Some really (and qualifiedly) good news from Cardiff UCU @cardiffucu.bsky.social : No redundancies next year, no downgrading of professional services staff. And all without the need for disruptive industrial action, which nobody at all wants. nation.cymru/news/cardiff...

Rise of Reform's coverage in TV coverage through 2025 well illustrated in our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study 👇

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

Detailed summary of our latest report on opposition party coverage in broadcast news 👇

Exclusive: Reform overtook the Tories as the most referenced opposition party on both the BBC and ITV. “Reform UK was the dominant party in more than twice as many stories as the Conservatives and just under four times more stories than the Liberal Democrats." www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Nuanced and engaging write up of our latest impartiality study in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by @rmcunliffe.bsky.social Empirical evidence of how broadcasters actually cover opposition parties and how successfully they reflect an emerging multi-party system. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Awesome talk from Dr Patricia Jimenez at the EMCA Doctoral Network. Patricia did an amazing job at penetrating the question of why we do membership categorisation analysis and how it can help us understand members' situated sense-making practices. Great data on classrooms and lay definitions of AI

New Office of National Statistics figures show net migration dropped to just over 200,000 in the year ending June. While the government will point to this as progress on a key pledge, the wider picture is much more complex. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2yaxnmtk 🧵👇 #impartiality #impartialityproject #migration

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I started my day with some light ethnomethodological reading of @cathtam.bsky.social & @robinjsmith.bsky.social's engaging introduction to their new special issue on social asymmetries in action, arguing for the efficacy of EM/CA approaches to studying "big" sociological concerns in local contexts

Excellent talk from Dr Natalie-Anne Hall

A not very convincing day of evidence from the BBC board and its advisors to the media select committee mattwalsh.substack.com/p/crisis-wha...

There is so much messed up about this front page Express story today. There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing. And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."

A new article by @stephencushion.bsky.social for @theconversation.com highlights while the BBC is no stranger to accusations of bias, the Prescott memo is far from the rigorous assessment many assumed it to be. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3cx8edjp 🧵👇 #journalism #journalismstudies #BBC #mediareporting

Excellent article from @stephencushion.bsky.social interrogating the quality of evidence in the Prescott memo and whether it proves its claims of systematic bias in the BBC. Ultimately, it is a rallying cry for robust, transparent and clearly evidenced research into the impartiality.

NEW: Lisa Nandy to look again at political appointments to the BBC’s board as part of charter renewal discussions. She said concerns have been raised over the appointment of Sir Robbie Gibb, a Conservative first appointed to the board by Boris Johnson.

NEW: The Prescott report that led to Tim Davie's downfall included claims of "systemic bias" on the trans issue at the BBC. But a reporter at the heart of the BBC's reporting on the topic disagrees. Story: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

@perkinskeighley.bsky.social is doing great research. This short article is a concise and to-the-point introduction to it

Is there political bias at BBC Wales News - favouring @plaidcymru.bsky.social? Our new systematic study of the Caerphilly by-election coverage on BBC TV, online and social media found NO evidence supporting this allegation - BBC Wales broadly balanced coverage of the major parties 👇

Since joining the impartiality project, I’ve been been diving into debates on impartiality (trying to catch up with @stephencushion.bsky.social, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social & @maxwellmodell.bsky.social!). Nick Bradshaw’s new IDA piece is a must-read. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ycxkbu8s 🧵👇 #impartiality #BBC

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

🔴The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the ‘Right-Wing Coup’ Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction By attempting to appease the forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...

It’s been one of the most turbulent weeks in British broadcasting. This article from @theguardian.com provides a detailed timeline of what happened over the past week: tinyurl.com/3xu8tmaf 🧵👇 #impartiality #impartialityproject #BBC #bias #journalism #journalismstudies #media #mediastudies

The shock resignations of the Director General and the CEO of the BBC News are the culmination of a series of controversies over recent years (Gary Lineker, Gaza, Bob Vylan, and now the Trump documentary edit). Here is my list of academic literature to help unpack this extraordinary moment 👇

An extraordinary moment for the BBC as Tim Davie and head of BBC News are out. So much to say on this - not least that BBC folk had been hoping for a pushback on the idea of general bias at the BBC. But first, a story of the shock departure of two huge figures: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

The BBC’s in a mess, but it’s not the mess you think www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

Great write-up of our latest Caerphilly by-election report by Martin Shipton and Nation Cymru

New impartiality study: Contrasting media coverage of the Caerphilly by-election in Wales with UK-wide news: how did broadcasters balance parties and leaders? Thread 1/10 www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/caerphi...

UK media framed the Caerphilly by-election result around Reform's defeat, terminal decline for Labour and implications for Starmer's government. Victors Plaid Cymru played second fiddle. Welsh media gave Plaid Cymru and the immediate Welsh context greater prominence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Full story below 👇

How Sky News investigated X's algorithm for political bias

Why is the BBC calling Zohran Mamdani "radical left"? A fair description or an echo of Donald Trump's language? open.substack.com/pub/mattwals...

Surprised that BBC R4 is using the tag radical left to describe Mamdani. Sarah Smith used it yesterday in a voicer at 8am, the newsreader did today in the same bulletin. Surely echoes Trump’s language.

Thoughtful and insightful reflection from the Caerphilly Observer's Richard Gurner on his experience covering the by-election. A reminder of the importance of strong local media and the danger of political reporting becoming personalised and individual journalists targeted. tinyurl.com/3m4v576v

Interesting 🧐 BBC just released their updated AI transparency labels. They have devised a simple, neutral shape (a hexagon) which is derived from the BBC blocks. The particular disclosure label is being trialled in BBC Sport live 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

The Trump edit in the BBC doc is bad. It links two parts of the speech in a way that is misleading. A basic journalistic error. But it’s a few seconds of archive 34 minutes into an hour long doc broadcast years after Jan 6. It doesn’t invalidate the BBC’s reporting of the day or its consequences.

Ofcom has ruled TalkTV breached its impartiality rules after host Kevin O’Sullivan claimed the UK Government had “cancelled” local elections out of fear of Reform UK’s rise in the polls. 🔗 tinyurl.com/u55jmwbp TLDR 👇 #impartialityproject #politicalnews #politicaldiscourse #Ofcom #impartality

Today on Newscast Kemi Badenoch discussed her love of the Marvel, comparing her leadership to a superhero origin story. Kemi is not the first Tory leader to do this. Rishi Sunak also presented himself as a popular nerd, talking about Star War. I wrote about this in Journalism tinyurl.com/49krntzr

Not at all surprised by this. Most of it appears to be rubbish and although I've tried training it to not surfce crap, it continues to do so. pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/go...

In Chris Mason’s report on the Caerphilly by-election result, Plaid Cymru is the fourth party mentioned, despite winning the seat comfortably. Nigel Farage is named and pictured. Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth is noticeably absent. tinyurl.com/22c7cs5c

The Caerphilly by-election is yet another reminder that polls are not the be-all and end-all. Reform UK led in polls, but Plaid Cymru won comfortably. Broadcasters should remember polls are just one indicator of support. And when it comes time to vote, the outcome is often profoundly different.

If anyone wants to hear me talk about the impartiality of broadcasters, check out Roger Bolton’s latest Beeb watch podcast 👇 I discuss the latest findings of our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social AHRC project with @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social

New research by Dr Robert Jones (Cardiff University) & Dr Gregory Davies (University of Liverpool) reveals troubling accounts from Welsh-speaking inmates at Berwyn — Wales’ largest prison — who describe “outright hostility” to the Welsh language. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... TLDR 👇 #langsky

We've updated our analysis of media coverage of the Caerphilly by-election to go in-depth on the final week of campaigning. Including an analysis of Chris Mason's BBC News at Ten report which gave Reform UK's candidate twice the airtime of Labour's or Plaid Cymru's. tinyurl.com/4kw6m5a6

Our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social research featured in the I paper showing news audiences want tougher scrutiny of Nigel Farage and Reform UK given the party could be heading for government. Thread 1/6

Thoughtful write-up of our latest audience study in @politicshome.bsky.social. We found the public supports the principle of impartiality, wants more balanced representation of political parties, and believe that more can be done to scrutinise the major political parties. tinyurl.com/yke8pkek

Our new AHRC @cujournmedcul.bsky.social research now focused on the impartiality of broadcasters in Wales during the by-election in Caerphilly - lots to debate and well covered in the Nation.Cymru 👇With @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social

The Impartiality Project (@stephencushion.bsky.social, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, @maxwellmodell.bsky.social & me) recently commissioned YouGov to survey public attitudes towards impartiality. The findings reveal audiences view trust, scrutiny & media regulation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3tfm6rvf TLDR 👇

Following on from our Conversation article, Dr @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, Dr @maxwellmodell.bsky.social, Prof. @stephencushion.bsky.social & I have just published a deeper dive into the Ofcom and BBC complaints data for 2025 on our website. 🔗 www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/ofcom-b... TLDR 👇

@perkinskeighley.bsky.social has done a brilliant job taking the lead on this report. It was a pleasure to be involved

Oh my god. Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!