At the Lib Dem conference, Sir Ed Davey accused the BBC of giving Nigel Farage and Reform UK too much uncritical airtime — going so far as to say its coverage sometimes looks like “copy and paste” from party press releases. 🔗 www.lbc.co.uk/article/ed-d... TLDR 👇 #impartiality #journalism

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

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 prominence… YouTube take a big slice of ad revenue. All a sign of the power YouTube now wields… www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Important decision now for all journalists in Wales - how much scrutiny will they pay to Reform’s policies ahead of the Senedd elections even if the party won’t speak to them 🤔 👇

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...

Latest ITV BarnCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 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 🧵

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...

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 party’s latest electoral performance and sustained lead in the polls over several months. Thread 1/6: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Our new video on Israel's war in Gaza and proportionality is on the BBC News YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3m...

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.

BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage

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

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. We’ll be exploring the impartiality of broadcast interviews soon as part of our AHRC project 👇

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 👇

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...

Excellent evidence based analysis from BBC Verify - much needed context/background to understand the issues

Ymchwil Prifysgol Caerdydd yn ddamniol am y ffordd mae'r BBC wedi ffafrio'r dde eithafol. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Our latest study on the impartiality of political news featured in @theguardian.com 👇

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 party’s latest electoral performance and sustained lead in the polls over several months. Thread 1/6: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Opening Future of Journalism conference @cujournmedcul.bsky.social , @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social starts with a tribute to journalists killed or at risk, especially in Israel and Gaza. "The silencing of journalists equates to the silencing of truth." #FOJ25

Day 1 of the Future of Journalism conference 2025 at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social It's time to get nerdy!

Excellent keynote session at #FOJ25 by @jodieginsberg #CPJ

A great start to #FoJ2025 with ECREA Journalism Studies PhD Colloquium today.

Llion Carbis from @cujournmedcul.bsky.social delivering an impressive presentation at the #FutureOfJournalism #foj2025 conference about how politics in Wales need to be reported more accurately in a UK context 👇

It's my first time at the #FutureOfJournalism conference at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social & I am very excited. I'm looking forward to learning more about #factchecking, #wellbeing & #audiencestudies. I'm also looking forward to meeting new colleagues so please do come say 👋🏻 if you're here! #FOJ2025

Good to see our latest AHRC @cujournmedcul.bsky.social research informing debates about the due impartiality of broadcasters with @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social 👇

Tim Davie is defending the decision to report more fully on Reform UK as a result of sustained opinion poll leads. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Great coverage of our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study on journalistic impartiality - how should broadcasters allocate airtime to parties - should it by votes won/share or sustained polling data? Its an issue the @libdems.org.uk and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk are currently campaigning on...

Does Reform UK and Nigel Farage feature more in TV news than Lib Dems and Ed Davey? Our new study in @theipaper.com shows they do which suggests broadcasters are applying more weight to the latest polls than no. of MPs in impartial news reporting (thread 1/5): inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

NEW: More big job cuts at Reach. Big restructure with 600 journalists put at risk. 321 jobs being cut, some 135 new roles being created. Reach seem to be concentrating on national structures that stop duplication. Reach journalists, what's your view? [email protected]

Our study provides an evidence based assessment of the extent and nature of TV coverage towards the Lib Dems and Ed Davey compared to Reform UK and Nigel Farage - bsky.app/profile/step...

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Does Reform UK and Nigel Farage feature more in TV news than Lib Dems and Ed Davey? Our new study in @theipaper.com shows they do which suggests broadcasters are applying more weight to the latest polls than no. of MPs in impartial news reporting (thread 1/5): inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

This is an excellent evidence-based review of the state of Welsh news media in 2025 by @richardnosworthy.bsky.social - TV and BBC crucial to Wales' media ecosystem: richardnosworthy.wales/2025/03/11/t...

While there’s a lot of criticism focus on Chris Mason’s Reform story representing BBC News, important to acknowledge BBC Verify’s rigorous analysis- shame this story below isn’t prominently displayed on the BBC homepage because it represents high quality public service journalism👇

Glad to see our findings in How Media Ownership Matters confirmed and extended - will read this closely ! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Featuring @scotvoting.bsky.social data and our recent blog You can read it, and other great SES analysis, here: scottishelections.ac.uk/category/blog/

Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...

New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excellent analysis from BBC Verify 👏

A new study suggests limited airtime for all parties beyond Lab and Con - including the Greens - www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/interpr...

Great write up of our political debate show study in The Media Leader - 'Broadcast debate shows prioritising Labour and Tory guests despite third-party surge' uk.themedialeader.com/broadcast-de...

Our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study on political debate shows raises topical questions about how broadcasters interpret impartiality - do Reform get too much coverage? Or should they get more coverage so our leading journalists get scrutinise the party’s policies and claims more? 👇

In the UK’s 2024 general election, Reform UK leapt from the political fringes to third place, securing 14% of the vote & 5 parliamentary seats. But this isn’t just a UK story. Radical right-wing populist parties are gaining momentum globally — &, in many cases, real power. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpa5vded

Our new (open access) book now published: 'Countering Misinformation in Political Reporting: Enhancing Journalistic Legitimacy' with Maria Kyriakidou at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social Thread 1/8 edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-counter...

So excited to start sharing our research on our new website! Impartiality is the bedrock of British broadcasting. We hope to defend its principles, improve public understanding, interrogate its application and unlimited enhance the impartiality of political news. 🔗 enhancinginpartiality.com

Our new AHRC project is taking shape 👇

A new series from the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security brings together leading editors, reporters, & scholars to reflect on journalism ethics - a debate we are exploring at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4wddeknz TLDR 👇

📺 “The BBC’s survival is at stake.” That was the stark warning from James Harding, former BBC director of news and now Observer editor-in-chief, during his MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5eh8ak4x TLDR 👇 #impartialityproject #impartiality #BBC