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The BBC vs Gary Lineker: An own goal? | The Listening Post

2023/3/18
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The suspension by the BBC of Gary Lineker, a well-known footballer-turned-broadcaster, over a tweet comparing the United Kingdom’s new immigration bill with 1930s' Nazi Germany, is exposing the double standards in British journalism and politics.Contributors:Myria Georgiou - Professor, LSEWilliam Turvill - Media correspondent, New StatesmanAsh Sarkar - Contributing editor, Novara MediaMartin Bell - Former correspondent, BBC NewsOn our radar:Afghan journalists are paying with their lives in the power struggle between the Taliban and ISIL (ISIS). Producer Flo Phillips looks into the targeted explosion that marked Afghanistan’s National Journalism Day.Generative AI and journalism:Are you OK with AI?  Artificial intelligence is not exactly new, but it is having a blockbuster few months with constantly developing software that can do much more than responding to instructions. Producer Ahmed Madi explains the potential of AI and how it might transform the media you consume.Contributors:Jon Christian - Managing editor, FuturismMelissa Heikkilä - Senior reporter, MIT Technology ReviewPranav Dixit - Tech reporter, BuzzFeed NewsSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News