大象传媒 DG defends licence fee; Lord Hunt on IPSO; Paul Foot award
Tony Hall says the 大象传媒 needs to make efficiences, but how? David Cohen on winning this year's Paul Foot award and Lord Hunt, chair of the PCC, on developments in press reform.
The Director General of the 大象传媒, Tony Hall, has defended the use of the licence fee and dismissed calls, by some critics, for it to be shared with other broadcasters. Speaking to industry leaders at the Oxford Media Convention, he said the corporation faces tough choices in coming years as it faces competition from the likes of Google and Apple, and added that the status quo is not an option. He said efficiency savings are essential, but ruled out options like salami-slicing. So, what are the alternatives? How can the 大象传媒 modernise itself and save money? Steve Hewlett discusses ideas with Lis Howell, Director of TV and Broadcasting at City University, David Elstein, former Chief Executive of Channel 5 and now Chairman of Open Democracy and the Broadcasting Policy Group, and he talks to Patrick Barwise whose latest report for the Reuters Institute concludes that commercial broadcasters, and viewers, would be worse off if 大象传媒 TV did not exist.
The Paul Foot award for investigative and campaigning journalism has been won by David Cohen of the London Evening Standard for his work on gangs, which formed part of the newspaper's Frontline London campaign. David joins Steve in the studio to discuss his work, and the present state of investigative journalism.
And as the application deadline to be Chairman of the new press regulation body IPSO closes, we ask Lord Hunt, the current Chair of the Press Complaints Commission, whether he's thrown his hat into the ring.
Producer: Katy Takatsuki
Editor: Andrew Smith.
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Tony Hall's defence of the licence fee
Lis Howell and David Elstein on the DG's speech & Professor Patrick Barwise on his report
Duration: 12:37
Lord Hunt on IPSO
Lord Hunt on the chairmanship of the new regulator
Duration: 07:32
The winner of the Paul Foot award
David Cohen of the London Evening Standard for his work on gangs
Duration: 05:54
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- Wed 26 Feb 2014 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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