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Monday 30 August 2010

Mark Thompson: 'Once gone, it will be gone for ever'

A year on from Murdoch's attack, Mark Thompson offered a robust defence of PSBs. Will it be enough to save the BBC? By James Robinson and Jane Martinson

Media Monkey's Edinburgh Diary

Media Monkey: Who should have hit their off switch, and who was wearing the (tight) trousers?
Channel 5 redundancies loom

Staff at the Richard Desmond-owned channel may find out tomorrow if their applications for voluntary redundancy have been accepted. By Tara Conlan
Has reality TV killed off documentaries?

Maggie Brown: A debate at the Edinburgh TV festival wondered if 'noisy characters' were replacing serious, in-depth journalism

How to interview Mark Thompson

Krishnan Guru-Murthy: I was well prepared for my session with the BBC director general – and he duly gave me a 'tumbleweed moment'
Edinburgh wasn't about TV, it was all about Murdoch

Steve Hewlett: The dominance of Sky in the British television industry is undeniable – but will this benefit the BBC?

Meet the army's own media corps

The Combat Camera Team is the army's own embedded media corps, reporting from Afghanistan. By Jemima Kiss
Long-form journalism starts a new chapter

With the help of Twitter and sites such as Long Form and The Awl, longer articles are finding a new lease of life as people take the time to find and read them. By Bobbie Johnson

Radio Times editor Ben Preston reflects on life after newspapers

Apps and an improved website are key to the future of the BBC's TV listings magazine. By James Robinson

Is Pope Benedict's media team up to the challenge?

As the pontiff prepares for his visit to Britain next month, the capability of his press team is under scrutiny. By Paul Donovan
DJ and Bestival founder Rob da Bank | My Media

'I spend half my time on the Isle of Wight and read the weekly paper there'