LBC to launch new 'pure news' radio station with no opinion
Global Radio is launching a new 24-hour LBC spin-off station to create a dedicated space for “pure news” – without opinion or debate. LBC News will launch next Monday at 6am with the strapline “where...
View ArticleBBC continues diversity drive with new head of workforce inclusion
The BBC has appointed a head of workforce diversity and inclusion to help ensure the corporation is a “modern and diverse workplace”. Anne Foster is making the move from Sony Pictures Entertainment...
View ArticleBBC journalist Samira Ahmed taking equal pay claim to employment tribunal
BBC Radio 4 Front Row presenter Samira Ahmed is taking the corporation to an employment tribunal claiming she has been paid less than male colleagues for doing equal work. Ahmed, who also presents...
View ArticleBBC ‘sorry’ after Andrew Marr accuses Priti Patel of laughing during interview
The BBC has apologised after Andrew Marr accused Home Secretary Priti Patel of laughing during an interview as they discussed fears over the potential impact of a hard Brexit on businesses. The...
View ArticleBAME pay gap at ITN widens as gender disparity improves
The pay gap for black, Asian and ethnic minority staff at ITN has worsened in the past year, which the news production company has put down to the recruitment of more junior BAME staff. But ITN, which...
View ArticleBBC launches interactive news service for smart speakers
The BBC is launching an interactive voice news service for Alexa, allowing people to skip stories or ask for more details about the items they are interested in. From today, people with Alexa-enabled...
View ArticleITV's Tom Bradby changed approach to royal interview after finding Meghan and...
ITV’s Tom Bradby said he had planned to do a “more conventional journalistic job” in interviewing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but changed his approach after finding them “bruised and vulnerable”....
View ArticleRAJARs: BBC Radio 4 loses 300,000 listeners as podcast uptake increases
LBC’s audience has grown by almost 500,000 people in the past year to reach 2.6m, the highest weekly reach in the station’s 46-year history. Meanwhile BBC Radio 4 shed 300,000 listeners in the past...
View ArticleBe bolder and more transparent: Five key Ofcom findings in BBC annual report
Ofcom has published its second annual report on the BBC, raising concerns over the corporation’s engagement with young people and audiences from diverse backgrounds. The broadcast regulator, which...
View ArticleBBC equal pay: Samira Ahmed claims Jeremy Vine paid six-times more for...
BBC presenter Samira Ahmed will argue that Jeremy Vine was paid nearly seven times more than her for equivalent work over a number of years in an equal pay battle with the BBC this week. Ahmed was paid...
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Dozen women could follow Samira Ahmed in taking BBC to court over equal pay,...
Samira Ahmed’s equal pay battle with the BBC is “emblematic and extremely important” to other women preparing to fight similar cases, according to former China editor Carrie Gracie. Gracie (pictured)...
View ArticleBBC defends paying journalists less than entertainers in equal pay battle
The BBC has described its own rolling news channel as “relatively niche” in defending an equal pay claim brought by journalist Samira Ahmed, which is being fought at an employment tribunal court this...
View ArticleBBC equal pay: Samira Ahmed says journalists do have audience 'pulling power'
Samira Ahmed has opposed the BBC’s assertion that only high-profile entertainment presenters have “pulling power” over audiences, invoking the names of journalists like Jon Snow and Sir Trevor...
View ArticleBBC's Samira Ahmed learned of 'obscene' pay gap in phone call with Jeremy Vine
BBC journalist Samira Ahmed has told a tribunal she found out the “obscene” pay difference between her and Jeremy Vine when he confirmed it to her during a phone call. Ahmed is pursuing an equal pay...
View ArticleSamira Ahmed said she should get 'danger money' to interview BBC bosses after...
Samira Ahmed said she should get “danger money” for her job presenting Newswatch, claiming the BBC’s head of newsgathering had turned on her following an interview. The journalist made the claim in a...
View ArticleSir Trevor McDonald turned down job offer at BBC seeking 'more black reporters'
Sir Trevor McDonald said he turned down a BBC job before he became a big name after he was told the broadcaster needed “more black reporters”. The former ITV newscaster, 80, said he was approached by...
View ArticleBBC says 'sorry' to Harvey Proctor over error in Breakfast interview with...
The BBC has privately apologised to ex-MP Harvey Proctor and admitted Naga Munchetty made an error in an interview with him on Breakfast – which he walked out on – while discussing Operation Midland....
View ArticleSophy Ridge to present Saturday and Sunday politics shows for Sky News during...
Sophy Ridge will present a new Saturday morning politics show in addition to Ridge on Sunday throughout this year’s general election campaign. The new show starts at 9am from this weekend and has been...
View ArticleBBC to use 'semi-automated journalism' for first time in covering 2019...
The BBC News website will use “semi-automated journalism” in its election coverage for the first time next month to write up the results for all 650 UK constituencies “minutes after” votes are...
View ArticleBBC offered to pay Jeremy Vine £100,000 if it couldn't find him work,...
The BBC offered to pay Jeremy Vine £100,000 if it failed to find him work to the equivalent value during contract negotiations with the presenter. The “top-up” clause was included in Vine’s pay deal,...
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