Robert Peston interview: ‘I’m never relaxed. I’m terrified that if I don’t...
Two hours and 46 minutes after our Teams meeting was scheduled to begin, Robert Peston breaks his silence with a Whatsapp message. “God. How embarrassing. I got caught up in a story and forgot to look...
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Paul Davies of ITN on meeting Milosevic, helping to end Dubrovnik siege and...
Journalism is said to be the first draft of history. But the account by ITN’s Paul Davies of the siege of Dubrovnic in 1991 is the only draft which history students in the town itself are taught to...
View ArticleBroadcasters to avoid using term BAME as it 'homogenises culturally distinct'...
The UK’s main broadcasters have committed to avoid using the acronym BAME, short for “black, Asian, and minority ethnic”, after a report raised concerns it “homogenises culturally distinct social...
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Ministers pull out of planned broadcast interviews as Downing Street...
Government ministers were “empty-chaired” on the morning broadcast news round on Wednesday after the scandal about Christmas parties allegedly being held at Downing Street last year despite Covid-19...
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Former ITV News editor Geoff Hill posthumously given Public Service prize at...
Geoff Hill, the ITV News editor who died in September aged 52, was posthumously given the Public Service Award at the British Journalism Awards 2021. Hill, who died four years after being diagnosed...
View ArticleJournalist of the year Robert Moore of ITV News says Capitol exclusive was...
Newly named journalist of the year Robert Moore of ITV News has said his reporting from inside the US Capitol insurrection in January proves the need for eyewitness reporting. He said this was...
View ArticleFormer BBC editor Sarah Sands tells Lords broadcaster is 'institutionally...
Former Today editor Sarah Sands told the House of Lords that the BBC is “institutionally statist” but also defended the corporations approach to impartiality. She was one of three former senior BBC...
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How CNN anchor Max Foster has ended up feeling like an 'ambassador for news'...
CNN anchor Max Foster joined TikTok in late 2019 with no professional strategy in mind – he only planned to check out the platform that had his three children hooked. He did not expect to end up with...
View ArticleNational Audit Office says journalist morale hit at cost-cutting BBC
A report on the BBC’s efforts to cut costs has found that the “prospect of redundancies has affected staff morale” among the broadcaster’s journalists. The report, published by public spending watchdog...
View ArticleLaura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC political editor after seven years
Laura Kuenssberg will step down as BBC political editor in April after seven years in the high-profile job. Kuenssberg will stay at the BBC in what was described as a “senior presenting and reporting...
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Nine media stories you may have missed: From Mail on Sunday's Meghan front...
Although journalists keep valiantly reporting every single day of the year, many in the industry shut down over the Christmas and New Year break. We’ve rounded up some of the biggest media stories you...
View ArticleNUJ calls ex-Culture Sec John Whittingdale's BBC funding ideas 'extremely...
The National Union of Journalists has slammed ex-Culture Secretary John Whittingdale’s suggestion that the BBC could be funded through a combination of a government grant and a subscription as...
View ArticleITN's Deborah Turness named chief executive of BBC News and Current Affairs
The BBC has named current ITN boss Deborah Turness as its new chief executive for news and current affairs, replacing retiring incumbent Fran Unsworth. Turness, whose start date has not yet been...
View ArticleBBC launches new regional current affairs programme replacing cancelled...
The BBC is launching a new current affairs programme that it said will “provide a voice to our diverse regional audiences” and cover the pressing issues in often-underserved parts of the UK. The new...
View ArticleNews UK planning HIGNFY-style satirical news panel TV show
News UK appears to be preparing to launch a Have I Got News For You-style satirical panel show on its upcoming channel TalkTV. Plans for the programme, which will be live and feature guests, were...
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Presenter Maajid Nawaz leaves LBC after backlash to controversial tweets
LBC presenter Maajid Nawaz has left the broadcaster “with immediate effect” after pressure was put on both internally and externally over tweets he posted about Covid-19 vaccinations. Nawaz, who first...
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TalkTV in-depth briefing: Tom Newton Dunn leaves Times Radio to host...
TalkTV is Rupert Murdoch’s chance to seize the UK’s TV screens once again after he sold his stake in Sky in 2018. He has already signed up big-name talent both on and off screen in Piers Morgan and...
View ArticleOfcom issues guidance to ITV over false Covid-19 vaccination claim on Lorraine
Ofcom has issued guidance to ITV over a false claim made by a doctor about Covid-19 vaccination hospitalisations on daytime programme Lorraine. The decision related to comments made by Dr Hillary Jones...
View ArticleBBC director general Tim Davie wants to ‘bring the audience closer’ as he...
BBC director general Tim Davie today defended the corporation’s approach to impartiality and suggested greater transparency could improve public trust in its journalism. Speaking to the House of Lords...
View ArticleITN legal chief says broadcasters 'ready to go' with Crown Court filming...
Broadcasters are “ready to go” with filming Crown Court hearings but the introduction of wholly televised trials is “some way down the line”, according to ITN’s head of legal and compliance. John...
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