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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

Committee To Protect Journalists says preliminary investigations show at least 201 journalists/media workers were among the those killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel & Lebanon since October 2023, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.

Following Reform UK's shocking yet unsurprising media blackout in Nottinghamshire, NationCymru's news editor ✍️Emily Price discusses the party's recent behaviour towards the press in Wales

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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...

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

Amazing write up of our new study on the coverage Reform and Liberal Democrats on bulletin news. We found prior to the local elections in May coverage of Reform and the Lib Dems was low and broadly balanced. After Reform's success in locals their coverage spiked and sustained at a higher level

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.

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

Another great write up of our balance on political panel and debate programme study, feeding into the news cycle about Tim Davie's appearance before the Culture, Media and Sport committee earlier today

The BBC are taking a strong stance to defend the prominence they are giving Reform UK in coverage given their recent success in local elections and opinion poll lead. But is there more they could be doing to scrutinise Reform and display a more diverse range of third party perspectives? I think so.

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...

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👇

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...

New impartiality study 🚀 We analysed which politicians appear on UK debate and panel programmes. Broadcasters prioritise balancing Labs and Cons instead of reflecting the vote share in the GE or recent opinion polls, which show growing support for third parties. (1/7) 🔗 shorturl.at/pZjwv

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

Rewriting The Telegraph's Lucy Connolly story has left the BBC open to allegations of bias and credulousness open.substack.com/pub/mattwals...

James Harding’s MacTaggart Lecture offers a vibrant defence of the BBC and an impassioned call for it to become truly editorially independent, echoing Emily Maitlis’ 2022 lecture. Three years later, at the boardroom and political level, nothing has changed www.youtube.com/live/94W9VO_...

A recent run of shoddy stories has prompted me to grumble about The Times. open.substack.com/pub/mattwals...

Keep an eye out @eddavey.libdems.org.uk. We are close to having some answers for you in our ongoing study of how proportional guest selection on British political discussion programmes is. Alongside other studies on Impartiality in British political news.

🔶 Lib Dems are watching Reform UK... and some say it’s time to get bolder and learn from their rise 🗯️ Calls to “flip the table” & sharpen identity 🔮 Frustration over lack of clear vision 🗣️ “Reform are not going out there talking about their policies” My @politicshome.bsky.social weekend read 👇

Reform have played there first hand in positioning themselves for 2026 Welsh Senedd election. Will the house of cards they are building stand or tumble? And how will Welsh Labour and Plaid respond? BBC News - Senedd Conservative Laura Anne Jones defects to Reform www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great write up by @stephencushion.bsky.social and @nathanritchie.bsky.social of our ongoing research into the BBC's flagship fact checking service BBC Verify. This piece specifically focuses on their latest innovative, Verify Live, a live blog giving real time updates on Verify investigations.

This Columbia Journalism Review article by Julie Gerstein & Margaret Sullivan is a thoughtful exploration of whether journalistic objectivity is still a viable goal in modern media. 🔗 tinyurl.com/jb4rkhr6 TLDR 👇 @stephencushion.bsky.social @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social

Keighley joins us to work alongside Professor Stephen Cushion, Dr. Matt Walsh and Dr. Max Modell on an exciting new two-year AHRC-funded project, "Enhancing the Impartiality of News: An Analysis of Political Reporting." bit.ly/4iZhhFD

Many congratulations to @maxwellmodell.bsky.social ‬ on passing his PhD (with no corrections). The title of his thesis is: "Reinventing the News? The Discourse of UK News Podcasts" 👏👏

No big surprises, but lots of useful detail on news podcast consumption in this report from NPR. I suspect non-US stats and trends are similar. Podcasts are clearly a key part of journalism for a significant range of people, so vital for publishers soundsprofitable.com/research/new...

Great read from @scopeland.bsky.social, @ohradiogirl.bsky.social, Gabriela Perdomo, Arthur d Soto-Vasquez. Podcast studies has been crying out for reflexive methodological pieces. Very onboard with the notion of listening as a primary analytic praxis.

Can't wait to read 'Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory'

Great public interest investigation by the BBC. A reminder of the importance of public service broadcasting. Nonetheless, calls for a regulated podcast market under Ofcom concern me. They could stifle innovation and blunt the teeth of podcasts revitalising journalism www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Future of Journalism conference 2025 at Cardiff University CfP. Deadline 14th February 2025. Dates 11th-12th September 2025. Time to get drafting abstracts! It would be awesome to see some podcast people there.

This edited volume looks amazing! #podcaststudies #podcasting @brianabarner.bsky.social @alinehack.bsky.social rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...

Podcasts have a very different character from traditional news interviews. They are often partisan interviews that breach journalistic norms of neutrality and objectivity Maxwell Modell, Cardiff University https://buff.ly/492uvxg

What role did podcasts play in shaping the 2024 US president election? I've got a new article on the topic in @uk.theconversation.com. Big thanks to @averyanapol.bsky.social for reaching out with the opportunity and her excellent editorial eye. theconversation.com/us-election-...