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Jul 8 2014
Can the BBC keep giving the public what it wants?
1 CommentThe BBC is facing multiple pressures to change its structure and even its funding, but what about its editorial values? In the latest #PolisSummer School guest post, Leonor Gomes responds to a talk by BBC Academy editor Matthew Eltringham. The BBC … Continue reading
Posted by: July 8, 2014
Tagged with: BBC, guest blogs, Summer School
Jun 2 2014
How social media has changed the BBC: Charlie Beckett in conversation with BBC news and current affairs director James Harding
Leave a commentHow has social media affected the BBC? James Harding, Director of BBC News and Current Affairs, discusses with Charlie Beckett, Polis Director and Head of LSE’s Department of Media and Communications in the opening session of the London Social Media … Continue reading
Posted by: June 2, 2014
Tagged with: BBC, James Harding, London Social Media Summit, News, social media, Social Media Summit
May 29 2014
A 21st Century BBC: A lecture by Diane Coyle, Acting Chair of the BBC Trust
Leave a commentIn this lecture, Diane Coyle considers how the BBC can meet the challenge of providing a universal service while media channels proliferate and its audience becomes more and more diverse. She will also examine the BBC’s relationship with the state … Continue reading
Posted by: May 29, 2014
Tagged with: BBC, BBC Charter, BBCTrust, media, Polis Events, Public Lecture
May 23 2014
BBC news boss James Harding on how social media has changed the BBC’s world
Leave a commentThis post was originally published on the BBC Academy website at the following link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/blogcollegeofjournalism/posts/smsldn-James-Harding-on-how-social-media-has-changed-the-BBCs-world By Charles Miller, editor of the College of Journalism blog Is there something special about the BBC’s relationship to social media? That was the question … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2014
Tagged with: BBC, SMSLDN, social media, technology
Feb 7 2014
Transparency: The Polis Journalism Conference March 28th 2014
3 CommentsWe’ve just released the names of confirmed speakers for our annual journalism conference taking place on Friday March 28th. (See list below). Registration for free tickets is available here. Our conference in 2013 on ‘Trust in Journalism’ was a great success … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2014
Tagged with: BBC, EBU, events, journalism conference, LSE
Jan 8 2014
The Future of the BBC – my submission to the DCMS Select Committee for Charter Renewal
Leave a commentThis is my personal submission to the House of Commons Department of Culture, Media and Sports’ Select Committee inquiry into the future of the BBC in the lead up to BBC Charter Renewal in 2016. It draws partly on my … Continue reading
Posted by: January 8, 2014
Tagged with: BBC, broadcasting, competition, diversity, funding, Future, global, International, international news, licence fee, management, media markets, plurality, public service, subscription, world news
Dec 11 2013
10 things (so far) that organisations say when they are criticised by journalists and don’t want to deal with the issues raised
10 CommentsThe BBC Panorama on charities was not a devastating deconstruction of the sector. It showed that a few (big name) charities are not entirely as ethical as they pretend; that they tend to be rather generous to departing staff (something … Continue reading
Posted by: December 11, 2013
Tagged with: accountability, BBC, Charities, NGOs, panorama
Oct 28 2013
From TV to tablets – how the BBC’s onscreen journalism is changing
Leave a comment“I used to say what I did and people would understand. Now people say, ‘what’s that?’” said Amanda Farnsworth, editor of visual journalism at the BBC, during the latest Polis Media Agenda Talk. This article by Polis intern Emma Goodman @EmmaMayAlex … Continue reading
Posted by: October 28, 2013
Tagged with: BBC, events, guest blog, guest blogs, Journalism, Lectures, Media Agenda Talks, News, tablets, talks, TV
Oct 25 2013
Lessons from the ‘fabricated’ 3d Printer Gun Story
Leave a commentThe ‘fabricated’ 3D printer gun story is a parable of the good and bad of contemporary journalism. Some of the issues it raises are timeless. We all make mistakes. Journalism is by its nature imperfect. But what matters is admitting … Continue reading
Posted by: October 25, 2013
Tagged with: BBC, corrections, GMP, Journalism, mistakes, police, reporting, verification
Oct 24 2013
What Is Visual Journalism?
Leave a commentWhat IS Visual Journalism? It isn’t just television of course. But it’s not only online pie charts and graphs and representations of data. Visual journalism is about using technology to make news more interactive, more exciting and creative, and make … Continue reading
Posted by: October 24, 2013
Tagged with: Amanda Farnsworth, BBC, broadcast, broadcasting, Data, digital, graphics, guest blogs, interactive, Journalism, Media Agenda Talks, News, skills, television, TV, visual journalism
