The Guardian view on the BBC: getting ready for the fight of its life
Editorial: With fierce competition from streaming services and the licence fee under threat, Tony Hall’s successor must get the corporation on the front foot
December 2016
The Guardian view on the BBC chair: selfless public servant wanted
Editorial: The corporation’s system of governance is at the heart of its ability to fulfil its mission of fearless impartiality
June 2015
Greenslade
Why Iain Overton, gun culture expert, is one of journalism's nice guys
Investigative reporter who resigned from his job over the Newsnight/McAlpine drama refuses to blame anyone but himself, saying I was not a scapegoat
April 2015
Ex-BBC director general and Jeremy Paxman reunite for election night
George Entwistle to team up with former Newsnight colleague for Channel 4’s coverage of 7 May general election
November 2014
BBC hopes ‘textbook’ investigation into ‘fake sheikh’ heralds fresh start
Hopes for future after controversy over decision to drop investigation into Savile and threats to scale back Panorama
July 2014
From BBC to right hand of Pope: Patten to advise Vatican on media strategy
Former Tory chairman takes new job advising Holy See on how to handle press weeks after quitting BBC for health reasons
June 2014
Media blog
BBC Trust chair: why short-term politics mustn’t do long-term damage
Steve Hewlett
Steve Hewlett: This isn’t a two-day-week-role – it’s a big and complex job at a time when the coporation needs more governance, not less
May 2014
The BBC report
From David Kelly to Jimmy Savile, how does the BBC deal with a crisis?
Media blog
Appointing a chair of the BBC Trust will be complicated by charter renewal
Steve Hewlett
March 2014
Cash-strapped BBC scraps £15,000 portraits of director generals
Corporation to break 80-year tradition of commissioning oil paintings of outgoing director generals and take photos instead
February 2014
Greenslade
Newsnight's McAlpine scandal - 13 days that brought down the BBC's chief
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade presents an extract from the forthcoming book, Is the BBC in crisis? It's by former BBC executive Vin Ray
Media interview
Alan Yentob: 'The BBC can't compete with its hands tied behind its back'
Tara Conlan: BBC's creative director on his closeness to Tony Hall, competition from rivals like Google – and his plan for more apps
Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten after 'dismal' year for BBC
BBC will not commission official portrait of George Entwistle
Caroline Thomson 'pleaded' to work notice period at BBC
January 2014
Greenslade
John Humphrys changes places - the interviewer to be interviewed
Ex-Today editor to grill Today's interrogator
December 2013
MediaGuardian
Media Talk podcast: Christmas quiz 2013
From Simon Cowell to £1m payoffs: John Plunkett tests teams on the best and worst moments from the media year
October 2013
Graham Norton: how BBC handed out multimillion payoffs 'defies belief'
Chatshow host criticises 'sacks of cash' paid to departing executives at a time many in BBC were having to tighten belts
September 2013
Media Monkey
BBC's George Entwistle finds every picture tells a story
Media Monkey: Is the corporation going to commission a portrait of the former director general in line with tradition?
July 2013
MediaGuardian
Media Talk podcast: BBC annual report, Daily Star sales rise
Former BBC editor Nick Lawrence gives us the lowdown on the corporation's annual report and former PCC chairman Stig Abell discusses the latest ABCs
