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The Media Show: The future of news; Entertainment shows; Page 3 and The Sun

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28/01/2015

The future of news; Entertainment shows; Page 3 and The Sun

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, The future of news; Entertainment shows; Page 3 and The Sun

Steve Hewlett explores the future of news, Page 3 and the Sun, and entertainment shows.

Steve Hewlett presents media news, including the future of news and journalism on the web, the Sun's PR strategy for Page 3 and the elusive search for hit entertainment shows.

The job of public service journalism is to provide news, not noise according to a new report by the BBC into The Future of News. The report makes the case that in an internet age, the BBC is more necessary and valuable than ever. It says the internet is magnifying problems of information inequality, misinformation, polarisation and disengagement. So how is BBC News going to deliver on its mission to inform in an age beyond broadcasting? Steve hears from the BBC's Director of News, James Harding. He also hears from Emily Bell, Director of The Tow Centre for Digital Journalism, at Columbia University's School of Journalism about the increasing tabloidisation of journalism on the web.

A week ago, the media, reported that The Sun had dropped topless models from Page 3. The paper itself neither confirmed nor denied the claims. Just 2 days after the story first appeared in The Times, Page 3 reappeared in sister paper The Sun. Media commentator Roy Greenslade, and publicist, Mark Borkowski discuss the possible PR strategy of the paper.

TV shows Strictly, X Factor and I'm a Celebrity have been entertaining the nation for over a decade. Why are durable entertainment formats proving so hard to find? Steve hears from Mark Wells, former ITV Controller of Entertainment and now Creative Director of Rain Media Entertainment and Jane Lush, former BBC Controller, Entertainment Commissioning who now runs Kalooki Pictures.


Producer: Dianne McGregor.

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