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| Inform, educate, and entertain | What is the aim of a public service broadcast? |
| John Reith | Who was the first director of the BBC? |
| Charter (renewable) Board of Governors overseeing 5k employees in 1939 | Who is the BBC overseen by? |
| Despite government requests, the BBC stayed impartial | How did the BBC react to the Trade Union Strikes in 1926? |
| BBC showed both sides of the story | How did BBC react to the war period? |
| BBC are known to be credible because they aren’t biased they can appropriately self censor and don’t buckle under pressure and don’t propaganda people | How did BBC become ‘the voice of the nation’? |
| 1936 but 1953 Coronation(process of crowning royal) creates significant interest | When did BBC TV begin and what was popular? |
| 1955 | When did ITV start? |
| Due to its representation of a potential nuclear attack on Britain | Why was Peter Watkins 1965 documentary drama for BBC banned? |
| Platforms of mass communication could be used to spread crazy ideas that would go against the government . Spy agency MI5 covertly vetted prospective corporation employees during the cold war | What did the government fear after the rise of small screens in 1950s and how did they deal with it? |
| 1985 ‘Real Lives’ in addition to further violence. Journalists strike in protest. | Why did the government imposes a broadcasting ban on Sinn Fein from 1988-94? |
| In order to escape the rules of the land radio stations took place on boats in the sea where rules did not apply as it was out of state. | How did pirate radio come about? |
| A 1965 report by Morley Safer, from CBS TV, made telly that was uncomfortable to watch due to it's violent and truthful nature | What is the ‘Televison War’? |
| 1980, first 24hr news channel. Global reputation forged through its reporting of US led NATO bombing of Iraq in 1991 | What is the CNN effect? |
| Rise in people watching different (Eastern) news channels such as Al Jazeera and Press TV so they could see the coverage from other POV. | How did the 2003 iraq invasion effect peoples TV watching habits? |
| BBC World News France 24 CNN Russia Today China TV | Name five global news channels |
| Content generated by users, eg YouTube videos. Authorship often unclear and new propagandistic possibilities including creation of ‘fake news’ | What is user generated content and why is it a concern? |