Author: |Posted: 2:14 pm on 22/07/08
Category: Blog
One of my earliest tasks as Channel 4’s newly appointed viewers’ editor was to oversee the commissioning of a large scale study on diversity. Undertaken over the last year, the research explores a core part of the channel’s remit – appealing to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society. read more
Author: |Posted: 9:47 am on 16/07/08
Category: Blog
There have been lots of programmes about Muslims in the past few years – some have been positive but many have not. Post 9/11 and then 7/7 it was inevitable that film makers, writers and journalists would want to cover issues around Islam, terrorism, suicide bombing and the spreading of hate. read more
Author: |Posted: 10:04 am on 09/07/08
Category: Blog
This week saw the broadcast of the latest Dispatches documentary, It Shouldn’t Happen to a Muslim – a programme which investigated whether the 7/7 London Bombings and a fear of terrorism has fuelled the rise of violence, intolerance and hatred against British Muslims. read more
Author: |Posted: 4:09 pm on 01/07/08
Category: Rated-Slated
Not surprisingly, Big Brother dominated viewer feedback last month with over 4,000 complaints and 212 appreciative comments making their way to Viewer Enquiries in June. read more
