BBC Media Show Podcast

The Media Show on the BBC Radio 4’s Podcast page is worth a listen, to get into the habit of keeping up-to-date with current developments and news. There is lots of evidence to show that students with a good knowledge of media developments get better marks in the exams than those who do not. There are not many better ways of painlessly gaining this knowledge without having to trawl through media pages of newspapers. They last only half an hour each week, are completely free and you can subscribe via itunes. This weeks podcast has the following description:

“As the BBC announces substantial cuts, Steve Hewlett talks to the Director General Mark Thompson about cuts, job losses, the licence fee settlement and the corporation’s strategy; Maggie Brown and Tim Suter discuss the BBC’s future; Stewart Purvis, the former Partner for Content & Standards at Ofcom, looks at the recent Ofcom report into News Corps bid for BSkyB.”

All very topical and relevant to your studies.