exposing the scale of the issue around the disclosure of criminal evidence to...
View ArticleProducer behind new BBC series on Europe says working with international...
The documentary-maker behind a new BBC series examining the lead-up to the Brexit referendum has said working jointly with international broadcasters can enable better access to interview subjects....
View ArticleBBC formally rejects MPs' claim it has a 'pay discrimination problem' in...
MPs have expressed their disappointment at what they say is the BBC’s failure to acknowledge that a “pay discrimination problem” exists at the corporation in its response to an earlier report on equal...
View ArticleBBC News presenter Clive Myrie to receive honorary doctorate from his old...
BBC News presenter Clive Myrie is to receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater. The journalist studied law at the University of Sussex in the 1980s and went on to work at the BBC shortly after...
View ArticleBBC News presenter George Alagiah makes on-air return after year out for...
BBC News presenter George Alagiah made his return to TV screens last night after taking a year out to undergo treatment for cancer. Alagiah has said he is “still a cancer patient”, but described his...
View ArticleAlex Salmond will host politics show on RT 'as usual' while facing sex...
Alex Salmond will continue to host his own show on RT (formerly Russia Today) “as usual” while facing multiple sex offence charges, including two counts of attempted rate, the Kremlin-backed...
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BBC Politics Live boss Rob Burley says balancing every show across political...
Politics Live boss Rob Burley gets most of his news from Twitter, he tells Press Gazette when we go behind the scenes of the political panel show, which he brought in to replace the long-running Daily...
View ArticleAcademics defend News UK-funded research into Radio 5 Live news output after...
Journalism academics have defended research claiming BBC Radio 5 Live did not meet Ofcom targets for news and current affairs output last year after the BBC branded it “shameless paid-for lobbying”....
View ArticleOfcom considers sanctions on Talkradio after 'biased and unbalanced' George...
Ofcom is considering imposing statutory sanctions against Talkradio after presenter George Galloway shared “biased and unbalanced” views about the UK Government’s response to the Salisbury spy...
View ArticleThe Economist launches daily US/UK podcast with 'transatlantic DNA' in bid to...
The Economist has launched a new daily podcast that draws on its “transatlantic DNA” to deliver current affairs to both morning commuters in the US and late-morning listeners in the UK. The...
View ArticleBeth Rigby named next Sky News political editor
Beth Rigby has been appointed Sky News political editor, replacing Faisal Islam who is moving to the BBC to become its economics editor. Rigby said in a tweet that taking on the new role, which she...
View ArticleSky News to broadcast live from newsroom and follow reporter chasing story in...
Sky News will follow a reporter with a live camera as they chase a story as part of an ambitious new project opening up its newsroom to viewers for one day only in celebration of its 30th year on the...
View ArticleSky News Raw is about transparency and 'shining a light on the unsung heroes...
Sky News’ head of content Cristina Nicolotti-Squires on the decision to put live cameras behind the scenes at the UK broadcaster for one day with the Sky News Raw project, marking its 30th year on the...
View ArticleSky News Raw: What you might have missed from live behind-the-scenes newsroom...
Sky News’ live ten-hour broadcast behind the scenes of its UK newsgathering operation today gave viewers a unique insight into the workings of a major modern newsroom, just without the swearing. Sky...
View ArticleBBC teams up with Vice for hour-long special following Laura Kuenssberg as...
The BBC and Vice Studios have teamed up for an hour-long documentary following BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg behind the scenes as she reports on the twists and turns of Brexit negotiations. The...
View ArticleTimes deputy political editor Sam Coates moves to Sky News
Times deputy political editor Sam Coates is leaving to join Sky News later this year. Coates’ appointment as deputy political editor follows the promotion of his former Times colleague Beth Rigby to...
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