Tim Davie's departure is highly regrettable at such a key time for the @BBC. The VLV believes he always had the interests of citizens, viewers & listeners at heart. We call on the Chair & Board to continue to put those interests centre stage in the appointment of a new DG.

The irony https://t.co/pWSaGbNMbC while @Ofcom demands BBC tighten editorial control to preserve trust & impartiality, it has struggled to enforce similarly strict standards on other broadcasters, especially where the law & definitions create wiggle-room for partisan presenters.

"We're at a pinch moment here", Professor Catherine Johnson at our conference on Thursday discussing the potential ITV sale to Sky Comcast & safeguarding a public service system that operates in the the public interest. More analysis is available on @BeebRoger

Anyone interested in hearing our new @CardiffJomec research on the impartiality of news presented at @vlvuk conference in London this week, check out @BeebRoger podcast. The research initiated a panel discussion about regulation/editorial standards:

If Lord Rothermere is allowed to buy the Telegraph, he will control more of the UK's newspaper market than Rupert Murdoch's News UK and Reach *combined*. @lisanandy must immediately halt the deal and investigate its clear threats to the public interest:

A wry note by @BBCRosAtkins on the Radio 4 Media Show that it’s 2.5 weeks since there’s been any official BBC interview on the current crisis, and nobody from BBC News has ever spoken about it. This points to a real problem of accountability.

GB News has a monthly viewing share of 0.75%. Not 75%, not 7.5% - nought point seven five per cent. Not a single GB News programme featured in the top 50 shows for early November. Billionaire backers can buy you a broadcasting licence but they can't buy you respect

https://t.co/78tC8od1Ct from our conference yesterday. It's definitely worth subscribing if you care about public service media.

research found that 68% of the public strongly support the principle of impartiality & three quarters are opposed to opinion led news programming. So why didn't Ofcom amend the rules? This & the low down on the @BBC leadership crisis discussed & dissected in @BeebRoger podcast

Under current @Ofcom rules, yesterday's budget could have been presented by on TV by Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer without the rigorous analysis & holding to account that most, but critically not all, of our broadcasters strive to provide the public. @Stephen_Cushion @CardiffJomec

Looking for insight on the recent @BBC leadership crisis? Head to Roger Bolton's Beebwatch https://t.co/8fLi9zPYFS for the sessions at our conference yesterday that sparked a flurry of press commentary with @markdamazer & @stevenjbarnett

How do you solve a problem like #impartiality? @Stephen_Cushion presented critical research on how to get impartial research from a representative survey, rather than focus group research which @Ofcom used to justify & quantify their response to politicians presenting news.

NEW: Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says. Suggests Gibb should’ve recused himself over Gaza coverage. Mark Damazer is a figure people listen to on the BBC. Huge row still raging over bias claims… https://t.co/bAWpQU1aew

We were delighted to welcome @Rhuanedd Director of BBC Nations & newest member of the @BBC Exec Committee to our conference this am. She expressed that "it's been a really tough few weeks at the BBC & the overwhelming emotion is sadness at the loss of two great public servants."

We have a fantastic line-up at our autumn conference tomorrow looking at audio indies, what next for the #bbc #impartiality & more with @thekatiederham @WhistledownProd @Rhuanedd @podotpods @ritula @EndersAnalysis do join us https://t.co/KxH9aAh4v4

Last chance to book, join us to hear what next for @BBC @ITV, #impartiality #podcasting with @stevenjbarnett @thekatiederham @WhistledownProd @Rhuanedd @TorinDouglas @ritula @StewartPurvis @markdamazer @EndersAnalysis @Stephen_Cushion @NineLivesMedia https://t.co/KxH9aAh4v4

"The BBC is our most effective defence against the dangers of global media power concentrated in the hands of a few private individuals". We're in an urgent battle to safeguard democratic media, check out the proposed solution here

Do you want to know what's next for the @BBC?, #impartiality? #balancedreporting? #democracticmedia? It's the last chance to book for our conference next Weds 26 head to https://t.co/mRL6soBJBd

Join us to learn what next for @BBC & @ITV, trust in news & how podcasting has transformed PSM with @stevenjbarnett @thekatiederham @WhistledownProd @Rhuanedd @TorinDouglas @ritula @StewartPurvis @markdamazer @EndersAnalysis @Stephen_Cushion & more https://t.co/mRL6soBJBd

We're delighted that @BBC Interim Director of Nations @Rhuanedd Richards will give the opening address at our conference next week which will be followed by a discussion on What Next for the BBC? with @markdamazer & @stevenjbarnett. Do join us, to book https://t.co/mRL6soBJBd

We're delighted that @BBC Interim Director of Nations @Rhuanedd Richards will give the opening address at our conference next week which will be followed by a dicussion on What Next for the BBC? with @markdamazer & @stevenjbarnett. Do join us, to book https://t.co/mRL6soBJBd