Roger Mosey
@rogermosey.bsky.social
Writer. Former head of BBC TV News and director of Sport. Emeritus fellow of Selwyn College Cambridge.
You’re invited to join the @richmondsociety.org.uk debate about the future of media and society. February 18 with an expert panel: Peter Salmon, Pat Younge, Shelagh Fogarty & Ben Fenton. Ticket details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-it-all-...
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM
You’re invited to join the @richmondsociety.org.uk debate about the future of media and society. February 18 with an expert panel: Peter Salmon, Pat Younge, Shelagh Fogarty & Ben Fenton. Ticket details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-it-all-...
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@rogermosey.bsky.social In case it’s of interest - our new @demos-uk.bsky.social report on how to increase the independence (and accountability) of the BBC (btw the paper is focused on institutional reforms - not editorial)
demos.co.uk/research/our...
demos.co.uk/research/our...
Our BBC: A blueprint for a more independent and future-proofed BBC
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
@rogermosey.bsky.social In case it’s of interest - our new @demos-uk.bsky.social report on how to increase the independence (and accountability) of the BBC (btw the paper is focused on institutional reforms - not editorial)
demos.co.uk/research/our...
demos.co.uk/research/our...
Definitive research on #BBC Question Time from Matt Walsh at Cardiff University. Caroline Lucas has appeared more than Nigel Farage, and best-represented smaller party is the SNP. But right-wing publications appear more often than left-wing.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Definitive research on #BBC Question Time from Matt Walsh at Cardiff University. Caroline Lucas has appeared more than Nigel Farage, and best-represented smaller party is the SNP. But right-wing publications appear more often than left-wing.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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"So of course you would want public broadcasters to be honest and accurate and fair... The question is whether it is possible in the digital world we’re now in, and how it works in practice."
✍️ @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate on impartiality matters
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
✍️ @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate on impartiality matters
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
The impartial approach to impartiality - UK in a changing Europe
Roger Mosey looks at impartiality in the BBC and the media.
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"So of course you would want public broadcasters to be honest and accurate and fair... The question is whether it is possible in the digital world we’re now in, and how it works in practice."
✍️ @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate on impartiality matters
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
✍️ @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate on impartiality matters
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
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“There is a split in the road ahead in which we can end up with falsehoods and global commercialisation and nothing we can truly trust, or we retain an anchor of UK-based organisations which want to tell the truth and have no ideological or financial pressures which subvert them.”1/
Why impartiality still matters - for the #BBC and for the country. My blog for @ukandeu.bsky.social
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
The impartial approach to impartiality - UK in a changing Europe
Roger Mosey looks at impartiality in the BBC and the media.
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“There is a split in the road ahead in which we can end up with falsehoods and global commercialisation and nothing we can truly trust, or we retain an anchor of UK-based organisations which want to tell the truth and have no ideological or financial pressures which subvert them.”1/
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"Impartiality isn’t about letting everyone in the UK say anything that comes into their head live on the BBC without any challenge..."
✍️ Former head of BBC TV News @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate about impartiality matters
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
✍️ Former head of BBC TV News @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate about impartiality matters
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
The impartial approach to impartiality - UK in a changing Europe
Roger Mosey looks at impartiality in the BBC and the media.
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Impartiality isn’t about letting everyone in the UK say anything that comes into their head live on the BBC without any challenge..."
✍️ Former head of BBC TV News @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate about impartiality matters
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
✍️ Former head of BBC TV News @rogermosey.bsky.social on why the debate about impartiality matters
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
Why impartiality still matters - for the #BBC and for the country. My blog for @ukandeu.bsky.social
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
The impartial approach to impartiality - UK in a changing Europe
Roger Mosey looks at impartiality in the BBC and the media.
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Why impartiality still matters - for the #BBC and for the country. My blog for @ukandeu.bsky.social
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
ukandeu.ac.uk/impartial_ap...
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Great thoughtful piece by @rogermosey.bsky.social about the BBC. And this section especially.. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Great thoughtful piece by @rogermosey.bsky.social about the BBC. And this section especially.. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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. @rogermosey.bsky.social is always my go to person for the most insightful analysis of a BBC crisis. This is his take on the current one.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
. @rogermosey.bsky.social is always my go to person for the most insightful analysis of a BBC crisis. This is his take on the current one.
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'BBC must explain how it plans to correct liberal bias' | ✍️ Roger Mosey
BBC must explain how it plans to correct liberal bias
BBC must explain how it plans to correct liberal bias
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November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
'BBC must explain how it plans to correct liberal bias' | ✍️ Roger Mosey
“We should be able to disagree, for crying out loud!” - and not have to sign up to “a monolithic culture”. Here’s a flavour of Mary Beard speaking to me at Selwyn College Cambridge last night. Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/live/xMBIzr5...
www.youtube.com/live/xMBIzr5...
May 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“We should be able to disagree, for crying out loud!” - and not have to sign up to “a monolithic culture”. Here’s a flavour of Mary Beard speaking to me at Selwyn College Cambridge last night. Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/live/xMBIzr5...
www.youtube.com/live/xMBIzr5...
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We’re thrilled to see 7 heifers now grazing in Petersham Meadows. After no grazing in 2023, and a very small amount last year, this is a welcome move back to tradition.
The Richmond Society is represented on the Petersham Meadows Advisory Group. Photos by Lizzie Danckwerts.
The Richmond Society is represented on the Petersham Meadows Advisory Group. Photos by Lizzie Danckwerts.
May 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We’re thrilled to see 7 heifers now grazing in Petersham Meadows. After no grazing in 2023, and a very small amount last year, this is a welcome move back to tradition.
The Richmond Society is represented on the Petersham Meadows Advisory Group. Photos by Lizzie Danckwerts.
The Richmond Society is represented on the Petersham Meadows Advisory Group. Photos by Lizzie Danckwerts.
I really enjoyed accompanying @selwyn1882.bsky.social students Oketa and Cian to London today and lunch at the Tallow Chandlers’ Hall. They’re winners of this year’s Tallow Chandlers awards, and joined other amazing young people from schools and colleges at the celebration.
April 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I really enjoyed accompanying @selwyn1882.bsky.social students Oketa and Cian to London today and lunch at the Tallow Chandlers’ Hall. They’re winners of this year’s Tallow Chandlers awards, and joined other amazing young people from schools and colleges at the celebration.
If you want to join the campaign against pointless vox pops in news - or share some of the stories from inside the BBC - these two books are now at a bargain half price!
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April 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you want to join the campaign against pointless vox pops in news - or share some of the stories from inside the BBC - these two books are now at a bargain half price!
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/gettin...
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/20-thi...
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/gettin...
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/20-thi...
The colours of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this Easter weekend.
April 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The colours of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this Easter weekend.
All universities in America and worldwide should support #Harvard in their stand on academic freedom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn funding
Universities, as well as many charities and religious groups, are exempted from paying federal income taxes.
www.bbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
All universities in America and worldwide should support #Harvard in their stand on academic freedom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
We’re green, and quite a lot of other colours too. The gardens of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this week. Photos by my colleague Thisath Ranawaka.
April 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We’re green, and quite a lot of other colours too. The gardens of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this week. Photos by my colleague Thisath Ranawaka.
Very proud of the @selwyn1882.bsky.social students who received their MAs today. This was the generation whose studies were disrupted by the pandemic, and they’re fine young people who deserve this moment of celebration.
April 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Very proud of the @selwyn1882.bsky.social students who received their MAs today. This was the generation whose studies were disrupted by the pandemic, and they’re fine young people who deserve this moment of celebration.
The @selwyn1882.bsky.social Spring collection.
March 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The @selwyn1882.bsky.social Spring collection.
A pleasure to welcome to Selwyn a great bunch of graduate students from our sister college @kebleoxford.bsky.social in Oxford.
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A pleasure to welcome to Selwyn a great bunch of graduate students from our sister college @kebleoxford.bsky.social in Oxford.
A disappointing day of football - for both Fulham and Arsenal - but at least there was a lovely sunset at Hammersmith on the way home.
February 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A disappointing day of football - for both Fulham and Arsenal - but at least there was a lovely sunset at Hammersmith on the way home.
Congratulations to @suzanneraine.bsky.social on her election as master of Selwyn. It’s the most wonderful job, and I think the fellowship have made a wise choice.
www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...
www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...
February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Congratulations to @suzanneraine.bsky.social on her election as master of Selwyn. It’s the most wonderful job, and I think the fellowship have made a wise choice.
www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...
www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...
Dinner with some of Selwyn’s postgraduate students. A terrific bunch of people.
February 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Dinner with some of Selwyn’s postgraduate students. A terrific bunch of people.
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Is the answer to populism a strengthening of the power of the courts and judges? Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson answered a question from a Selwyn student. Full session here: www.youtube.com/live/vZ65Kys...
February 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Is the answer to populism a strengthening of the power of the courts and judges? Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson answered a question from a Selwyn student. Full session here: www.youtube.com/live/vZ65Kys...
A session with BBC director-general Tim Davie. Questions range from BBC coverage of Donald Trump and Elon Musk was to the corporation’s future funding: might subscription work? www.youtube.com/live/LAow3LD...
"The BBC: its future and how we fund it", with Tim Davie, director general of the BBC
YouTube video by Selwyn College, Cambridge
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February 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A session with BBC director-general Tim Davie. Questions range from BBC coverage of Donald Trump and Elon Musk was to the corporation’s future funding: might subscription work? www.youtube.com/live/LAow3LD...