Audiences turn to Al-Jazeera for Gaza coverage
Arabic rolling news channel Al-Jazeera has claimed an audience boost from its coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict. According to the…
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Yvonne Ridley wins compensation from Islam Channel
A London employment tribunal has awarded journalist Yvonne Ridley £20,500 in compensation from the Islam Channel for unfair dismissal. Ridley’s…
ByDavid Dimbleby campaigns to save Sussex countryside
Veteran broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby has joined a 100-strong campaign to ban more than 500 homes being built near…
ByBBC opens up World Service director job to outsiders
The BBC has opened up applications for the job of head of the World Service to outside the coporation after…
ByFrank Skinner to present Panorama one-off
Comedian Frank Skinner is to present a one-off special episode of Panorama, investigating taste and decency. The programme is due…
ByRichard Sambrook rubbishes World Service job claim
The BBC’s director of global news, Richard Sambrook, has rubbished a diary item in the London Evening Standard claiming he…
ByTaxpayers to foot bill for London Olympics press centre
The cost of building a £300m international media centre on the London Olympics site looks likely to be met entirely…
ByRod Liddle: Ed Stourton sacking not just down to Mark Damazer
Former Today editor Rod Liddle has given his take on why presenter Ed Stourton has been sacked to make way…
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