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Public Service Broadcasting

How can the quality and diversity of news and current affairs output be maintained in the digital age?. Public Service Broadcasting. What is quality to you?. Our attempt to define quality. This is what we came up with. Everyone has an opinion on quality Quality is in perception

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Public Service Broadcasting

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  1. How can the quality and diversity of news and current affairs output be maintained in the digital age? Public Service Broadcasting

  2. What is quality to you? Our attempt to define quality...

  3. This is what we came up with... Everyone has an opinion on quality Quality is in perception BBC aiming to put quality first – this is outlined in a speech by Mark Thompson The public fund the broadcasts - so the masses expect what they perceive as quality In terms of news they expect truth, depth, authority, impartiality and knowledge The public pay, the public want quality, but the public are a diverse audience...

  4. What is diversity? Our attempt to define diversity...

  5. This is what we came up with... Diversity is variety BBC have to cater for all audiences Cuts could make it more difficult to be diverse Not everyone wants to hear, read or see the same thing...

  6. This is how the news used to be... Clear, concise and authoritative.

  7. What is the digital age? Introduction of technology which has digitalised our society World Wide Web News can read anywhere Social media User generated content How has it affected the news output?

  8. How news is now... Conversation, accessible, available

  9. Citizen journalism and user generated content How useful is it?

  10. Negatives Aren’t aware of BBC guidelines Not necessarily a reliable source Have to be technically and editorially sound Lacking in authority, impartiality, and technical ability

  11. Adds to the richnessEncourages and increases diversityMakes delivering news fasterPromotes involvement in the two-way conversation Positives BBC journalist Trushar Barot talks about the importance of user-generated content

  12. Challenges facing Public Service broadcasting License fee frozen Government cuts Versus commercial news companies Lack of funding Can they maintain quality and diversity?

  13. This is how... Online TV Radio Filtration, quality not quantity

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