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Ethics of Journalism
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When journalists talk about a code of ethics, they are generally referring to a commitment to honesty, balance and fairness…
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Keeping the Faith
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Religion still deserves its place on the airwaves, says ‘Sunday’ host Edward Stourton For more than fifty years, BBC Radio…
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In Our Time: One Thousand (and one) Radio Programmes
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Blogging about the Alf Layla wa Layla – or the Thousand and One Nights – for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Dr Shazia Jagot…
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A brief history of religious broadcasting in the UK
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The Sandford St Martin 2023 Awards ceremony was held in Manchester University’s Whitworth Hall. This is an excerpt from the printed…
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What will the draft Media Bill cost public service broadcasting?
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On 29 March, the Department for Culture Media and Sport took significant steps in making good the Government’s intention to…
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Doing God
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It was 20 years ago, in May 2003, that Tony Blair’s spokesman Alastair Campbell famously said “We don’t do God”. He…
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Women, work, education and religion in Afghanistan
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Living in the UK, it’s not uncommon for people to consider religion a primarily private concern: a set of ornamental…
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Back to Burnley “It‘s not just prayer we need to tackle poverty.”
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A couple of weeks ago the results of the latest UK census revealed that the number of people who say they have no…
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“I never get up until Tim’s finished”
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BBC local radio’s unique place in the broadcast landscape On 1 December MPs will question BBC directors about proposed cuts…
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Public Service Broadcasting in the UK is unique
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This year has seen two of the UK’s unique and most important cultural institutions celebrate important anniversaries. The BBC and Channel…
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What’s public service broadcasting worth to you?
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It’s autumn and while we’ve got a new monarch and a (relatively new) prime minister and culture secretary, public service…
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Religious broadcasting in a changing world
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The face of religious Britain is evolving. Research suggests over the last two decades there has been a dramatic decline…