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Lens on Cambridge after Black professor's death amid scrutiny of his credentials

LONDON: The spotlight has now turned to the universities of Cambridge, Durham and Glasgow for allegedly overpromoting Jason Arday, and particularly to Cambridge, as the former professor’s death continues to dominate UK media coverage.

The Times of India

The BBC and Channel 4 may soon be safe from Tory attacks – but they still need reform

Public service broadcasting has been threatened by a hostile government for years. A Labour win offers the chance for a reset, says Dorothy Byrne, a former head of news and current affairs at Channel 4

The Guardian - UK

My imposter syndrome advice, from a top Cambridge women’s college boss

‘Always ask for a pay rise – and think of Boris Johnson,’ said Dorothy Byrne

The Independent UK

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Kevin Spacey hits back at fresh allegations in new Channel 4 documentary

TV head hopes programme will spark ‘a #MeToo moment for men’ ahead of two-part show on the Oscar-winning actor

The Guardian - UK

From flagship to flagging: cuts that place Newsnight in jeopardy

Faced with falling figures, Kirsty Wark’s departure and new ways we consume news, a show that once set the agenda is in deep trouble

The Guardian - UK

Emily Maitlis: I pay my licence fee because I want the editorial independence

The 52-year-old former Newsnight presenter spoke during a talk as part of the Cambridge Festival on Monday.

The Independent UK

Sorry, Jeremy Hunt, we older people want to work. But bosses just don’t want us to

The chancellor says that Britain needs us oldies back in employment, but the discrimination we face is an outrage, says Dorothy Byrne

The Guardian - UK

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The laughable plan to sell off Channel 4 is over – now it’s time for big ideas

Now how about some reforms that allow the channel to grow, compete and flourish, writes Dorothy Byrne, former Channel 4 head of news

The Guardian - UK

No one but Ghislaine Maxwell is to blame for her revolting crimes

Jailed for 20 years yesterday, she was a wicked, greedy and depraved criminal that no childhood troubles can excuse, says documentary film-maker Dorothy Byrne

The Guardian - UK

Spacey Unmasked: Channel 4 commissions Kevin Spacey documentary

The two-part series will investigate Spacey’s life as well as the outcomes of his two court cases

Evening Standard

Ending sperm donor anonymity will have a profound impact on families

Letters: Readers, including sperm donors and a recipient, on the potential consequences if the fertility watchdog recommends that the law is scrapped

The Guardian - UK

I agreed to my sperm donor’s anonymity - now I see my daughter has a right to know who she is

The law guaranteed lifelong anonymity needs to change, says Dorothy Byrne, president of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries attacks ‘lefty lynch mob’ over Channel 4 sale and says Thatcher wanted to privatise it

The contentious decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked outrage from opposition parties

The Independent UK

The sell-off of Channel 4 won’t benefit anyone but Boris Johnson

This is an act of political dogma and score-settling, says former head of C4 news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne

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Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Nadine Dorries? She just doesn’t understand Channel 4’ says Dorothy Byrne

Londoner’s Diary: fight for C4 begins, says Byrne / Rick’s rolling in it / Cleverly’s ticket woes / Sienna’s familiar feeling / The family Dench / Shivers for Swayne / NFT trouble

The Independent UK

Channel 4 privatisation sparks Tory backlash as ministers accused of ‘throwing red meat to right-wing voters’

‘Unconservative’ and ‘opposite of levelling up’, say senior figures

The Guardian - UK

Cronyism fears as businessman Sir Ian Cheshire is named head of Channel 4

Jon Snow and other leading broadcasters express concern over appointment and call for C4’s public service remit to be protected

The Guardian - UK

The Channel 4 exposé of the Jeremy Kyle Show made me ashamed of the TV profession

Inexperienced young production staff seem to have been under such pressure that they lost their moral compass, says Dorothy Byrne, former head of news at Channel 4

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