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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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The Daily Mail/Telegraph buyout: another nail in the media plurality coffin
www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/rotherm...
Media Reform Coalition
Media Reform coordinates the work of advocacy groups campaigning to protect the public interest in light of the Leveson Inquiry and Communications Review.
www.mediareform.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’
Critics accuse the US president of trying to ‘shut women journalists up’ with ‘demeaning language’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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www.declassifieduk.org/westminster-...
Westminster attack on press freedom condemned by journalists and MPs
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former director general Tony Hall
Not ‘appropriate’ to use licence fee payer’s money to pay US president after threat to sue for up to $5bn, says peer
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Bias claims and Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC | Letters
Letters: Judgmental assertions of bias should not supplant careful analyses of evidence, writes Prof Peter Ayton. Plus letters from Peter Williams, Richard Evans, David Bell, Sam White and Ste Thomas
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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The network issue was fixed on Saturday evening.
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The networking issues have not yet been fixed so we haven't taken advantage of a "quiet" period to update the feed. I'm not sure what the actual problem is, replacement parts should be delivered to the hub sometime today. Hopefully that will fix the issue going forward.
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
RedBird Capital drops £500m Telegraph takeover bid
US private equity group’s deal collapses amid newsroom criticism and threat of regulator intervention
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Ex-BBC boss leads calls for end to political appointments to board
Tony Hall urges government to bolster BBC’s independence as MPs and union seek Robbie Gibb’s removal from board
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board
Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Posts are suspended across all feeds due to a networking issue. We hope to be back later in the weekend.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
An inside job? Robbie Gibb’s campaign to rewire the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/def...
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Ed Davey demands leaders call out 'Trump's BBC assault'
Ed Davey said "President Trump’s assault on the BBC is a serious threat to our national interest, and I urge you to join me in standing up against it"
www.thecanary.co
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
The world’s most trusted broadcaster faces threats on multiple fronts | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/dubai-r...
Dubai resident Isabel Oakeshott weighs in on who should be next BBC director general
Isabel Oakeshott has weighed into the conversation about the future of the BBC and who should be its next director general, all the way from Dubai.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/putin-t...
‘Putin, Trump and Netanyahu denouncing BBC shows it's doing something right’ - Jonathan Dimbleby
Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has defended the BBC by pointing to who the most vocal critics of the corporation are.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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novaramedia.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC Thought It Could Save Itself by Serving the Powerful. It Was Wrong | Novara Media
The corporation's cardinal sin was messing with the big dogs it usually serves, writes Steven Methven.
novaramedia.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM