General election boost for Radio 4’s Today as it reached record 7.7m listeners per week in second quarter of 2017
Radio 4’s flaghip current affairs programme Today reached a record 7,655,000 listeners a week in the second quarter of this…
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The British Journalism Awards 2017 open for entries: Deadline extended to midnight 4 October
ENTER NOW The British Journalism Awards are now open for entries with eight new categories to vie for. The awards…
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Radio station loses licence after broadcasting 25-hours of lectures by suspected senior al-Qaida figure
A community radio station has had its licence revoked after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by an alleged senior al-Qaida…
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Al Jazeera fate uncertain as Gulf states put out mixed messages over network’s future
The fate of Al Jazeera remains uncertain as Egypt’s foreign minister said there could be no compromising on demands against…
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BBC insider: Arbitrary pay rates are due to secretive pay deals over expense-account lunches
BBC News staff have blamed a secretive culture of “chequebook” lunches for the high wages and pay disparity revealed in…
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Diane Abbott ‘sick’ of ‘gotcha journalism’ after ITV News slip up on police figures led to ‘death threats’
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has said she is “sick” of so-called “gotcha journalism” after once again tripping up over…
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45 BBC women urge action now from Tony Hall on salaries as Claire Balding reveals Women’s Hour pays 40 per cent less than other shows
Sue MacGregor complained about unequal pay on Today 20 years ago Why are senior female foreign correspondents absent from £150k+…
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Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis negotiating new BBC contract as she’s left off top-earner list of talent
Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis is negotiating a new contract with the BBC, which the corporation says it hopes to agree…
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