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Maxwell Modell@maxwellmodell.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Today on Newscast Kemi Badenoch discussed her love of the Marvel, comparing her leadership to a superhero origin story. Kemi is not the first Tory leader to do this. Rishi Sunak also presented himself as a popular nerd, talking about Star War. I wrote about this in Journalism tinyurl.com/49krntzr

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NationCymru@nation.cymru · 10mo ago

Concerns have been expressed that Reform UK could have an in-built advantage in terms of broadcast coverage in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election ✍️Martin Shipton

Could Reform UK get more broadcast coverage than other parties in the run-up to next May's Senedd election?

Martin Shipton Concerns have been expressed that Reform UK could have an in-built advantage in terms of broadcast coverage in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election. Researchers led by Professor Ste...

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Maxwell Modell@maxwellmodell.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We've updated our analysis of media coverage of the Caerphilly by-election to go in-depth on the final week of campaigning. Including an analysis of Chris Mason's BBC News at Ten report which gave Reform UK's candidate twice the airtime of Labour's or Plaid Cymru's. tinyurl.com/4kw6m5a6

How broadcasters covered the final week of the Caerphilly by-election — Researching the impartiality of political news

Ahead of the Caerphilly by-election, we examined how BBC and ITV – two major sources of news in Wales – reported the final week of the campaign on TV and online between October 15 and 22. This include...

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Stephen Cushion@stephencushion.bsky.social · 10mo ago

If anyone wants to hear me talk about the impartiality of broadcasters, check out Roger Bolton’s latest Beeb watch podcast 👇 I discuss the latest findings of our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social AHRC project with @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social

@beebwatch.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Ofcom keeps the rules the same — but the game has changed Prof @stephencushion.bsky.social on Ofcom’s decision & what it means for impartial broadcasting. Are we heading for more opinion-led TV and radio? 🎧 Full episode podfollow.com/beebwatch #Ofcom #BBC #Impartiality #Media #BeebWatchPodcast

Maxwell Modell@maxwellmodell.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Thoughtful write-up of our latest audience study in @politicshome.bsky.social. We found the public supports the principle of impartiality, wants more balanced representation of political parties, and believe that more can be done to scrutinise the major political parties. tinyurl.com/yke8pkek

Public Wants More Balanced Coverage Of Political Parties, New Polling Suggests

Voters want more balanced broadcast coverage of political parties to reflect the emerging multi-party system, new research from YouGov and Cardiff ...

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Dr Keighley Perkins@perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📺 New research from @cujournmedcul.bsky.social's Enhancing the Impartiality of Political News project Our latest study analyses how BBC Cymru Wales and ITV Wales have covered the Caerphilly by-election across TV, online & social media. 🔗 www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/bbc-itv... TLDR 👇

The impartiality of broadcasters in Wales: An analysis of BBC and ITV news coverage of the Caerphilly by-election — Researching the impartiality of political news

On 15 October 2025, the BBC hosted six of the eight candidates standing in the Senedd Caerphilly by-election the following week. This included figures from Labour, Conservative, Reform, Plaid Cymru, t...

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Stephen Cushion@stephencushion.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Last month @mrjamesob.bsky.social was on the BBC’s Media Show and the issue of public understanding of net migration in the UK was brought up and that most people knew it was falling - however our new You Gov poll reveals an overwhelming majority does not know www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

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Stephen Cushion@stephencushion.bsky.social · 10mo ago

At @cujournmedcul.bsky.social we published a new study of BBC and ITV coverage of the by-election in Caerphilly so far. We found Reform and Farage featured prominently - which will benefit Farage as the most popular UK party leader in Wales. Thread 1/6 www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/bbc-itv...

The impartiality of broadcasters in Wales: An analysis of BBC and ITV news coverage of the Caerphilly by-election — Researching the impartiality of political news

A new Cardiff University study of TV, online and social media output produced by BBC Wales and ITV Wales during the Caerphilly by-election has so far (between September 26 to October 14) found: As ...

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Stephen Cushion@stephencushion.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our new AHRC @cujournmedcul.bsky.social research now focused on the impartiality of broadcasters in Wales during the by-election in Caerphilly - lots to debate and well covered in the Nation.Cymru 👇With @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social

NationCymru@nation.cymru · 10mo ago

Reform UK’s decision to make the non-devolved issue of immigration its main focus in the Caerphilly by-election campaign poses a major challenge to broadcasters in advance of the Senedd election next May, according to a leading academic ✍️Martin Shipton

Dr Keighley Perkins@perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Impartiality Project (@stephencushion.bsky.social, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, @maxwellmodell.bsky.social & me) recently commissioned YouGov to survey public attitudes towards impartiality. The findings reveal audiences view trust, scrutiny & media regulation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3tfm6rvf TLDR 👇

New opinion polling reveals strong support for rules on broadcast impartiality but raises questions about the scrutiny paid to political parties — Researching the impartiality of political news

Over recent months, debates about the impartiality of UK broadcasters have intensified. From anger about the reporting of conflicts in the Middle East, to concerns about the partisanship of the news c...

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Paul Bowman@paulbowman.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“Immigration has been the main political theme in British politics for months, despite net migration to Britain almost halving to 431,000 last year” New research from @stephencushion.bsky.social & @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social reported in The Guardian www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

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Matt Walsh@mattwalshjourno.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Guardian has written up our latest research looking at whether or not the public is in favour of politicians presenting news or current affairs programmes - and showing that some viewers are labouring under factual misapprehensions. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

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Laura Phillips@lauraphillips.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Is conflict brewing between Culture Secretary ⁦‪Lisa Nandy‬⁩+UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom over politicians presenting like Farage presenting news programmes? Yes. “The BBC emerged as the most trusted broadcaster for news. Just 18% trusted GB News.”

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

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Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture@cujournmedcul.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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Dr Keighley Perkins@perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Following on from our Conversation article, Dr @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, Dr @maxwellmodell.bsky.social, Prof. @stephencushion.bsky.social & I have just published a deeper dive into the Ofcom and BBC complaints data for 2025 on our website. 🔗 www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/ofcom-b... TLDR 👇

Complaints vs breaches: An analysis of how often BBC and Ofcom find broadcasters have broken rules on impartiality — Researching the impartiality of political news

On 25 September 2025, the BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) published its ruling on the livestream of a Glastonbury performance by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan that featured alleged hate speech.. T...

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