Tag: Media Reform

The BBC: Myth of a Public Service?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Tom Mills as they discuss his new book The BBC: Myth of a Public Service.
Corbynism and the Corporation: BBC Bias and the Case for Media Transformation
The BBC's treatment of Corbyn has attracted claims of 'bias' which are so far backed up by research findings. But bias at the Beeb needs to be understood in the context of an ongoing political struggle.
‘Columnism’: In Conversation with Laurie Penny
This week's show sees James Butler and Aaron Bastani joined by Laurie Penny as they discuss Ulrike Meinhoff's essay 'On Columnism' and it's relationship to the limits of contemporary journalism.
The BBC: Britain’s most conservative institution?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Dan Hind to discuss the BBC, its internal structures, recent scandals and what role the institution serves in defending the existing political order.