BBC reaches settlement with Samira Ahmed after journalist's equal pay...
The BBC has reached a settlement with journalist Samira Ahmed after she won an equal pay case against the corporation. A tribunal judge ruled last month that Ahmed’s work as the presenter of Newswatch...
View ArticleBBC hits back at poll showing majority of UK adults support scrapping BBC...
The BBC has hit back at a national newspaper poll that found 60 per cent of British adults think the licence fee should be scrapped. The poll of 2,005 British adults, carried out last week by Savanta...
View ArticleToday presenter Justin Webb warns BBC bosses not to 'destroy' flagship radio...
Today host Justin Webb has warned BBC bosses not to destroy flagship radio shows as they target younger listeners. The BBC has announced a major restructure of its news output across TV and radio that...
View ArticleChannel 4's Jon Snow in self-isolation as journalists take coronavirus...
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has gone into self-isolation for two weeks after returning from reporting in Iran, which has seen an outbreak of the coronavirus. Snow’s producer and cameraman will...
View ArticlePrince Andrew interview wins top prizes for cuts-hit BBC Newsnight at Royal...
The BBC took home ten of the 19 prizes at the Royal Television Society Awards last night, with the big wins of the evening going to Newsnight. The programme, which is being hit by cuts, won Scoop of...
View ArticleThird of young people switch off public service news in five years, Ofcom finds
The time spent by young people watching live news programming from public service broadcasters has dropped by almost a third in five years, new Ofcom research has shown. The average number of minutes...
View ArticleJudge rejects appeal for judicial review into alleged BBC 'Brexit bias'
An appeal judge has dismissed a former BBC journalist’s crowdfunded case for a judicial review against the corporation and the way it measures impartiality in news and current affairs programming....
View ArticleQuestion Time's Fiona Bruce was briefed on Laurence Fox but says show is...
Fiona Bruce has said she was briefed about actor Laurence Fox ahead of his controversial appearance on Question Time. The TV actor made headlines in January after arguing with audience member Rachel...
View ArticleITV News journalist's coronavirus scare after reporting on outbreak from Hong...
An ITV News correspondent became the third prominent UK journalist forced to self-isolate over coronavirus fears last week after returning from reporting on the outbreak in Asia. John Ray (pictured)...
View ArticleCulture Secretary asks if BBC 'truly reflects' UK after 'missing' key...
In his first speech to media bosses, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has raised the question of whether the BBC “truly reflects all of our nation” after it “missed” key political changes in recent...
View ArticleBBC needs to be less of an 'Auntie' to the nation, says outgoing boss Lord Hall
BBC boss Lord Hall has said he believes the licence fee is here to stay – even if the broadcaster is no longer the nation’s “Auntie”. The end of the licence fee has been mooted by the Government, with...
View ArticleITV boss says 'we can never know' why Love Island's Caroline Flack took her life
The boss of ITV has described the death of Caroline Flack as “unbelievably tragic” and said that people can never know the reasons behind suicide. Dame Carolyn McCall spoke at a conference in London...
View ArticleMinisterial boycott of Today was 'welcomed by many' listeners, says Nick...
Today presenter Nick Robinson has claimed the recent “boycott” of the BBC Radio 4 news show by ministers had been welcomed by many listeners. Robinson said he was glad Health Secretary Matt Hancock had...
View ArticleITV News presenter Julie Etchingham says trolls present 'personal safety...
ITV News at Ten presenter Julie Etchingham has said facing unwanted attention from online trolls is a “testing new feature” of her job and a “personal safety issue” for journalists. Etchingham admitted...
View ArticleRobert Peston says he was 'not spun' over hospital 'punch' error and...
Robert Peston has said he was “not spun” by Dominic Cummings in wrongly claiming a Labour activist had hit a Tory adviser in a fracas during the general election campaign. The ITV political editor...
View ArticleChannel 4 head of news Dorothy Byrne steps down after 17 years for new role
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne is stepping down after 17 years in “the best job in television”, but will stay at the broadcaster for another year as editor-at-large. Byrne’s...
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Robert Peston says declining trust in BBC is bad for all impartial news...
ITV political editor Robert Peston has said declining trust in any news provider, especially the BBC, “is bad for our collective mission”. “Those who supply it – ITV, the BBC, Channels 4 and 5, Sky –...
View ArticleRobert Peston: 'Now I feel I have to say I'm Jewish when reporting on Labour...
Robert Peston has said he feels he now has to say that he is a Jew “when reporting on the toxic question of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party”. Peston, 59, said he has not been a member of a political...
View ArticlePress Gazette reader poll shows 47% favour BBC scrapping licence fee
Almost half of Press Gazette readers backed the scrapping of the BBC licence, according to a new poll. Some 956 people responded to the question posed on our website: “What is the best long-term...
View ArticleCoronavirus: FT deep cleans office after staffer shows symptoms while...
The Financial Times is deep cleaning its offices in central London after an employee showed coronavirus (Covid-19) symptoms. Elsewhere in the UK, newsrooms are preparing to work from home and have...
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