Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 26 October 2011 at 11:33
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Law, Television
Head of the Commons culture committee John Whittingdale revealed that there was widespread support in Parliament for allowing cameras into courts when he spoke at an ITN-organised debate on this issue. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 19 October 2011 at 07:38
Tags: Broadcast, Media Business, Television
BSkyB continues to be a recession-proof cash machine for News Corp and its other shareholders.
Results for the three months to 30 September show revenue up 9 per cent on tth4e same period last year to £1,657m and operating profit up 16 per cent to £295m. Full results statement here.
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp owns 39 per cent of BSkyB.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 4 October 2011 at 07:37
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
Ofcom won’t be taking any action after more than 100 complaints about ‘racist’ comments made by historian David Starkey in the aftermath off the August riots.
Starkey said at one point that “the problem is the whites have become black”. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 3 October 2011 at 09:35
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
Drama and news are set to be saved from the worst of the cuts as the BBC announces how it plans to save £700m a year from its £3.5bn a year annual budget on Thursday, the Telegraph reports.
The BBC is set to reveal on Thursday the results of its Delivering Quality First review. The cuts are needed because of a six-year-freeze on the Licence Fee and because the BBC is having to take on board the cost of funding the World Service from the Foreign Office. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 28 September 2011 at 09:01
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
ITV has apologised after airing footage from a computer game which it claimed showed an IRA attack on a British army helicopter in 1988.
The footage was shown in the first episode of ITV’s new documentary series Exposure, aired on Monday night.
An ITV spokesman said: “The events featured in Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA were genuine but it would appear that during the editing process the correct clip of the 1988 incident was not selected and other footage was mistakenly included in the film by producers.
“This was an unfortunate case of human error for which we apologise.”
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 2 September 2011 at 10:43
Tags: Broadcast, People, Television
The editor of 5 News, David Kermode, has been named as the new editor of ITV breakfast show Daybreak.
The Guardian reports that Kermode will replace Ian Rumsey, who announced he was stepping down from the role in July.
The news comes one year after the launch of Daybreak, which replaced GMTV when it was launched in September 2010.
Posted by
Ivana Ivankovic
on 23 August 2011 at 10:06
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, New Media, Online, Television
While both the rebel and Gaddafi forces claim control over Tripoli, dozens of journalists are still understood to be trapped in the Rixos hotel in the city.
Among them is the BBC’s Matthew Price, who reported on Sunday that there were 35 journalists still in the hotel.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme , Price revealed how Gadaffi’s son Seif al-Islam had visited the hotel at 1.15am this morning - disproving widespread reports that he had been captured by rebel forces. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 17 August 2011 at 11:57
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
This is probably the best David Starkey on Newsnight rap remix:
But these are quite funny as well: (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 12 August 2011 at 10:16
Tags: Broadcast, Law, Television
The NUJ has urged journalists to resist political pressure to hand over footage and images which could be used to track down rioters.
Prime minister David Cameron yesterday urged broadcasters to hand over unbroadcast footage to police to help them track down law-breakers during riots that spread this week across England.
But the BBC, ITN and Sky News are all understood to be resisting such a move. Press Gazette understands that they all plan to go through their normal procedure, which will require police to go through a legal process to seek access to journalistic material.
The NUJ said: “Covering protests, both nationally and internationally, is already difficult and often dangerous for journalists. The danger increases if the images and video gathered whilst reporting events is used by the state. With many accounts of injuries and equipment damage already reported, the calls from politicians to hand-over press material will only increases the risks. “
The union said it wants all media organisations to make strong representations to the court to protect the confidentiality of journalistic material.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 11 August 2011 at 12:57
Tags: Broadcast, Television
Prime minister David Cameron has said that broadcasters should hand over to police unbroadcast footage of rioting which took place across England this week.
Journalism.co.uk reports that, in answer to a question, today he said that he would certainly encourage media organisations to hand over footage to police.
He told the House of Commons during an emergency session: ”Everyone has a responsibility. The media has a responsibility and I hope they will accept it.” (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 9 August 2011 at 11:19
Tags: Broadcast, Television
Sky News reporter Mark Stone filmed some of the most memorable footage of the London riots from his mobile-phone after looting broke out last night in Clapham Junction where he lives.
He was on the street in Lavender Hill, Clapham, at the moment rioting spread to the largely affluent part of south London and was in the midst of the action when a mob of youths started smashing windows and looting shops.
He said: “Young people all around me are smashing up windows. From where I am standing at Clapham Junction I can’t see any policemen at all, they are all elsewhere in the city. Every shop they find they are looting.”
Stone approached a group of laughing young girls and said: “What are you guys up to, is this fun is it?”
Stone filed his footage after finding a nearby pub with broadband access. He said later that at one point one of the rioters tried to grab his phone but he managed to hold on to it.
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 8 August 2011 at 07:42
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Magazines, National Newspapers, Newspapers, Television
Here is a journalists’ guide to the week ahead provided by forward-planning service: Foresight News.
Today sees the former Israeli President, Moshe Katsav, appear in court for his long-awaited appeal following the 65-year-old’s conviction last year on two counts of rape with an employee while he was President (2000-2007). In documents already released it’s understood the central plank of the lascivious elder statesman’s redress centres on the premise it was a wholly consensual boss/employee sexual relationship. Courtesy of a Supreme Court ruling, the appeal is set to be heard in open court, despite the Israeli state’s attempt to keep the public (read media) out, and the original trial taking place behind closed doors. If unsuccessful, Katsav faces the daunting prospect of seven years behind bars. (more…)
Posted by
Michelle Alexander
on 2 August 2011 at 09:17
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, International, Journalism, People, Television
Nato-led forces in Afghanistan are investigating the death of a BBC journalist after fears that he may have been killed by international forces.
According to the BBC, Ahmed Omed Khpulwak, 25, was one of 19 people, including 12 children, killed in attacks on a TV and radio station in Tarin Kot, in the southern province of Uruzgan last week.
The BBC reports that it has asked for an inquiry due to conflicting reports which came to light as to who had fired the fatal shots. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 29 July 2011 at 07:13
Tags: Broadcast, Media Business, Television
BSkyB continues to produce eye-watering and recession-defying financial figures - reporting operating profit for the year to the end of June up 23 per cent to £1.073bn on revenue up 16 per cent to £6.597bn.
It now claims 10.3m customers - so that’s an income per customer of more than £600. No wonder Rupert Murdoch was so keen to acquire the 61 per cent off it which he does not already own.
This morning’s results announcement reveals that News Corp has already paid the£38.5m break fee for abandoning its bid.
Amid all the furore over plurality of news provision caused by Murdoch’s BSkyB bid it is strange that BSkyB’s monopoly on paid-for-view sport - especially Premiership football - does not cause more comment. It is clearly now a licence to print money for the TV giant.
Posted by
Andrew Pugh
on 26 July 2011 at 12:38
Tags: Broadcast, International, Journalism, Journalism education, Television, press freedom
The Thomson Media Foundation has appointed Associated Press veteran Nigel Baker as its new chief executive.
Thomson said that Baker, AP’s vice-president of business operations for EMEA and Asia, will bring a “mix of world-class commercial and journalism skills in the news business” to the Cardiff-based charity, which provides training and development advice to media companies in the developing world. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 26 July 2011 at 07:30
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, Radio, Television
The NUJ’s second BBC-wide journalists’ strike in protest at threatened compulsory redundancies is due to take place on Monday, 1 August.
The strike had been due to take place this Friday but has been delayed “following representations from the BBC”, Ariel reports.
A first strike held in response to the current round of cutbacks on 15 July led to major disruption of news output.
Posted by
Andrew Pugh
on 12 July 2011 at 08:35
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, National Newspapers, Newspapers, People, Television
The Daily Mail has raised questions over the apparent closeness of BBC business editor Robert Peston to News International after he has obtained a string of big stories relating to the phone-hacking scandal.
Peston has landed some impressive scoops over the last week – including yesterday’s allegation that the News of the World paid police officers for royal family contact details.
In a comment piece today the Mail claimed that while Peston was a “brilliant journalist”, even his “admirers are beginning to wonder about the impartiality and independence of his reporting on the News International phone hacking scandal”. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 5 July 2011 at 09:07
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, Radio, Television
Budget cutbacks may mean that hundreds of journalism jobs are set to be cut at the BBC - but that doesn’t mean that there are no jobs there for journalists, according to head of the BBC College of Journalism Jonathan Baker.
Writing on the CoJo blog he says: “The BBC employs several thousand journalists. At any point in time, people are arriving, changing jobs, or leaving. So opportunities arise regularly.” (more…)
Posted by
Peter Stuart
on 20 June 2011 at 12:41
Tags: Broadcast, Newspapers, Television
Showbiz journalis Neil Sean has set up a DVD production company to distribute and sell extended video versions of his interviews with celebrities.
Sean said the idea came about when a DVD distributor asked to buy material from interviews he had conducted that had not been used in TV. He decided that rather than sell them on, he would distribute them himself and so set up his production company, Maycon.
Sean has released two DVDs entitled: West End Stars in Conversation and Dr Who Tales Lost in Time. He now plans to produce a DVD which will “tell the real Dad’s Army story”, which will include interviews with Ian Lavender and Jimmy Perry.
Neil writes on showbiz for a variety of newspapers and has a daily column in Metro.
Posted by
Peter Stuart
on 17 June 2011 at 08:19
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, Journalism, Journalism education, Student Journalism, Television
The BBC College of Journalism has introduced three courses offering training on a commercial basis.
The move comes at a time when the college - like the rest of the BBC - is being hit by budget cuts. According to reports which the BBC has not denied, BBC news is facing proposals for a 20 per cent budget cut - or £89m. The Guardian has suggested that up to 1,000 journalists could be cut from the BBC and again the corporation has declined to confirm or deny this.
The three courses will include ‘Social Media and Digital Journalism’, ‘Editorial Leadership’ and a ‘New Journalist’ programme. (more…)
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