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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the principal public service broadcaster in the United Kingdom, headquartered in the Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff. Its main responsibility is to provide public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The BBC is an autonomous public service broadcaster that operates under a Royal Charter. Within the United Kingdom its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee, which is charged to all United Kingdom households, companies and organisations using any type of equipment to record and/or receive live television broadcasts; the level of the fee is set annually by the British Government and agreed by Parliament..
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Dale Farm ruling hailed as a victory for press freedom
Broadcasters say media groups will no longer be seen as an arm of the state after high court ruled on Thursday that they should not disclose hours of footage to police.
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A week on the web: Blue Peter moved from BBC1
Seminal kids' TV show Blue Peter will no longer be broadcast on BBC1, the BBC announced on Wednesday. Twitter went into a nostalgia-soaked meltdown.
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Cabinet Office launches social media guidance for civil servants
This is worth a read. The Cabinet Office has published guidance for civil servants on the use of social media as well as tips for government Departments on how to overcome the technical barriers to civil servants accessing the internet and social media channels.
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Dale Farm a 'huge victory' for press freedom
The NUJ has today welcomed the Court of Appeal today overturning the decision forcing the media to hand over unbroadcast footage from last October's Dale Farm evictions to Essex Police.
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Music and film magazines top Twitter engagement chart
The growth of social media usage is by now well known and well documented. But publishers and broadcasters are also increasingly interested in building a social media presence.
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Dale Farm: broadcasters do not have to reveal eviction footage, court rules
High court says broadcasters including BBC and Sky News do not have to hand over footage of the Dale Farm eviction to police.
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Chris Evans Radio 2 show surges ahead of Chris Moyles's
Breakfast DJ has biggest-ever lead with an average weekly reach of 9. 23m listeners compared to Radio 1 rival's 7. 1m.
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Flipboard + public radio could be a killer combo
“Want to keep mobile users engaged longer?” I wrote a year ago. “Just add audio. ”.
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The future of video journalism: What will audiences be watching?
Still from 1929 film Man with a Movie Camera en:Dziga Vertov [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Social journalism research helps explain how information is verified on Twitter
Alfred Hermida‘s research on social journalism can help journalists better understand verification and accuracy on Twitter. Two papers in particular caught my eye: “Tweets and Truth: Journalism as a Discipline of Collaborative Verification” and “Twittering the News: The… Read more.
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