What happened with the children of Gaza documentary is not an example of bias but of a failure of editorial systems or BBC bureaucracy — or both. There must be no repeat of the Balen Report saga.
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The entire newspaper sector — along with the wider creative industry — has come together to fight for proper copyright. Don’t let history repeat itself.
The start of Donald Trump’s second presidency felt like a lifetime ago. How the British press has covered his many manoeuvres since speaks volumes.
TV viewing and reach have declined as UK broadcasters slashed spend on home-grown premium content. But could a new production powerhouse come to the rescue?
BBC bias has always been a matter of opinion. What was needed was independent research and now we have some from Cardiff University. Its findings do have a clear outcome, but perhaps not in the way expected.
Channel 4’s study on Gen Z attitudes presents serious implications for everyone in politics, education and journalism.
Four years is a long time and there is a danger that serious journalism could be pushed towards the margins if the media continues to normalise Trump’s actions.
The government insists everything is “still on the table” regarding the BBC’s funding model post-2028 and there is no shortage of proposals. But not all ideas for replacing the licence are equal.
Never have we seen such damaging constellations of forces coming together to undermine not just the democratic process, but ultimately the social democratic consensus.
Coverage of Syria showed our media can still mobilise journalistic resources to explain the significance of a foreign story. But it would be even better if it could also focus its attention on other ills facing society.