TV news 'a turn-off for young and ethnic minorities'
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Media & professional: Ofcom says solution could be to axe impartiality rules.
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By TIM CUPRISIN  The early news for NBC's much-hyped "Black Donnellys" is as bad as you'd expect from an anachronistic drama about poor but handsome Irish-American lads fighting their way through the fake mean streets of their New York 'hood.
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Ethnic minorities and those from poor backgrounds face a "glass door" in London's film and television industry.
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The candidate's failure to draw much support from the ethnic community has sparked an ugly debate over whether his race is the reason
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The Muslim Council of Britain criticises the new series of US drama 24 for its "unbalanced portrayal" of Muslims.
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Kenya's state-run broadcaster is accused of bias in favour of President Mwai Kibaki in its election coverage.
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The BBC may have contributed to an increased strain on serious news values, chairman Michael Grade says.
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Text of report in English by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS  Moscow, 7 September: The majority of the Russian audiences prefer news programmes to other TV broadcasts. According to the results of a public opinion poll conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Poll Centre.
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ITV wants to reduce the number of regional newsrooms it operates from 17 to nine.
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24-hour television news culture prizes emotion over reasoned argument and live reportage over uncovering stories, claims presenter.
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An attempted live broadcast of childbirth on British TV will be too "intrusive", a medical body says.
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After decades of dictating what  British viewers watch, broadcasters must adapt to the  democratic values of the Internet or die, leading media  executives said on Friday.
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Qatar-based satellite network al-Jazeera warns that a new Arab media code could hinder freedom of expression.
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If there were still any doubts about the  growing influence of the Polish community in Britain, a Welsh  TV channel may well have dispelled them.
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PBS' "NewsHour" tilts too heavily toward Republican white men in its sources and needs to do a better job promoting diverse points of view, a watchdog group said in a report issued on Tuesday.
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Television networks are learning a harsh lesson in reality -- too many reality shows are a turn-off for viewers.
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By JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN  LOS ANGELES - Before her daughter was born, Marnie Cooper sifted through newspaper and magazine articles, weighing the pros and cons of exposing young children to TV.