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Charlotte Moore, Turkish press crackdown, Concern about 成人快手 independence

A look at the media world, including the 成人快手's new controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore and a crackdown in Turkey on press freedom.

We hear from the new Controller of 成人快手 TV Channels (成人快手 1,2 and 4) and iPlayer Charlotte Moore about her vision for the future. She also gives her response to claims (from Culture Secretary John Whittingdale and a recent report from consultants Oliver & Ohlbaum and Oxera Consulting), that 成人快手 TV has become less distinctive.

We hear from Sevgi Akarcesme, Editor in Chief of Today's Zaman about the Turkish state takeover of the anti-government newspaper for which she works, and from the 成人快手's Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen on the context of this crackdown on press freedom.

A recent report by Sir David Clementi into the governance and regulation of the 成人快手 recommended that the government appoint about half of a reformed future 成人快手's operational board. The Director General of the 成人快手, Lord Hall, said this recommendation could undermine the 成人快手's independence from government. So where should the balance lie between 成人快手 freedom from government influence and the public's ability, via the democratically elected government, to have a say in how the 成人快手 licence fee is spent? We hear from "the insider's insider" Tim Suter. He's been a 成人快手 TV executive,worked for the broadcasting regulator Ofcom, is on the board of the Press Recognition Panel, advised the House of Lords Communications Select Committee and is one of the leaders of the European Broadcasting Union's project for developing a vision for European Public Service Broadcasting.

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  • Wed 9 Mar 2016 16:30

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