Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis to leave BBC and join LBC
Two of the BBC’s leading journalists, Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis, are leaving the public broadcaster to join LBC and…
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23 of the BBC’s highest-paid journalists topped up their salaries with outside gigs in 2021
The BBC’s on-air journalists, including 23 of its highest-paid stars, took on almost 480 external jobs between them in 2021,…
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BBC files third complaint to UN in five years over Iran’s ‘escalating’ harassment of journalists
The BBC has lodged an “urgent complaint” with the UN against the Iranian government over “escalating actions and threats” towards…
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When William Met Louis: ‘You’re not the first person to ask me that. And that is fine’
Before my interview with Louis Theroux, I set myself the challenge of not asking him the same questions as every…
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Pandemic puts ‘rocket boosters’ on live blogs as sites see sky-high engagement
The pandemic has attached “rocket boosters” to news live blogs and led to more investment from publishers as sites try…
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Comment: Scrapping the BBC licence fee threatens the future of journalism
Chris Waiting, chief executive of The Conversation, on why he fears an end to the BBC licence fee could threaten…
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‘Relaxed’ BBC Three two-minute news bulletins aim to ‘bring back’ TikTok generation
Newly relaunched TV channel BBC Three is running news bulletins mimicking the style of social media in an attempt to “bring…
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Andrew Marr goes from BBC star to newbie reporter: ‘I want the notebook in my back pocket’
This week marks a new beginning for Andrew Marr. After two decades at the BBC, the veteran political journalist has…
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