This website is to discuss if UK quality journalism is a thing of the past, with topics: public respect for journalists; new media impact on journalism; tabloids; good /bad news; infotainment; human/public interest news; qualities of professional journalists; journalists training in the UK.To learn more, you could also click debate.

 

You need it for the news!

      Vox Pop (Radio and TV - marked with length)

 

The public don't trust journalists.

                 1'02"

         

Tabloids top popularity        2'10"

The public want more good news.

                  38"

                                                

"The higher end press has removed away from objective to opinionated journalism," said former global Head of News of Reuters Stephen Jukes.   

       30"

Case Study: BA Multi-Media Journalism education at Media School of Bournemouth University.

   1'36"

                                                

          Interviewees        topic   length
MORI Social Research Institute Director Ben Page            Responses to low   public trust in   journalists     40"
Guardian Executive Editor Albert Scardino        13"
BBC 3 News Editor: Mark Barlex                      28"
Mirror journalist, not identified on request            22"
Westminster University senior lecturer in broadcast journalism; former BBC broadcaster Deborah Vogel      17"
Deborah Vogel                              Comment on the public declining respect for UK journalism     22"
VLV Chairman Jocelyn Hay               38"
Mediawatch UK Director John Beyer             25"
PCC information manager Tonia Milton          16"
BBC special correspondent Gavin Hewitt           29"
associate photo editor of the Times Bob Kirwin      17"
Executive Editor of the Guardian Albert Scardino   Challenge posed by new media     35"
former global Head of News of Reuters Stephen Jukes   Bad news is good news?     43"
Mediawatch UK Director John Beyer       32"
BBC 3 News Editor Mark  Barlex    Responding to the public demand for more good news     25"
former BBC broadcaster Deborah Vogel        22"
Mirror journalist, not identified on request.    Defending tabloids    23"

Associate photo editor of the Times Bob Kirwin        

    23"
Private Eye journalist Jane Mackenzie   "Good journalism is too expensive"    23"
former BBC broadcaster Deborah Vogel                 Comment on infotainment    19"
VLV Chairman Jocelyn Hay Comment on trend towards more human-interest stories     23"

 

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