A survey based on the comprehensive monitoring and transcribing of more than 250 programme items during the period of the 2001 general election  The analysis is divided into several key areas: first the coverage of Andrew Marr, the most high-profile…

News-watch, then known as Minotaur Media Tracking, investigated a strand of BBC programmes across radio and television channels in February 2001, entitled ‘Europe and Us’, which attempted to explore the UK’s relationship with the EU across a range of programme…

In the three days beginning January 30th, the Today programme mounted a series of items by reporter Sarah Nelson on the theme of whether the UK should withdraw from the EU, culminating on February 1, with a substantial portion of…

News-watch – formerly known as Minotaur Media Tracking – sought to establish whether the BBC’s requirements of broad impartiality and fairness were met on Radio 4’s Today programme between 22 May – 21 July 2000. The nine-week survey interval was…