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The Media Show: Publishing Charlie Hebdo Images, Newsbeat's Editor, Channel 4's Diversity Plan.

Publishing Charlie Hebdo Images, Newsbeat's Editor, Channel 4's Diversity Plan.

14/01/2015

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Publishing Charlie Hebdo Images, Newsbeat's Editor, Channel 4's Diversity Plan.

The dilemma facing editors on whether to republish Charlie Hebdo's controversial images.

The dilemma of whether to republish Charlie Hebdo's latest front cover, Newsbeat's editor on engaging young people with news, and Channel 4's plan to increase diversity.

Whether to publish pictures of Charlie Hebdo's latest cover has raised questions for broadcasters and newspaper titles. This week's edition of the French satirical magazine shows a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed holding a "Je suis Charlie" sign. Decision makers have had to make a call about whether the image warrants publication because of its news value, or decide not to publish because of the offence it may cause. Steve Hewlett talks to Emma Tucker, deputy editor of The Times, which published a series of Charlie Hebdo images on the day following the attack last week, and Kevin Maguire, Associate Editor of the Mirror, which hasn't printed the cover, about the dilemmas editors face.

As Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra's news service, Newsbeat is specifically targeted at younger audiences. However, like much of radio, it's facing a decline in listening hours, and with the rising success of the likes of Vice and Buzzfeed attracting the youth market, the competition is getting fiercer. Steve Hewlett talks to Editor Louisa Compton about the digital methods she's implementing to get young people engaged with news coverage, and whether the BBC, constrained by defined editorial guidelines, can offer the content young people are now wanting.

Channel 4 has just published its plan for boosting diversity. 20 per cent of all its staff will be black, Asian or minority ethnic by 2020, up from 15 percent currently. In addition, 6 percent of the workforce will be disabled and 6 percent lesbian, gay bisexual or transgender. And there are new commissioning guidelines for programme makers. Steve hears from Ralph Lee Deputy Chief Creative Officer at Channel 4 about the impact their charter will actually have on and off screen.

Producer: Katy Takatsuki.

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