BBC Persian journalists unable to visit sick relatives as Iran continues...
Iranian authorities are continuing to target the families of BBC Persian journalists in an attempt to silence the London-based news service, which is banned in Iran but still reaches 13m people there....
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Ofcom will examine the BBC’s online news content after criticism from tabloid bosses that it is “chasing online traffic” with popular news content that “bears no resemblance to the BBC’s charter...
View ArticleUK equality body launches probe into BBC over equal pay concerns
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the BBC, saying it suspects that “some women at the organisation have not received equal pay for equal work”. The probe will...
View ArticleRadio bulletin error in murder charge report happened while usual news team...
Two Bauer Media-owned radio stations in Northern Ireland breached Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code when they stated as fact in a news bulletin that a man had killed another man before the case had reached...
View ArticleFiona Bruce reveals her hands were 'trembling' ahead of BBC Question Time...
Fiona Bruce has said she was “shocked” at how nervous she was before her first appearance as BBC Question Time host earlier this year and had to put down a glass of water because her hand was...
View ArticleSky Sports News reporter won legal fight to report address of pitch invader...
A Sky Sports News reporter won a legal challenge to report the address of the man who ran on the pitch and punched Aston Villa footballer Jack Grealish during a derby match against Birmingham City....
View ArticleMosque massacre: Social media battles to remove terror attack videos as press...
Social media platforms today battled to remove footage of the New Zealand mosque massacre, which was streamed live on Facebook by one of the alleged killers, as it was continually re-uploaded....
View ArticleEU Parliament backs resolution criticising Iran's 'harassment' of BBC Persian...
The European Parliament has, for the first time, backed a resolution criticising Iran’s treatment of BBC Persian service journalists and its repression of press freedom more generally. The BBC has...
View ArticleBBC chairman calls for regulatory changes to 'promote and protect' public...
BBC chairman Sir David Clementi has called for a system of media regulation that “promotes and protects” public service broadcasting. In a speech at the IPPR Oxford Media Convention today, Sir David...
View ArticleJohn Inverdale leaves BBC Radio 5 Live after 25 years at channel he helped...
John Inverdale is leaving BBC Radio 5 Live after 25 years, having been the “driving force” behind its launch in 1994 and an inspiration for its “tone and style”. Inverdale carried out his final...
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Emily Maitlis takes reins at BBC Newsnight as Radio 5 Live's Emma Barnett...
Emily Maitlis has been confirmed as the new lead presenter for BBC Newsnight, with Radio 5 Live’s Emma Barnett joining an all-female team alongside Kirsty Wark and editor Esmé Wren. Maitlis replaces...
View ArticleLorraine Kelly wins £1.2m tax battle after judge rules she is 'theatrical...
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has won a £1.2m battle with HMRC after a tax tribunal judge ruled she was a ‘theatrical artist’ and not an ITV employee. Kelly, 59, was handed a bill made up of almost...
View ArticleBBC director Lord Hall says 'mainstream media' has become 'term of abuse' in...
The phrase “mainstream media” has become a “term of abuse” and part of a wider assault on freedom of expression, the head of the BBC has said. BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall said the term was used...
View ArticleJohn Inverdale predicts next 'battleground' for radio will be live sports...
BBC broadcaster John Inverdale has said commercial sports radio could boom within the next decade and that “exclusive rights” to live events will be the “currency” that determines success. Inverdale,...
View ArticleTalkradio admits George Galloway shows 'crossed the line' as Ofcom threatens...
Ofcom could hit Talkradio with a “statutory sanction” after it found that George Galloway broke broadcast impartiality rules in two shows about anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. The broadcast...
View ArticleBBC radio staff warn against 'unworkable' plan to cut costs by merging World...
BBC radio journalists have warned against plans to merge presenting and production staff at The World Tonight and Newshour that would put six jobs at risk of redundancy. Staff have said the move would...
View ArticleBBC apologises and pays damages to Ukranian president over claim he paid to...
The BBC has apologised to Ukranian president Petro Poroshenko and agreed to pay him damages after wrongly claiming he had made a “corrupt payment” to extend talks with US President Donald Trump....
View ArticleBBC puts focus on improving public perception around its news impartiality...
Improving public perception around its news impartiality is one of the BBC’s four priorities for the year ahead, according to its latest annual plan. Director-general Lord Tony Hall (pictured) said new...
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Kay Burley snubs Jeremy Hunt bid to make her chief spinner should he land PM...
Kay Burley has rejected a bid from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to become his chief spinner if he lands the top job at Number 10, it has been reported. The Sky News presenter said she was “too busy...
View ArticleArrested Belfast pair warn journalists to 'protect your sources at all costs'
One of the two journalists arrested in Northern Ireland over a film naming alleged suspects in the Loughinisland Massacre has said he would “completely change” the way he works online given the chance...
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