Great pick up from my extraordinary interview this week on our Beeb Watch podcast. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
"Freedom of expression is absolutely essential. What I don't want is a pretence of regulating for due impartiality when it's not actually happening." Former Ofcom Director of Standards Chris Banatvala on Ofcom, GB News and due impartiality.
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This week on Beeb Watch we speak to Dame Caroline Dinenage the MP chairing Parliament's inquiry into the BBC's Royal Charter Review. Plenty to discuss - funding, governance, impartiality.
And there's a moment we've never had in the history of this podcast.
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On Beeb Watch, Prof Richard Tait CBE @richardgrahamtait.bsky.social – former BBC governor, trustee & ITN Editor-in-Chief – argues for more spending on BBC News, not less, and a clear change of direction amid fake news, political pressure & shrinking resources.
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“About a third were experiencing what we thought were serious harms"
Prof Helen Wood (@AstonUniversity ) explains what her 3 year ReCARE TV study reveals about casting, consent, working conditions and duty of care in reality TV.
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Great pick up from my interview with @adamboulton.bsky.social on Beeb Watch this week.
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“If you’re only making the case in places that you feel are friendly and supportive, you’re by your very nature just talking to a certain audience."
Ex BBC Dir of Communications John Shield picked up from my Beeb Watch podcast.
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This week I'm joined by ex Sky News Political Editor @adamboulton.bsky.social we talk Keir Starmer’s position, multi party politics, the future of political journalism – and, in this clip, Ofcom’s handling of GB News. 👇
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Has the BBC been “captured”?
Great conversation with @robburl.bsky.social – writer & ex BBC Editor of Live Political Programmes & Deputy Editor of Newsnight – about his UnHerd piece on the BBC, trans coverage, culture & due impartiality.
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This is a great conversation with Helen about the realities on the ground.
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Veteran broadcaster accuses channel of ‘clear violations’ of Ofcom’s due impartiality rules
“About a third were experiencing what we thought were serious harms"
Prof Helen Wood (@AstonUniversity ) explains what her 3 year ReCARE TV study reveals about casting, consent, working conditions and duty of care in reality TV.
Latest episode of Beeb Watch here 👉 podfollow.com/beebwatch
