Media Standards Trust

BBC Daily Life study conducted every 5-10 years since the 1930s to understand the UK public's time and media usage. Respondents list, throughout the day, the activities they do, as well as completing ...

Source: BBC, BBC

2004

Keywords: BBC, lifestyles, media consumption

Assessment of the market for current affairs television and how successfully the BBC is serving that market - based on qualitative (focus group) and quantitative research. Finds there are two markets ...

Source: BBC, BBC

Jan-05

Keywords: BBC, Current Affairs, Television,

Detailed analysis of two weeks of BBC news output, focusing on coverage of the EU, particularly Britain's place in Europe and the activities of EU institutions. Compares BBC coverage to other news out...

Source: BBC, BBC

Jan-05

Keywords: BBC, EU, impartiality, accuracy, accessibility

The Neil Review team's examination of the editorial lessons for the BBC arising out of the Hutton inquiry. Reasserts the BBC's journalistic values and the responsibility of individual editors and pres...

Source: BBC, BBC

Jun-04

Keywords: BBC, Hutton, Public Service Broadcasting, journalism, Neil Report

A report examining criticisms of the BBC's EU coverage - that it is too Europhile, is seen too much through the Westminster prism, and fails to increase public understanding of EU. Submissions taken f...

Source: BBC, BBC

Jan-05

Keywords: BBC, EU, impartiality, accuracy, accessibility

Report which seeks to answer two questions; is there identifiable bias or lack of balance in the BBC's coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, and does the BBC's coverage give a full and fair ac...

Source: BBC, BBC

Apr-06

Keywords: BBC, impartiality, Middle East, fairness

Qualitative research carried out by MORI on behalf of the BBC about perceptions of reporting on the EU. Three core areas of reseach: impartiality, perceived quality, and accessibility. Found knowledge...

Source: BBC, BBC

Nov-04

Keywords: BBC, EU, impartiality, accuracy, perceptions

Sir Alan Budd's independent panel report, commissioned by the BBC Trust to 'assess the impartiality of BBC news and factual coverage of business'. Focusing on mainstream output. 26 pages, including re...

Source: BBC, Independent BBC Trust Panel (chaired by Sir Alan Budd)

May 2007

Keywords: BBC, business, impartiality, trust

Will Wyatt's independent investigation into the events surrounding the publication by the BBC of misleading footage about the Queen in a promotional video. The terms of reference for the investigation...

Source: BBC, Will Wyatt

October 2007

Keywords: BBC, The Queen, investigation

74 page discussion document from Ofcom about the future of broadcast news. It is not a policy or proposals document. It 'examines the environment in which television news currently operates' and how t...

Source: OFCOM, John Glover

July 2007

Keywords: OFCOM, news, future, BBC

81 page report commissioned by the BBC Trust intended to 'design a set of principles of impartiality in a forward looking way'. It's central argument is that impartiality has shifted from a 'seesaw' ...

Source: BBC, John Bridcut

June 2007

Keywords: Impartiality, balance, context, BBC