Tag Archives: BBC

May 16 2013

Guardian’s Katz to BBC Newsnight: the significance of a small splash in the London media pond

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In the general scheme of things the move of the deputy editor of a small circulation quality broadsheet to the post of editor of a niche BBC news programme is not seismic. Even in the relatively small pond of London … Continue reading →

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Apr 19 2013

Boston: just another day in the news revolution?

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What does the Boston bombing tell us about how news is changing? This post was written while it was happening, so it’s a first draft and  I welcome further thoughts and feedback. It was an exceptional story but I think … Continue reading →

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Apr 15 2013

BBC’s Tony Hall gets it right even when he gets it wrong?

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The new BBC director general Tony Hall barely had time to arrange the pens on his new desk before two hot potatoes landed on it. I disagreed with his decision on the Wizard of Oz protest song and, you may … Continue reading →

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Mar 27 2013

The Polis Journalism Conference April 5th 2013 #PolisTrust

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We will post a link here to the video of the sessions in the near future. You can find the links to the video and audio podcasts next to the speakers in the schedule below. (Scroll down). Here are some … Continue reading →

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Nov 12 2012

What next for the BBC? More open, networked, devolved

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There is an immediate mess to be cleared up at the BBC but then it needs longer term restructuring. There is a fairly superficial job to be done on getting the right people in the right posts, but then  there … Continue reading →

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Nov 10 2012

George Entwistle is gone but how to rebuild confidence in the BBC?

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The fact that George Entwistle has resigned is good news for the BBC – although a personally devastating decision for one honourable individual.* The real problem at the BBC right now is not trust, it’s confidence. In the long-term trust … Continue reading →

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Nov 2 2012

British culture versus corrupt companies: the battle for media plurality (guest blog)

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The major threat to the quality of media today isn’t the economy or trust – it’s plurality. That’s the view of top analyst Claire Enders, given in her Polis Media Agenda Talk. Polis intern Gideon Reid reports. Claire Enders began … Continue reading →

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Oct 30 2012

New Paper: Connecting To The World, Communicating For Change: Media and agency in the new networked public sphere

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I have written a report for the International Broadcasting Trust on how the new media environment is impacting on the way we communicate for change. It is particularly aimed at international NGOs. You can access that here. You can find … Continue reading →

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Oct 19 2012

Reith Reinvented: BBC boss explains how new newsroom will ‘allow us to do what we do better.”

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“How many of you would be comfortable explaining quantitative easing to a friend in the pub?” In the room full of LSE students, not a single hand went up in reply to the question posed by Mary Hockaday, Head of … Continue reading →

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Oct 13 2012

Ten (at least) Ways That Putting Social Media At The Heart of The Newsroom Improves Public Service Service Journalism

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Nadja Hahn is a business correspondent for ORF, Austrian Radio and an EBU Research Fellow here at Polis. She is researching the public service value of social media. This is her take on a visit to the new BBC integrated … Continue reading →

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