by barry | Apr 27, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
A letter from an Ilkley resident to the Yorkshire Post (23 April 2022) raised concerns about the recent government decision to privatise Channel 4. It highlighted the fact that despite a public consultation on the proposal, that opinion was ignored in that the...
by barry | Jan 22, 2022 | BBC, Campaigns, Government, nuj, Public Service Broadcasting
One of the casualties of Operation Red Meat, a desperate media operation launched by Johnson loyalists to deflect attention from Partygate allegations is the BBC’s future. It was one in a series of policy initiatives aimed to please back bench Tory MPs and grab...
by admin | Mar 18, 2021 | BBC, Campaigns, media ownership, nuj, Public Service Broadcasting
The Media Reform Coalition (MRC) marked the launch of its Media Democracy Festival this week (see: https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/media-democracy-festival-2021) by publishing a new report on media ownership in the UK. It makes depressing, although predictable,...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | BBC, Europe, Government, Public Service Broadcasting
While the government is still deciding on whether to decriminalise non-payment of the television licence fee, following a public consultation earlier this year, the very future of the TV licence fee hangs in the balance. Although safe until the next BBC Charter Review...
by admin | Dec 7, 2019 | BBC, Campaigns, media ownership, media plurality, Public Service Broadcasting, Reviews
The central role the media has played in the General Election Campaign is undeniable. So is the pro Conservative party dominance of much of the national press together with its anti-Labour party bias. Social media has again offered alternative platforms for the...
by admin | Nov 7, 2019 | BBC, Public Service Broadcasting
Just hours before Parliament was dissolved at one minute past midnight on 6 November, the House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee published a report calling for urgent action to safeguard the future of public service broadcasting. The report –...
