We should be boosting the BBC’s role in public life, not cutting it
Newspaper endorsements and biased ‘reporting’ in the run-up to the general election indicate clearly at the democratic failings of a large part of our free press. It therefore becomes clear that, whatever funding ideas are thrown up by the new Conservative government, we should be boosting the future role the BBC plays in public life, not going to war with it […]
Ethics will be as central as economics to the future of the news industry
Ethics will be as central as economics to the future of the news industry
Trust and relevance are the best way to get news consumers to pay for content, argues Charlie Beckett.
I do not know of any industry that has been through such an existential crisis as journalism has in the last decade or so. I spent over 20 years working in news and current affairs before joining the LSE nine years ago […]