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Reporting Al Jazeera
The Independent carries a story about Al Jaz. [Indy] Here’s a quote from the piece… “Morale has been plummeting throughout the year,” says a source at al-Jazeera’s Knightsbridge bureau. “There is serious confusion about what the station is for and real tension between al-Jazeera’s Arabic programme makers and the new international team.” Hmmm. I love…
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MoD vs. ITV News – resolution
The MoD has agreed to allow ITV News reporters back on embeds. Their director of news, James Clark, has had to back down in the face of widespread criticism. Clark is a former Mail reporter – here’s their account of his change of mind: Government forced to let ITV News back on the front-line. The…
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Desert Island Discs
The ‘critics’ versus the public… Listeners sail to the rescue of Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs. [Indy] “…despite the media hoo-hah surrounding her appointment, Young has managed to gain approval from the one group that really matters: Desert Island Discs’ loyal band of listeners. Sources at the BBC say audience figures for her opening…
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Hobbes vs. Question Time
We invest a lot in opinion and opinion formers. As the BBC tenders for Question Time, it might be worth considering the value of public deliberation. Here’s the philosopher Thomas Hobbes writing about deliberative assemblies in De Cive: there all have an opportunity to show their wisdom, knowledge, and eloquence, in deliberating matters of the…