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The Media Show: 30/06/2010

30/06/2010

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, 30/06/2010

Al Jazeera in UK; Google Me; bad World Cup for tabloid 'rotters'; new rules for TV news?

Claims a case brought by former talkSPORT presenter Jon Gaunt could change TV news; Al Jazeera comes to Freeview; new Google service to rival Facebook; tabloids in South Africa.

A judgement is awaited in the case of Jon Gaunt, who is challenging an OFCOM finding against him after he called a London councillor a "health Nazi". If he succeeds, it is claimed tv news presenters will have greater freedom to express their views. Former editor of the Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, argues that change is long overdue; for Richard Sambrook, former director of BBC Global News, impartiality is an essential part of news broadcasting. 

Al Jazeera English is about to launch on Freeview in the UK, bringing its distinctive approach to world news to an extra 10 million homes. Al Anstey, explains the broadcaster's strategy and challenges what he says are misconceptions about the network.

It is rumoured that Google is working on a new alternative to Facebook. While Google will not comment on speculation, Emma Barnett of the Telegraph says there is reason to think these are more than rumours.

And, from Johannesburg, Owen Gibson of The Guardian talks about how this World Cup has been better for the back pages than the front pages of the tabloids and how the papers have had to adapt their strategy.

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