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| One of the gang who terrorised a mother and her disabled daughter has claimed his family is being harassed after receiving death threats. Ross Simmons, aged 20, of Barwell, Leicestershire, said he took an anonymous phone call after he and his 16-year-old brother Alex were named as two of those who bullied Fiona Pilkington and her daughter Francecca Hardwick. Ms Pilkington committed suicide and unlawfully killed her 18-year-old daughter when she set fire to their car. | |
| Media | The Sentinel - 30 September 2009 |
| A London borough which banned posters advertising a weekend of environmental-themed events in a local parish because they contained Christian references has refused to rescind the ban, even though other major religions have stepped in to protest against the decision. The local library refused to put up the posters for the weekend – billed as Climate Change is a Christian Issue – because it does not want to be seen as promoting religion. “We are happy to help promote community events that are open to everyone on our notice boards. However, we are not able to accept posters that promote particular religious beliefs or political points of view,” said a spokesman for Camden Council. Adding to an expression of support from a local Muslim leader in the spirit of multi-faith respectfulness, Jon Benjamin, the chief executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews said: “If this is a way of appealing to Christians to engage in an important topical debate, then there is nothing at all wrong with a flyer of this nature. There is no suggestion of proselytising or of promoting intolerance and there can be no reasonable objection.” | |
| Media | The Universe - 27 September 2009 |
| A prominent Irish priest has said the 250th anniversary of Guinness should be commemorated by a ban on drink advertising and an acknowledgement of the harm alcohol has caused from Diageo, the company which owns the brand. Fr Brendan Hoban said a prohibition on advertising would make sense and was achievable, provided there was a resolve to do it. And he called on Diageo to publicly acknowledge the harm alcohol had caused. | |
| Media | The Universe - 13 September 2009 |
| Abortion adverts will not be broadcast on TV in the UK until next year at the earliest after regulators delayed a review of the UK advertising code following protests from the public. The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) has decided to postpone publishing its findings until next year after it received around 4,000 submissions protesting against the move and expressing concern. | |
| Media | The Universe - 13 September 2009 |
| Shadow broadcasting minister Ed Vaizey has said that the BBC should be forced to auction off Radio 1 and that the licence fee should be frozen. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the Tory MP said that the Conservatives believe that the BBC has an unfair advantage over its commercial rivals because of its publicly funded budget. | |
| Media | The Weekly Radio Magazine- August 2009 |
| The BBC Trust is considering whether it should make Radio 4 open up its ‘Thought For The Day’ slot to non-religious views. Speaking on the feedback programme, Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer said the Trust would come to “some kind of conclusion” later this year about the issue. A number of campaigners and listeners have argues that the slot on the Today programme should cover secular and humanist views as well as the major world religions. | |
| Media | Radio Magazine- July 2009 |
| BBC executives claimed more than £350,000 in expenses in the last five years. Claims included more than £2,000 to fly director general Mark Thompson’s family home from holiday in the wake of the Andrew Sachs row. Following inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, the corporation revealed bosses spent public cash on luxury hotels, champagne, “thank you” dinners, parties and even a private plane. Twenty-seven executives earn more than the Prime Minister’s £195,000 salary. | |
| Media | The Sentinel- 26 June 2009 |
| Radio was one of the biggest winners in the government’s eagerly awaited Digital Britain report. Large parts of the industry welcomed the firm commitment to a 2015 digital switchover after years of uncertainty and crippling dual transmission bills. Communications Minister Stephen Carter has announced that every service carried on a national or local DAB multiplex will cease broadcasting on analogue on a date that will be announced at least two years in advance. The vacated FM spectrum will be the home to a new tier of ultra-local radio – the commercial stations for which DAB is not an option, community radio stations and services previously carried on medium wave. | |
| Media | The Weekly Radio Magazine- June 2009 |
| Most people find swearing on TV offensive, a new poll commissioned by mediawatch-uk has found. The news follows Ofcom’s slating of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Great British Nightmare which used the “most offensive language” 115 times in the first 40 minutes. A survey of 1,002 British adults conducted by ComRes found that 73% of respondents considered swearing offensive and 70% believe that the regulator Ofcom should do more to reduce the amount of swearing on TV. The survey also found that swearing on TV encourages bad language in daily life and 53% believe children are not effectively protected from swearing on television. | |
| Media | Church of England- June 2009 |
| Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on the British media to report more on the positive aspects of religion rather than the actions of an “irresponsible few”. He was speaking at the Churches’ Media Conference 2009 in Swanlink via a pre-recorded video link-up on Saturday. Mr Blair, who launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in 2008, admitted there were negative aspects to religion as well as positive. He said: “As we know – and to put very simply – there are two big narratives about faith today: the negative and the positive. We all know which story is easiest to tell and often attracts the most attention.” | |
| Media | Church of England- June 2009 |
| The BBC has been criticised by the government for refusing to disclose information about staff salaries at its radio stations. The public accounts committee condemned the BBC’s secrecy, saying “unacceptable constraints” were placed on its attempts to examine whether the corporation was delivering value for money. | |
| Media | The Weekly Radio Magazine- June 2009 |
| Following the BBC’s decision to dismiss its former head of Religion and Ethics the Church of England has said it will keep a close watch on the corporation over the coming months. Mr Wakelin, a Methodist Preacher, was forced to reapply for his job after a department reshuffle but failed to secure it a second time. The Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, the Bishop of Manchester and a senior Church of England spokesman on broadcasting and communications said, “The BBC has assured us that these changes will strengthen their religious output. We very much hope this is the case and we will be monitoring the situation closely. Last week’s decision follows hotly on the heels of the recent appointment of a Sikh to produce Songs of Praise. | |
| Media | The Church of England– April 2009 |
| New proposals by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which will allow abortion clinics to advertise on television and radio for the first time have been challenged by the church and pro-life agencies. The move was described as being damaging to women and likely to lead to an increase in pregnancy rates. If the proposals go ahead, Britain will have one of the world’s most liberal broadcasting regimes on sexual health provision. | |
| Media | The Universe– May 2009 |
| A US radio shock jock barred from entering the UK has said he will sue for defamation after his name appeared on a list of the 16 “least wanted”. Michael Savage, who hosts far-right talk show The Savage Nation, called Home Secretary Jackie Smith a “lunatic” and said he was outraged that he had been named alongside hate preachers and a member of Hamas. Smith said she decided to make public the names of the 16 people banned since October so others could better understand what sort of behaviour Britain was not prepared to tolerate. She told BBC Breakfast that Savage was “someone who has fallen into the category of fomenting hatred, of such extreme views and expressing them in such a way that it is actually likely to cause inter-community tension or even violence if the person were allowed into the country”. Savage, real name Michael Wiener, insisted he has never advocated violence. | |
| Media | The Weekly Radio Magazine– May 2009 |
| PRS For Music, the performing rights agency, has said it will simplify the charges levied against shops, cafes and other public places that need a licence to have the radio on. Chief Executive Steve Porter announced the changes at the PRS general meeting last week, in a bid to reduce the recent negative media coverage about music licensing. Last summer, The Radio Magazine revealed that a number of commercial radio stations had complained to the radio centre about the agencies tactics, listeners said they had been cold-called by the performing rights agencies trying to clamp down on unlicensed workplace listening. | |
| Media | The Weekly Radio Magazine– May 2009 |
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