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History Media

Diana, the Reporter, and the BBC

Twenty-five years later, the BBC investigates its own reporter.

John Ware BBC News May 2021 25min Permalink

Crime

When Cops Become Robbers

Inside one of America’s most corrupt police squads.

Jessica Lussenhop BBC Apr 2018 35min Permalink

Media

The Battle for the BBC

The broadcasting behemoth is up for a charter renewal in the United Kingdom, and it’s exposing every crack in the organization.

Charlotte Higgins The Guardian Jul 2015 25min Permalink

Media

The BBC Report

A 9-part series on the past, present and future of the BBC.

  1. What Can the Origins of the BBC Tell Us About Its Future?

  2. The BBC: There to Inform, Educate, Provoke and Enrage?

  3. From David Kelly to Jimmy Savile, How Does the BBC Deal with a Crisis?

  4. The Big Beasts Who Shaped the BBC

  5. The BBC Informs, Educates and Entertains – But in What Order?

  6. The BBC: How the Voice of an Empire Became Part of an Evolving World

  7. BBC’s Long Struggle to Present the Facts Without Fear or Favour

  8. BBC Looks Beyond the Walled Garden in a Changing Media World

  9. The Future of the BBC: You Either Believe in It or You Don't

Charlotte Higgins The Guardian Apr–Aug 2014 3h Permalink