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Ofcom and ITV
What will public service broadcasting look like in 2012 – post digital switch-off? Yesterday industry regulator Ofcom announced its review, a consultation which will end in 2009. Today ITV‘s Executive Chairman Michael Grade spelled out the result of his review – free, original entertainment – which will begin as soon as he can get Ofcom‘s…
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Why you shouldn’t allow comments on news stories…
Because sometimes readers aren’t stupid. Take the innocuous-looking piece above from AdAge. Someone called Roger has actually read it and asks:If you followed the link, you might just agree with him. There’s no reply from AdAge (your opinion is requested but presumably not valued), but if you are going to allow comments and recycle press…
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Why informing the public doesn’t always work…
In case you missed this little gem from the Washington Post: Long-term memories matter most in public health campaigns or political ones, and they are the most susceptible to the bias of thinking that well-recalled false information is true. The experiments do not show that denials are completely useless; if that were true, everyone would…
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Reading the news with sensitivity
Just how should you handle celebrity suicide attempts? A masterclass from ABC’s World News Now team, Ryan Owens and Taina Hernandez. [HT: Corey Bergman]