Today Tim Davie has been named the incoming Director General of the BBC, taking over from Tony Hall, who has served since 2013.
The coronavirus crisis has provided a powerful reminder of the role that the BBC plays in British public life. In mid-April, we found that 60% of the public felt it was doing a good job responding to the crisis, and it has seen its reach grow considerably.
Even before the crisis, our research had documented that the BBC remains by far the most widely used source of news in the UK both online and offline, and it is one of the most highly trusted sources of news, just as others’ have found that public service media have a net positive impact on the amount of hard news produced and how informed (and how equally informed) the public is and do not seem to crowd out commercial competitors, provided the remit is clear and the service provided distinct.
But this rallying around the Beeb does not change the fact that the BBC faces existential challenges, including political criticism from both the right and the left and, most fundamentally, waning public attention.
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