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Will Gary Lineker get a red card from the BBC over his tweets? Probably not

Mark My Words

The royal charter expires in 2027, although negotiations are unlikely to begin in earnest until after the next general election. Lineker’s tweets on topics such as Brexit have long been an issue for the BBC, attracting criticism from rightwing newspapers and Conservative MPs.

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Meet BBC’s ‘Mr Safe’: New political editor Chris Mason’s pals joke he’s been like a 50-year-old since he was a student, he once considered being a bus driver and still subscribes to his local Yorkshire paper

Mark My Words

After months of speculation about who would replace Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason’s promotion from a host on Radio 4 to BBC political editor seems to have taken many people by surprise – and the public outpouring of praise appears to have touched the born-and-raised Northerner. . But he will need a more expensive suit and haircut.’

Radio 60
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A call for a public inquiry into the impact of media and tech on democracy

Stephen Waddington

The truth is a tough sell to the public if it’s contrary to personal aspiration. The Nolan Principles are an unfashionable set of guidelines for standards in public life. Media literacy – awareness among the public of media manipulation is low. Their objective is to disrupt and pollute public discourse.