Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

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  • Roger Bolton, formerly presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Feedback' launches his very first podcast. Free from the constraints of broadcasting on the BBC, with a few more opinions and casting his net a little bit wider to encompass the whole of the BBC, Roger examines the issues that are facing the corporation and public service broadcasting.


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  • Jim Waterson, former Guardian media editor, discusses his new venture, billionaire media owners, and radically rethinking public service broadcasting

    Jim Waterson, former Guardian media editor, discusses his new venture, billionaire media owners, and radically rethinking public service broadcasting
    Oct 9 2024


    On our 100th episode anniversary we talk to another journalist who has started out on a new venture. The Guardian’s former media editor, Jim Waterson, has set up London Centric, a news outlet focused on in-depth coverage of London. We discuss his reasons for taking this step, the challenges traditional media faces, billionaires owning media outlets, the sale of The Observer, regulation, adapting to modern consumption habits and the merging of public service broadcasters.

    “I'm sure, Beeb Watch listeners are very aware of Project Kangaroo and the missed opportunities of the late 2000s when there was a plan to combine all the public service broadcasters in one streamer that would have gazumped Netflix. I think that's the sort of radical thinking you should be looking at with this licence fee negotiation.”


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  • Mark Urban ex BBC Newsnight diplomatic and defence editor on BBC coverage of the Middle East, Newsnight changes and life outside the BBC

    Mark Urban ex BBC Newsnight diplomatic and defence editor on BBC coverage of the Middle East, Newsnight changes and life outside the BBC
    Oct 1 2024

    Mark Urban spent many years as the diplomatic and defence editor at BBC Newsnight before leaving in May, after 34 years at the corporation. Prior to joining the BBC, Mark was the defence correspondent for The Independent newspaper for four years. He is the author of several military books and served briefly in the British Army. He is now a writer for The Sunday Times. We discuss allegations of BBC bias against Israel in its Middle East coverage, the challenges and cultural biases in reporting conflicts, changes made to Newsnight, and his life after the BBC.

    “If you put those two things together, which is a tight focus on victims and a scepticism about the efficacy of the military instrument, then it's pretty obvious in this current situation that Israel is going to have problems. And I think this is more to do with the way that journalists as a sort of cohort or professional culture define a story, and less to do actually, specifically with the BBC.”

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  • Lawyer Trevor Asserson discusses his report which criticises the BBC for bias against Israel in its Middle East coverage

    Lawyer Trevor Asserson discusses his report which criticises the BBC for bias against Israel in its Middle East coverage
    Sep 27 2024

    The controversial Asserson Report sparked headlines in The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail for its critique of the BBC's Middle East coverage at the height of the Israel-Hamas war. The report has drawn both praise and sharp criticism. We’re joined by the report's author, British-Israeli lawyer Trevor Asserson, to discuss its origins, funding, methodology and its interpretation of impartiality.

    “I think the faults that we've demonstrated are probably found throughout the BBC’s coverage of other news stories as well. It's very unlikely that they're being impartial elsewhere, but I can tell you that they're not impartial in their coverage of this story.”

    To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month: www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership

    Or if you'd rather make a one-off payment (which doesn’t entitle you to the blog) please use our crowdfunding page:

    https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-boltons-beeb-watch-podcast

    @BeebRoger

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    LinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

    email: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com

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An independent, interesting and authoritative podcast. Well worth the time of anyone who wants a healthy and unbiased BBC working on their behalf.

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Great to hear you again Roger

Wonderful to discover this Podcast Roger. I listened to the vast .majority of your Feedback programmes on Radio 4 and was very sad to learn it was the BBC's decision not yours to dispense with your services on Feedback. There have been many changes of a similar nature over many years such as this that l did not agree with. These include Alex Lester, Ken Bruce, Simon Mayo, Janice Long, Eddie Mair and even the great Ray Moore who was forced to step down from his showvon Radio 2 in 1988, when he was ill on a Thursday without being able to say goodbye to his listeners as confirmed in his autobiography. Thanks for this brilliant podcast which l will listen to regularly. Peter Nadin Macclesfiekd

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