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Have your say: the BBC Trust wants to know what you think
Via the Daily Telegraph we learn that: “The BBC Trust has launched the latest in a series of audience consultations to establish whether the corporation’s news output is living up to its public...
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BBC Trust review of News and Current Affairs published
Readers may recall that last autumn the BBC Trust announced an audience consultation regarding its news and current affairs content. The results of that consultation have now been published and can be...
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BBC Trust launches public consultation on R4, R5 live and more
The BBC Trust has announced a public consultation relating to four domestic radio stations: Radio 4, Radio 4 extra, Radio 5 live and Radio 5 live sports extra. Members of the public can make...
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DCMS launches consultation on BBC charter review
On July 16th the Department for Culture Media and Sport launched a public consultation on the subject of the BBC charter review which will last until October 8th 2015. The DCMS’ background document on...
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BBC Trust launches public consultation ahead of charter review
Following the launch last week of the DCMS public consultation on the subject of the BBC charter review, the BBC Trust has initiated a similar process of its own. “At the BBC Trust, our role is to...
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BBC Trust consultation on local radio and news in England
The BBC Trust is currently running a public consultation on the topic of BBC local radio and local news and current affairs in England. “The purpose of this consultation is to review BBC Local Radio...
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A reminder concerning the BBC Trust consultation ahead of charter review
As readers may recall, in July the BBC Trust launched a public consultation. “At the BBC Trust, our role is to represent licence fee payers, and we want to ensure that your views are taken into...
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Reminder: DCMS consultation on BBC charter review deadline approaches
In July the Department for Culture Media and Sport launched a public consultation on the subject of the upcoming BBC charter review. “Reviewing the BBC’s Royal Charter is not just a case of publishing...
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The BBC’s reporting of statistics and Gaza casualty ratios
h/t D On August 10th the BBC Trust published the findings of a review of the impartiality of the BBC’s reporting of statistics in its news and current affairs output which was commissioned in 2015. The...
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Have your say on the BBC complaints system
Earlier this year we noted the apparent intention of the new BBC Board to hold a public consultation concerning the corporation’s complaints system. That public consultation is now underway and members...
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Have your say: a public consultation on the BBC Editorial Guidelines
The BBC has launched a public consultation on the topic of its Editorial Guidelines. “The BBC has opened a consultation on a revised draft of the Editorial Guidelines which set the content standards...
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Weekend long read
1) A reminder that those wishing to make a submission to the BBC’s public consultation concerning its editorial guidelines have until November 12th to do so. Background reading concerning the...
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Are BBC guidelines on ‘language when reporting terrorism’ about to get worse?
Citing “well-placed BBC sources”, the Daily Mail recently reported that the BBC intends to place “an effective ban on journalists using the word ‘terror’”. “Reporters will be told to avoid using the...
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BBC publishes new Editorial Guidelines
Back in October 2018 the BBC announced a public consultation on the topic of its Editorial Guidelines. BBC Watch made a submission to that consultation and on July 8th we were informed that, following...
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