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Shocking findings here about the state of BBC funding.
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Our research confirms BBC’s public funding for services for UK audiences has been slashed by over 40% since 2010 & government raids on licence fee income mean that licence fee payers have been getting significantly less value for money https://t.co/dWKbiUgC3n
Bit of a landmark here in public funding for local news - worth clicking through to read about other innovative funding mechanisms being explored in the US as well. Lots to learn for the UK context.
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In what is being called a "monumental" and "historic" win for local news, New York lawmakers have approved $90 million worth of payroll tax credits over the next three years to hire local journalists as part of the state's 2025 budget.
https://t.co/k16ih0bPkj
Great to see union action on protecting workers as industry chases the dragon of AI-driven 'cost savings' - read 'job cuts'.
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"AI is the wrong name for it, it's artificial scraping". "Artificial imitation, not intelligence". Thanks to our speakers @Lauloknows @EquityUK @JohnWGGB for an inspiring talk. Looking forward to cross-union collabs as we collectively push for changes to protect #creativeworkers
Ofcom's censure of GB News is slow in coming, but not surprising. Still no consequences for the broadcaster at this stage - it remains to be seen whether they change their practices. More likely they will continue to test the boundaries of a reluctant regulator.
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We've found five GB News programmes featuring politicians acting as news presenters in breach of due impartiality rules.
🔗 Read our full statement here: https://t.co/PJsAXd8TNg
Lots of interesting discussion coming out of the @vlvuk conference yesterday - chairs of @Ofcom and @BBC both spoke on issues including the license fee, regulating impartiality and the commercialisation of the beeb.
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https://t.co/SxJPPmcAGo
Campaigners warned of unintended consequences of the maintream press' loophole in the #OnlineSafetyBill - and they're already biting. Russell Brand's 'Rumble' acting as a certified news source? So much for tackling fake news.
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https://t.co/e75p7xL5h7
Very timely update to one of the most useful reports going for those interested in UK media. The addition of a look at big tech's role is very welcome - excellent and essential.
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NEW 📰 Our 'Who Owns the UK Media?' 2023 report shows the dangerous levels of concentrated ownership across the UK's newspapers, TV and radio stations, online platforms and streaming services. READ: https://t.co/mpJQ2amU0X
This proposed legislation is potentially a bit of a watershed for media freedom in the EU - definitely one to watch for those of us interested in UK media corruption & regulation. Excellent reporting from @investigate_eu
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https://t.co/s1Dlf5W1kC
Really fantastic quick listen here - @pablonav1 speaks to @ima_press about @alboradanet, bringing coverage of Latin America to the anglophone world, and the British media's complicity in UK & US imperialism.
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https://t.co/Ih9dp3C6Di
Concerning response from the @BBC here to our member Rob's FOI request - no Equality Impact Assessment was carried out ahead of the ongoing cuts to local radio. We'll be carrying this forward in our work with the #Broadcast2040plus Campaign.
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In answer to the question, did @bbc conduct an Equality Impact Assessment before making changes to @BBCLOCALRADIO the answer is no, but they will review the impact on specific audience groups next year @Foxpodder @LucyMPowell @dcms @Ofcom @CommonsCMS @LordsCommsCom
Important, if unsurprising, research here from @hackinginquiry. The Wootton saga is a picture-perfect case study of the total lack of concern for morality, legality and journalistic standards on the part of #GBNews - and the complicity of the mainstream press.
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Read our research report on the media blackout following allegations against Dan Wootton👇🏻
https://t.co/MhqnCqzO1F
Excellent long read here from our member Rob Watson on the distinction between local and community radio, issues with current representation and the potential implications of the #MediaBill
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Who is speaking with @dcms about the future of #communityradio, and how is #socialgain for minority communities being factored into these discussions? @CommonsCMS @SbhanStevenson @LordsCommsCom @LHC4MD @bettermediauk @mediareformUK @ima_press https://t.co/b0TMTX6pL9
Our predecessor the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom released a series of podcasts on topical media issues in the 2010s. They are available on this archive page, and still worth a listen!
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https://t.co/aUeQ5H1sKl
Useful reflections on the #Schofield situation here from @decenteredmedia - there's more to learn from it than just the details of one presenter's private life.
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https://t.co/yOVVkBl3m6
Great work from @Taj_Ali1 over at @tribunemagazine - this is both a powerful piece of worker advocacy and a useful summary of the desperate situation for UK local journalism.
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https://t.co/5OBTUNwlJE
Almost ten years in operation, and not a single investigation conducted. As if it weren't obvious to everyone in this country that the mainstream media is broken. #IPSO continues to earn its reputation as a sham regulator.
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https://t.co/mzflH5Gwfh
As the #OnlineSafetyBill continues through the House of Lords, this summary from @Inforrm provides some great insights into how we got here.
“If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, this is a motorway.”
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https://t.co/hIfsxHUBCu
A low profile story compared to the Fox News settlement, but these kinds of slow changes could be just as damaging to the influence of the Mail and Murdoch's papers.
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In March, DMG Media announced that the retail margin for the Daily Mail would drop to 21.8%, prompting the Federation of Independent Retailers to say “some members may consider delisting the product and, indeed, whether they continue selling newspapers”
https://t.co/QjVlspIzNO
Great resource here - five recordings from this year's Media Democracy Festival in this thread. We particularly enjoyed the session 'Making Media Work For Workers' and the closing keynote by the new CEO of @impressreg - powerful stuff.
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The opening keynote from the Media Democracy Festival 2023, by @zarahsultana , is now available on youtube! Keep an eye on this thread for more footage from the festival, coming throughout this week.
https://t.co/168EYwkoJZ
Excellent and appropriately biting response here from @hackinginquiry to Simon Jenkins' ommissions in his recent @guardian column on the Mail phone-hacking lawsuits. Great read.
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I should probably know better, but I wrote to the @Guardian to fill in the more glaring omissions in a column by Simon Jenkins about the legal actions against the Mail group. They haven't published it but Hacked Off @hackinginquiry now has, here:
https://t.co/B0d634h0jv
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