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A Christian who reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent with piano playing that amazed the judges, has spoken out about experiencing bullying for being a Christian. Paul Gbegbaje wants to be a good witness in the music world where there are many difficulties and temptations. “I see it as being a light in a dark place”, he said. “There are people trying to [encourage you to drink]. If you don’t do that, they will want to know why you don’t,” he said. “I don’t have to preach and shove a Bible in someone’s face, they just have to see me living that [way] and that God lives through me. It’s about being an ambassador.”
Media	Christianity August 2011



The government has welcomed a report that seeks to restrict sexualised media content that children have access to, but will wait to see if the industry responds before legislating. The report recommends that music videos have age restrictions on them, and that the front pages of men’s magazines are covered. It proposes that retailers sign a code of practice on the design and marketing of clothes for children. It also proposes restricting the sexualised content of outdoor advertising, listening to parents’ views about the watershed, and banning the employment of children under 16 as ‘brand ambassadors’.
Media	Christianity August 2011



A community radio station in Somerset has become the latest to be caught by Ofcom faking on-air interaction in a pre-recorded show. Ofcom received a complaint from a listener who had discovered that the edition of Somer Valley FM’s Jukebox Hour transmitted on 28 February had been recorded prior to its broadcast. During the broadcast of the programme, the listener had called the staton to speak to the station manager (also the presenter). The listener was informed that he was on leave and therefore unable to take the call.
Media	The Radio Magazine June 2nd-8th, 2011



The BBC conducted a survey as part of its Diversity Strategy. Its conclusion: “In terms of religion, there were many who perceived the BBC to be anti-Christian and … misrepresenting Christianity.” The BBC’s reaction to its own consultation? “The BBC does not have an anti-Christian bias. We have strict editorial guidelines on impartiality, including religious perspectives.”
Media	The Universe June 12, 2011



The BBC will apologise to fashion chain Primark after an investigation found an award-winning Panorama programme about the firm “more likely than not” included faked footage of child labour. It states the activity being carried out by the boys “did not appear to the committee to be genuine”.
Media	The Sentinel June 17, 2011



A film about Kimani Ng’ang’a Maruge, an 84-year-old man who enrolled in primary school in 2003 so he could learn to read the Bible was released in New York and Los Angeles in May. Directed by Justin Chadwick and written by Ann Peacock, “The First Grader” is set in a remote primary school in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. According to a statement on the National Geographic Entertainment website, Capella University will make a $0.50 donation – up to a total of $50,000 – to three charitable organisations each time the movie’s trailer is viewed on YouTube.
Media	Life And Work July 2011



Actor Jim Caviezel knew he was taking a controversial role when he played Jesus in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Since that role, Caviezel says he has been ‘rejected in my own industry’, a consequence director Mel Gibson warned him about before he accepted the role. ‘He said, “You’ll never work in this town again”. I told him, “We all have to embrace our crosses”.’ Caviezel was addressing an audience of churchgoers in Orlando, Florida. The actor said he wasn’t worried about his career, saying that his faith guides him both personally and professionally.
Media	Evangelicals Now June 2011



The BBC is facing some of the biggest cutbacks in its history following a deal that has seen the licence fee frozen for six years. But while staff are losing their jobs and programmes are set to be axed, the BBC has decided to spend thousands of pounds hiring an external company to conduct an 'internal census', the Mail has learned. Staff were shocked to receive an email from management earlier this week telling them it had hired pollsters Ipsos MORI to 'understand better the diversity of BBC employees'. All of the BBC's 17,000 plus staff have been invited to voluntarily disclose their 'sex¬ual orientation', 'ethnicity', 'disability' and 'religion' in the questionnaire, emailed to workers on Monday.
Media	Daily Mail March 8th 2011



This week saw a first for British TV; for the first time a manufacturer was able to pay to have their product included in a British television programme. Although we are used to seeing products used as props in programmes, until now it has not been possible for manufacturers to pay for inclusion. All this changed on Monday when Nescafe paid over £100,000 for the privilege of having its Dolce Gusto machine placed in the kitchen area of the This Morning set.
Media	Mediawatch-UK - 4th March 2011



A former BBC presenter has accused the corporation of bias, saying ‘Christians are fair game’ for its journalists. In his memoirs Peter Sissons, a former BBC newsreader, said: ‘Trade unions are mostly good things, especially when they are fighting BBC managers. Quangos are also mostly good, and the reports they produce are usually handled uncritically. ‘The Royal Family is a bore. Islam must not be offended at any price, although Christians are fair game because they do nothing about it if they are offended.’
Media	Salvationist, 12 February 2011



Concerns have been raised that secondary schools could face a shortage in teachers after figures show the number of graduates applying for training courses has plummeted. The numbers of people applying to train as secondary school teachers is down by about nine per cent this year, figures from the Graduate Teacher Training Register suggest. In some subjects, it is believed applications are down by nearly 40 per cent.
Media	The Sentinel January 29th 2011



Senior BBC executives spent more than the average UK salary on taxis in just a quarter of a year, figures show. The executives spent a total of around £28,000 on cab fares in the three-month period, according to expense claims. And the figures show BBC creative director Alan Yentob actually spent more on cabs than he did a year earlier. That comes despite a cost-cutting drive across the corporation, including efforts to cut expenses. The average UK salary is around £26,000.
Media	The Sentinel January 21st 2011



In September, a television and billboard pro-euthanasia group Exit Inter-national, headed by Dr. Philip Nitschke, was banned in Australia. The contentious TV advert was set to be aired on September 12 but advertising regulators denied permission for the ad to go ahead. In September, Exit’s billboard advertising campaign was also banned under state laws which do not allow the aiding or abetting of suicide or attempted suicide.
Media	Evangelicals Now November 2010



In November and December, more than 1,000 posters asking the question “is there more to Christmas?” will appear inside buses in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The campaigns are being sponsored by Message on the Move (MEMO) as part of a ministry to communicate Christian truth to the traveling pubic in the UK.
Media	Idea November/December 2010



Glastonbury Abbey has apologized this week for allowing a Hollywood superstar to promote a film about sorcery form the abbey’s revered premises. Nicholas cage used the abbey to talk about his new film – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – as a backdrop to a live link-up with the United States. However although the film is only rated PG, locals were appalled that one of the oldest Christian locations had been used to endorse a film centred on witchcraft and sorcery.
Media	Church of England Newspaper September 24, 2010

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