BBC news crew escapes with minor injuries after being caught in volcanic...
A BBC journalist has described the moment she and a team of scientists were caught up in a “huge explosion” during a volcanic eruption. Rebecca Morelle, the broadcaster’s global science correspondent,...
View ArticleSlow news day for Michael Crick sparked Channel 4 News election expenses...
A Channel 4 News investigation exposing election expenses failings by the Conservative Party came about thanks to a slow news day for chief political correspondent Michael Crick. The Tories were...
View Article70 MPs sign complaint letter to BBC over 'skewed' Brexit coverage -...
The BBC has said it will continue to do its job and hold politicians to account following criticism from a number of mainly Tory MPs who said the broadcaster’s Brexit coverage was biased. Around 70 MPs...
View ArticleSun issues apology to Sky's Kirsty Gallacher after her £100k libel claim for...
The Sun has issued an apology to Sky Sports News presenter Kirsty Gallacher after it ran a story claiming she may have been drunk on air shortly before collapsing and being taken to hospital. The...
View ArticleApology from Channel 4 News as it names wrong man as Westminster terror attacker
Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear has apologised after his programme named a man who is in prison as the Westminster terror attack perpetrator. The programme went from apparent certainty at the outset...
View ArticlePolitical journalists found themselves on the terror frontline in attack on...
A number of political journalists based at the Houses of Parliament witnessed the attack at its gates that resulted in the death of a police officer, a suspected terrorist yesterday. Lobby journalists...
View ArticleEx Independent editor Ian Hargreaves among new BBC Board appointments
Former Independent and New Statesman editor Ian Hargreaves CBE has been appointed to the new BBC Board. The ex BBC News and Current Affairs director, who is currently professor of Digital Economy at...
View ArticleReporting on the Westminster terror attack: Taste, decency and the law for...
Covering a major crisis such as the Westminster terror attack this week raises both ethical and legal questions for journalists, not least in the publication of pictures from the scene. A number of...
View ArticleAs 23rd UK Local TV station launches channel boss says the new broadcasters...
Despite a rocky start Local TV is here to stay, according to the chief executive of Made TV which operates eight franchises. The Local TV network was the brainchild of former Conservative culture...
View ArticleFairhead: 'Ambitious' BBC journalism needed to counter falling engagement...
Outgoing BBC Trust chairwoman Rona Fairhead has called for the organisation’s journalism to be more “ambitious” following a drop in the number of Britons consuming its news output. The trust disclosed...
View ArticleGuest blog: BBC news bias has been, if anything, against Europe and in favour...
Last week around 70 MPs, mainly from the Conservative Party, wrote to the BBC Director General complaining of the broadcaster’s “skewed” and negative coverage of the Brexit process, and warning that if...
View ArticleBBC apologises after including plug for Brut on Radio 4's Today programme
The BBC has apologised following complaints from listeners that its flagship Today programme promoted Brut aftershave. The Radio 4 show sparked protests by ending an interview with England cricketer...
View ArticleThe BBC has closed more than 20 local news district offices over the last...
More than 20 local news district offices have been closed by the BBC over the last decade, according to the National Union of Journalists. The district office closures mean the BBC has concentrated...
View ArticleSunderland manager David Moyes 'profoundly regrets' telling BBC reporter she...
Sunderland boss David Moyes “profoundly regrets” suggesting he might slap a female reporter after taking offence at one of her questions. The 53-year-old found himself at the centre of a sexism row on...
View ArticleChannel 4 News pair in Sudan 'captured, beaten and tortured simply for being...
Two Channel 4 News filmmakers captured while filming human rights abuses in Sudan were “beaten, tortured and electrocuted, simply for being journalists” the programme’s editor has said. Phil Cox and...
View ArticleCorbyn hits out at media over 'failings' to ensure opposition voice heard
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lashed out at the media over what he says are its “failings” in reporting on his party’s actions and its “obsession” with asking him about quitting his role. The...
View ArticleBBC issues second statement clarifying earlier news about the death of Radio...
Radio 2 presenter Brian Matthew, who hosted the long-running Sounds Of The 60s programme, remains “critically ill” but has not died, the BBC has said. The news came just over an hour after the BBC...
View ArticleIn depth: BBC reporter Sally Chidzoy appeals against dismissal of her...
BBC home affairs correspondent Sally Chidzoy is appealing an employment tribunal’s decision to throw out her claim because she spoke to a journalist. A barrister for the BBC complained to the judge...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch's £11bn Sky takeover bid green lit by European Commission, but...
The European Commission has given the green light to Rupert Murdoch‘s Twenty-First Century Fox to acquire Sky for £11.7 billion. The EU anti-trust watchdog has given unconditional approval to the deal,...
View ArticleSTV to launch new channel with dedicated evening news programme and hourly...
Broadcaster STV is launching a new television channel in Scotland that will include an evening news programme covering Scottish, UK and international news. STV2 – sister channel to STV – will go live...
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