Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)
for diverse, democratic and accountable media
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...]
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...]
ADRIAN DENNISBy 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...]
Registration from 9.30am. Diskus Centre, Unite the Union HQ, 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8TN. Nearest station Holborn. Programme: 10.00am – 11.15 am, CPBF Annual General Meeting; presentation of reports 2015-16; election of National Council, discussion of future policy and activity. (CPBF Members only) 11.30am – 1.15pm Open discussion on campaigning for media reform … [Read more...]
By Nick Jones Seeking political opinions from drinkers in the local pub, or from shoppers in the town centre, is a popular device for television and radio journalists and has always had its limitations, but never more so than during the polarised campaign leading up to the European Referendum. Having spent many years myself collecting vox pops – a staple ingredient for any … [Read more...]
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...]