Interview: Katty Kay returns to the BBC to help British news giant conquer...
Katty Kay is one of several high-profile journalists to have left the BBC over the past 12 months. Now, following a stint at scandal-hit Ozy Media, she’s back. “I had several conversations with several...
View ArticleOfcom revokes RT UK broadcast licence, declaring channel not 'fit and proper'...
Update 18 March 2022: Ofcom has revoked RT’s UK broadcast licence. The telecoms regulator said it did so after determining the channel’s licensee, ANO TV Novosti, was not “fit and proper to hold a UK...
View ArticleBBC expects global news audience to hit 500m this year thanks to US expansion...
The BBC is on track to reach a weekly non-UK news audience of 500m this year, according to an executive tasked with North American growth. Jennie Baird, who joined the broadcast giant from News Corp in...
View ArticleRussia's propaganda war at home: How pro-Kremlin outlets dominate media
A month into the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s simultaneous battle inside Russia to push ordinary Russians to toe the propaganda line is also intensifying. Earlier this month Putin enacted a new law...
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Sky's Sally Lockwood Ukraine diary: 'Told we would be arrested if we filmed...
Sky News correspondent Sally Lockwood has written an exclusive diary for Press Gazette from Lviv in western Ukraine. She revealed the increasing difficulties being faced by journalists in Ukraine, with...
View ArticleChannel 4 News reaches record social media audience with Ukraine war explainers
Channel 4 News explainer videos about the war in Ukraine aimed at the “intelligent non expert” have been breaking records for traffic at the channel. A video titled “Russia has invaded Ukraine – this...
View ArticleBBC wants 25% of staff to be from 'lower socio-economic' backgrounds by 2027
The BBC has set itself the target of making sure 25% of its staff are from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds by 2027. The target, announced in the corporation’s annual plan for 2022/23 on...
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50 years of Newsround: 'We owe a huge debt to John Craven'
Some 50 years ago on Monday (4 April), John Craven hosted a TV first on BBC One: a news bulletin aimed at children. Over the past half century Newsround has gone through several iterations, starting...
View ArticleThe rise of Global in charts: How LBC owner came to rule the airwaves
This February, commercial radio giant Global snapped up two of the BBC’s biggest names in news, Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, in a reported big money deal. The BBC pair, who will launch a new podcast as...
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How ignoring all the rules allowed BBC Africa Eye to 'change the face of...
The first thing you need to know about Anas Aremeyaw Anas is that he never shows his face. Whenever he appears in interviews for the press or while filming one of his investigations, Anas can usually...
View ArticleNew Ofcom chair says he will 'leave opinions at the door' and that he applied...
The newly announced Ofcom chair has vowed to “leave his opinions at the door” after sharing “strong” views on “woke warriors”, Channel 4 privatisation and the BBC licence fee. Michael Grade, a...
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy succeeds Jon Snow as main Channel 4 News anchor
Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be Channel 4 News’ next main anchor following the departure of long-serving Jon Snow at the end of 2021. The broadcaster also said it is searching for a Leeds-based presenter...
View ArticleUS journalist employment and pay fell in 2021, new government figures show
The number of journalists employed in the United States fell by at least 2,500 last year, new statistics from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest. Average journalist pay also fell by nearly...
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Journalists under attack in Ukraine: Killing of Lithuanian filmmaker brings...
Lithuanian documentary filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius was killed by Russian forces while trying to leave Mariupol, according to Reuters in a report citing the Ukrainian Defence Ministry. His death...
View ArticleChannel 4 privatisation plan would be 'bad for journalism', NUJ warns
Channel 4 has said it is “disappointed” at the Government’s decision to proceed with plans to privatise the broadcaster without “formally recognising the significant public interest concerns which have...
View ArticleShadow culture secretary Lucy Powell on C4, big tech and regulating Fleet Street
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell has spoken to Press Gazette about Labour media policy and said the party could not commit to renationalising Channel 4 after its planned privatisation by the...
View ArticleDailyMailTV to end after five years on US screens
Mail Online is ending DailyMailTV, its daily news show syndicated across the US, after five years. The hour-long weekday show billed itself as an “edgy, fast-paced” offering which brought the best of...
View ArticleTalkTV builds larger studio to contain Piers Morgan's ambitions for nightly show
A new purpose-built studio in Ealing has been created to accommodate Piers Morgan’s ambitions for his new nightly show on TalkTV. Piers Morgan Uncensored, launching along with the rest of TalkTV’s...
View ArticleBBC blocked from naming MI5 'informant' but not given full reasons why
The Government has won a bid to stop the BBC from broadcasting the identity of an alleged MI5 informant accused of abusing two women. The judgment, published on Thursday, means the BBC can air the...
View ArticleSky News exceeds 1m Tiktok followers with ten-fold increase in two months
Sky News has surpassed one million followers on Tiktok amid huge demand for its “distinct, eyewitness reporting” from Ukraine. The milestone came on Tuesday night, after growth in the broadcaster’s...
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