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Save Public Broadcasting

6 July 2016 By CPBF Leave a Comment

The CPBF has produced a special report on its response to the recent Government White Paper on the current BBC Charter Review. It believes that the government’s plans for the BBC and public service broadcasting threaten that system and the whole ecology of British broadcasting. To read more download here. … [Read more...]

EU Referendum: a cowed BBC, hardly the broadcasters finest hour

1 July 2016 By CPBF Leave a Comment

by Nick Jones Broadcasters, like print journalists, are rightly being challenged by leading figures on the Remain side for the news media’s failure during the EU Referendum campaign to exercise sufficient scrutiny over the claims being made by Leave supporters. Based on my 30 years as a BBC correspondent, from well before the 1975 referendum, I am in no doubt as to how … [Read more...]

Replace the licence fee and don’t privatise Channel 4 says Puttnam Inquiry

30 June 2016 By CPBF Leave a Comment

The Inquiry chaired by Lord Puttnam and based in the Department of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths was set up in November 2015 to focus on the purposes of television in an era characterised by technological transformations, shifts in audience consumption habits, and changes in cultural and political attitudes. Its report, The Future for Public Service Television, … [Read more...]

Their master’s voice loud and clear

30 June 2016 By Tim Gopsill Leave a Comment

ADRIAN DENNIS

By Tim Gopsill The British press simply refuses to die. The more we are told that the newspapers have had their day, the more they seem to run the show. In all the confusion over the conflicting claims in the UK’s EU referendum, the only clear line was that the press was 4-1 for quitting. Voters said they didn’t have a clue what the real pros and cons might have been, so … [Read more...]

Investigatory Powers Bill: NUJ parliamentary briefing

7 June 2016 By CPBF Leave a Comment

Image credit: Big Brother Watch The NUJ has provided a parliamentary briefing for MPs in advance of the report stage and third reading of the investigatory powers bill in the House of Commons on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 June 2016. The briefing outlines key areas of concern including specific amendments tabled in parliament and supported by the NUJ. Details: … [Read more...]

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