Ofcom survey: News consumption via social media and Google is down
The number of people in the UK getting news from social media and Google search has declined in the past…
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Picture mix-ups at Guardian and BBC blamed on Covid-19 remote working
The Guardian and BBC have both linked recent editorial mistakes to journalists working from home during the Covid-19 crisis. Elisabeth…
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BBC could face prosecution after breaching anonymity order to name two teens charged with murder
A chief crown prosecutor has been asked by a judge to decide whether the BBC should be prosecuted after it…
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BBC apologises over uncensored use of racist slur in news report
BBC director-general Tony Hall has apologised for a news report in which a journalist used the N-word uncensored. More than 18,000…
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Demand for news drove surge in TV viewing at start of UK lockdown, Ofcom finds
The Covid-19 crisis prompted a surge in broadcast TV viewing driven by demand for news on the pandemic at the…
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BBC defends use of N-word on-air in news report after outcry
The BBC has refused to apologise after a journalist used the N-word uncensored during a report last week, but accepted…
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Newsrooms eye permanent change to working practices after Covid-19 lockdown
The need to maintain social distancing has meant that newsrooms are still largely empty more than four months after the…
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Broadcasters fear proposed ‘duty of care’ rules could have ‘chilling effect’ on news reporting
Broadcasters have urged Ofcom to exclude news and current affairs programming from proposed new “duty of care” requirements being drawn…
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