After analysing the Government’s #GreenPaper on #BeebWatch with Roger Bolton, Prof Lee Edwards will chair a webinar Tues 5–6.30pm on the future of public service #broadcasting.

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How to protect the BBC from its enemies | Media Confidential

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With the BBC’s Charter Review approaching, the article argues this is a rare opportunity to rethink that relationship.

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When decision-making is concentrated among elites, even good journalism can lose legitimacy. People don’t just want neutrality; they want to know that the institution claiming it is accountable to them.

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This connects directly to what we examine in the Impartiality Project. Impartiality is not only an editorial standard — it is also a governance issue.

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Drawing on public research, this article shows that people still value the BBC as a trusted source of news. But they also worry about its closeness to political & economic elites, & about how little say the public has in how it is run.

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In a highly polarised political climate, even one mistake can be weaponised.

The BBC is a national institution whose legitimacy rests on public trust & impartiality. When political actors frame it as untrustworthy, that trust becomes fragile.

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An opportunity born of a media storm? Bringing the public’s voice into the debate about the BBC’s future - Media@LSE LSE's Professor Lee Edwards and the University of Leeds' Dr Giles Moss reflect on recent accusations and resignations at the BBC.

The resignations at the last year have been treated as a dramatic editorial failure.

But this article by argues what followed reveals something much deeper about how the BBC is governed, politicised & held to account.

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BEAU Statement on BBC Charter Review Launch The MU has joined sister unions in writing to Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy to reiterate the key principles that should underpin the BBC Charter Review process.

The BBC should be the gold standard on employment rights

We’ve joined forces with arts and entertainment unions to write to Secretary of State for Culture Lisa Nandy outlining core principles that should guide the BBC Charter review

Read the letter in full
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What’s Next for the BBC? Ahead of its Charter Renewal in 2027 The UK Government should look to other countries to learn what works, argue fellows of the British Academy in a new report.

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If the BBC did an interview with the Astronomer Royal they would balance it with an interview from the Flat Earth Society
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What's the latest on ideas for mutualising the #BBC? What would that look like? How would it work? Keen to hear more on this from @lisanandymp.bsky.social #licencefee #BBCCharter

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Mark Thompson's 'The Case for a Strong BBC. Cultural Sovereignty & Public Service Broadcasting in the Netflix Era'

Part of Suzanne Franks & Jean Seaton PSB collection

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