GB Newsβs US expansion feared to be new way for Trumpian views to reach UK audience
White House backing was on full display as GB News launched The Late Show Live
NEW: Last month, a delegation from GB News entered the White House & met with Trump.
Senior Trump figures turned up at its US launch party. Could it now become Trumpβs preferred outlet in Europe?
Itβs reopened the debate over Ofcomβs oversight of impartiality.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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BBC partly upholds complaints over Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set
The broadcast of Bob Vylan's set at Glastonbury broke editorial guidelines in relation to harm and offence.
The BBCβs Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) has ruled that the broadcast of Bob Vylanβs Glastonbury set broke editorial guidelines on harm and offence β but did not breach impartiality rules or encourage crime.
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29.09.2025 14:18 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Is the rise in use of TikTok a good or bad thing? Our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social project will be examining the impartiality of news produced on TikTok across π¬π§ broadcasters and comparing it to other forms of news output π
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Ed Davey accuses BBC of 'copying Reform press releases' and urges broadcaster to expose Nigel Farage | LBC
Sir Ed Davey has accused the BBC of
At the Lib Dem conference, Sir Ed Davey accused the BBC of giving Nigel Farage and Reform UK too much uncritical airtime β going so far as to say its coverage sometimes looks like βcopy and pasteβ from party press releases.
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#impartiality #journalism
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What if one could automatically monitor what politicians promise and enhance the ability to check, at scale, whether they deliver?
Pledgetracker, by @fullfact.org and researchers, tries to retrieve relevant evidence and reduce human verification effort.
Read their preprint here: lnkd.in/ec5gHYV9
18.09.2025 14:46 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
UKβs public sector broadcasters demand more prominence on YouTube to combat misinformation
Bosses say independent news needs to be promoted on social platforms that increasing numbers of viewers are turning to
NEW: Broadcasters now in no doubt about the all consuming power of YouTube - they join forces for govt/regulators to step in for fairer revenue and prominenceβ¦
YouTube take a big slice of ad revenue.
All a sign of the power YouTube now wieldsβ¦
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
18.09.2025 15:02 β π 10 π 8 π¬ 2 π 0
Important decision now for all journalists in Wales - how much scrutiny will they pay to Reformβs policies ahead of the Senedd elections even if the party wonβt speak to them π€ π
18.09.2025 11:21 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Society welcomes pledge by government to ensure prominence of public service media content β Society of Editors
Society of Editors. Protecting the freedom of the news media
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said public service media content should be prominent on major video sharing platforms like Youtube and on "fair commercial terms", saying: "If we need to regulate we will".
www.societyofeditors.org/soe_news/soc...
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Latest ITV BarnCymru π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ poll confirms trend seen over last 6 months - neck and neck race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK for largest party, with Labour falling to even more distant third. Evidence growing of distinct realignment in Wales π§΅
16.09.2025 16:47 β π 99 π 73 π¬ 10 π 12
I have some good news for election nerds - "The British General Election of 2024" will be out this autumn, and if you're quick you can grab a 25% pre-order discount from Waterstone's by ordering your copy by 31st July, just enter code SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...
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BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage
Nigel Farageβs party featured in considerably more News at Ten bulletins than Lib Dems over six months, study finds
Our new impartiality study out and in The Guardian - We found Reform given more airtime on TV news likely due to broadcasters taking into account the partyβs latest electoral performance and sustained lead in the polls over several months. Thread 1/6: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
12.09.2025 08:42 β π 19 π 15 π¬ 2 π 6
Yes, we looked at and found evidence of that - (see link) - a longer and more detailed study could explore the concept of issue ownership in media coverage (immigration in particular) bsky.app/profile/step...
14.09.2025 09:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Agree on need for debate - hopefully our studies and data can provide some evidence to inform future debates bsky.app/profile/step...
14.09.2025 08:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thanks - that would be really helpful and something our project can look closely at π
14.09.2025 08:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I donβt suppose you have any documentation saved from official guidance in the past about prioritising number of seats - it would be interesting to contrast that with current guidance?
14.09.2025 07:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Itβs a debate that should be had - how should broadcasters allocate airtime within regulatory rules www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...
14.09.2025 07:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Blog β Researching the impartiality of political news
Itβs a complicated issue - one of our studies examining debate programmes like question time found it was mainly Lab and Con politicians featured - so limited airtime for Reform, Lib Dems etc - hopefully our project can provide hard evidence to this debate: www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog
14.09.2025 07:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0
Anyone interested in reading the full Cardiff University @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study about coverage of Reform mentioned on this weekβs Newswatch can find it here: bsky.app/profile/step...
13.09.2025 08:09 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by BBC News
Israel's war in Gaza and proportionality | BBC News
Our new video on Israel's war in Gaza and proportionality is on the BBC News YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3m...
12.09.2025 18:40 β π 25 π 10 π¬ 1 π 1
I had a great time test driving my new project on politicians being interviewed on celebrity podcasts.
Podcasts are transforming the dynamics of set-piece political interviews. Moving from news logic to content logic.
We need to start integrating this new set of practices and their consequences.
12.09.2025 14:56 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
BBC under renewed pressure over Nigel Farage coverage following study
The BBC is coming under fresh pressure over its coverage of Reform UK after a university study found it featured in a quarter of News at Ten bulletins over six months
12.09.2025 13:05 β π 99 π 68 π¬ 6 π 1
The traditional broadcast interview is dead - @maxwellmodell.bsky.social persuasively argues at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social #FoJ2025 - as podcast interviews offer low risk spaces for niche audiences.
Weβll be exploring the impartiality of broadcast interviews soon as part of our AHRC project π
12.09.2025 13:23 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Good to see our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study informing debates about impartiality. Be interesting to hear how Newswatch audiences think broadcasters should interpret due impartiality π
12.09.2025 13:07 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Should the BBC be giving Reform UK so much coverage? (Cardiff Uni School of Journalism found it featured in a quarter of all News at Tens in the 6 months to June).
Latest BBC Newswatch from midnight Fri on iplayer or Sat 745am BBC1/Breakfast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
12.09.2025 12:55 β π 83 π 53 π¬ 33 π 6
Lib Dems featured so little they didnβt receive much scrutiny
12.09.2025 12:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Excellent evidence based analysis from BBC Verify - much needed context/background to understand the issues
12.09.2025 11:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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