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Louise sums up perfectly what I have been been feeling all day. This report must be a gamechanger. Governments must stop dismissing safety regulation as ‘red tape’, councils must start rebuilding the inhouse skills and capacity to properly hold the construction sector to account and understand what they are buying, and stop outsourcing their responsibilities to and their relationships with their tenants. We are looking to this new government to respond with appropriate anger, resolve, and change but its not just on them - we must all do better and we must never forget #Grenfell.

Another Episode in the book. The Political Exchange episode 3 is now live on the Temple University Television website. Click the link below and let me know what you think! https://lnkd.in/ebF5xtdS

Let’s keep talking about this.

In this video I talk about my thoughts on the US version of the BBC sitcom Ghosts https://lnkd.in/ez6e_7-z

Grenfell: Building a Disaster is on Radio 4 this week and next. The 10 part series brings together everything I've learnt watching and reporting on the inquiry since 2018. Each episode is only 15 minutes, so if you have a moment to hear about the missed opportunities & unheeded warnings which led to a fire which killed 72 people, please give it a listen https://lnkd.in/efytNH7R

As a journalist or publisher, I believe you have a fundamental responsibility to your interviewees (and audience) to allow their stories to be honestly reflected in your coverage. Gary O'Donoghue is a master of his craft. This vignette of his reporting in the hours after the attempted assassination of Trump earlier this month is a great insight into his approach. Listening actively and respectfully while resisting the urge to enforce your narrative should be a non-negotiable when out in the field. 99% of the content we consume these days doesn't adhere to any of the principles or techniques that great reporting is characterised by. Let's treasure the skilled, unbiased journalists that we still have and learn from them. We need more of this than ever to cut through the noise. #journalism #reportage #publishing #media #news

??Part two of the story of the BBC. The Second World War is over, radio is booming and television is back. The BBC is stronger than ever, with new talent, new formats and new opportunities. But there are new challenges too: stormy waters over the Suez crisis and a brash new competitor in the form of ITV. Under director general Hugh Carleton Greene, the BBC plugs into the revolutionary energy of the 1960s: Radio 1, Doctor Who, Cathy Come Home, That Was the Week That Was. Meanwhile, David Attenborough’s highbrow upstart BBC2 introduces the nation to colour TV and landmark documentaries. The 70s and 80s are a golden age for ratings, from Morecambe and Wise to Live Aid to EastEnders. Yet there’s also a looming existential crisis thanks to Margaret Thatcher, who loathes the corporation as the embodiment of the bloated state and centre-left groupthink. After the defenestration of DG Alasdair Milne, John Birt gives the BBC a Thatcherite makeover that fends off the Tory assault, but at what cost? In the 21st century, the BBC has lived under the shadow of scandals, cuts and relentless salvos from the right — every blunder, from the Iraq War to Jimmy Savile, becomes another cudgel for its enemies to beat it with. Too successful and it’s accused of stifling competition. Not successful enough and it’s not worth the license fee. The crisis never ends. Yet more than nine in ten of us use it every week and would be devastated to lose it. How has the BBC lived up to the Reithian imperative to inform, educate and entertain, and why did Reith himself end up hating it? How can an organisation so powerful be so vulnerable? Is its unruly pluralism a blessing or a curse? Is it really politically biased — and if so, in which direction? And who did Mary Whitehouse personally blame for Britain’s “moral collapse”? Tune in. https://lnkd.in/dMb_QaKX

In this video I talk about the upcoming German version of the BBC sitcom Ghosts https://lnkd.in/ef9sFRHG

So interesting to hear Emily Verity of 1GC Family Law on Radio 4 earlier, talking about the extension of the open reporting provisions which now apply in all family courts in England and Wales. This means that from Monday 27 January 2025 journalists and legal bloggers are able to report on what they see and hear whilst attending any family court, if a transparency order is granted (to protect the anonymity of the parties and their children). The extension will follow stepped arrangements, as in the pilot scheme. This will have a huge impact on families at a very stressful time and will also affect those professionals, solicitors, counsel and experts who are involved in each case. Clients will need our support and guidance more than ever as we prepare them for Court hearings…..A watershed moment in family law.

Check out my blog postPhil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died https://wix.to/noRJxGc