Martin Campbell
About Martin
Martin Campbell is a trained journalist
with a background in
COMPLIANCE :
- Ofcom's Chief Advisor, Radio
- Director of Programming and Advertising at the Radio Authority
- Involved in authorship of the Broadcast Codes
BROADCASTING :
- Managing Editor of national Talk Radio (UK)
- Group Programme Director for Allied Radio
- Head of Talks at BRMB, Birmingham
- Head of Features at Radio Trent
NEWSPAPERS :
- Editor and news editor posts at EMAP over ten years
- Freelance on national newspapers
TRAINING :
- Chair of the Broadcast Journalism Training Council
- Head of News at the original National Broadcasting School
- Course Leader of the Post-Graduate Broadcast Journalism Course at Cornwall University
- Regular trainer at Radio Nederlands training news editors from around the world.
- Media Awareness trainer
- External examiner at various validated journalism courses
- Expert talent manager
Martin Campbell has been operating as a journalist, manager and regulator in print as well as operating behind and in front of the microphone since the late 60s.
He now works as a media advisor for television, radio and newspapers and as a commentator on media events and journalistic practices.
He can tackle problems with CODE COMPLIANCE, COMPLAINTS, PROGRAMMING, TRAINING, LICENCE ISSUES, MEDIA LAW, and also works closely with Media Objectives to offer a full package to deal with media issues. He is Head of Compliance for communications experts Brand Conversation
and is Senior Programme Adviser for podcast specialists BigFings MEDIA
RECENT ARTICLES/APPEARANCES :
Making a Monkey of Ofcom - Radio Today
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/03/opinion-making-a-monkey-of-ofcom-by-martin-campbell/
Is Ofcom on a Witch-Hunt - Response to the Daily Mail
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/01/opinion-is-ofcom-really-a-witch-hunter/
Should ex Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre take over
as the chair of communications regulator Ofcom?
The BBC - Is the news biased, the agenda pure woke,
the comedy too left wing ... and what about Lineker?
The Downing Street Briefings ... Are they too political?
Martin Campbell with Eddie Mair.
Gary Lineker thinks the BBC licence fee should be voluntary.
If it was ... would YOU pay? LBC debate :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1dMK61XJBQ
Radio Today discussion programme on consolidation,
networking and localness on UK commercial radio ..
The Cliff Richard ruling is no blow to press freedom ... and the BBC needs a shake-up. Broadcast Magazine article
https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/cliff-richard-ruling-is-no-blow-to-press-freedom/5131706.article
The Celebrity Big Brother Punch - Abuse or not?With Andrew Castle on LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DujupHyR2JY
The Industry must beware unintended consequences of revoking the licence of RT (Russia Today)
https://media.info/television/opinion/banning-rt-the-industry-dilemma
Interview Techniques for Businessmen and Politicians (taken from Business Connections Live programme below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogEQ2_dqG7Q
One hour TV programme on the Media and its changing role with Business Connections Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfpibBzl4w
Tesco's Christmas Advert backlash over inclusion of Muslim family. Andrew Castle's breakfast show on LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNH1WGE7IkU
The Sky Takeover - Before the Culture Secretary's statement, 5Live's Wake Up To Money discusses the Fit and Proper Test and the Murdochs
De-Regulating Commercial Radio - Interview with Roday Today's Trevor Dann (preceded by interview with Danny Baker) ...
https://audioboom.com/posts/5634493-the-radio-today-programme-february-22nd-danny-baker
Radio Released from Shackles - Reaction to Government intention to de-regulate radio ...
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/02/opinion-piece-martin-campbell-on-regulation/
Those texts between the BBC and the police as Sir Cliff's home was raided. On LBC with Nick Ferrari and David Elstein ...
Martin Campbell Story - Part of David Lloyd's Conversations Series - Radio People Who've Made a Difference
https://audioboom.com/boos/4935346-conversations-episode-26-martin-campbell?t=0
Graham Norton and what the BBC pays talent ... with Shelagh Fogarty on LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k56UJuhDCgY
Why Sir Cliff Richard is Right to Sue the BBC (media.info)
https://media.info/television/opinion/why-sir-cliff-richard-is-right-to-sue-the-bbc
Fifty years of the F Word - A Five Live Special on our attitude to swearing 50 years after Ken Tynan first uttered the F Word on the BBC
The Jekyll and Hyde watershed. Adrian Chiles on 5 Live
Complaints pour in over Jekyll and Hyde. BBC Midlands interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_oZNc1oqA8
Local TV - A Brave Venture - or Folly? Jeremy Hunt's idea unveiled at DCMS in 2011 on YourNewsUKTV. Broadcast personalities discuss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8z95vMGcxo
Is the Watershed doomed? The BBC's DG thinks so. Is he right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmhE8ErDqrk
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02hsg3j
UKIP's IN, the Greens are OUT. The row over the leadership debate on LBC
Radio Today - Cliff Richard and the Peril Facing the Press
https://madmimi.com/p/316f25?fe=1&pact=24695770934
eRadio - Radio Today (The state of regulation and radio localness)
Nicky Campbell Breakfast Show BBC 5Live (CBeebies Land plans)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYr4nabhbhk
LBC 97.3 Nick Ferrari Show (Coronation Street/Michael Le Vell trial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROzMrju_MCM
Victoria Derbyshire 5Live (Coronation Street product placement row)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMp2LVp5KPc
LBC 97.3 Nick Ferrari Show (Panorama and LSE)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVoWZ_a_zaI
Martin Joins BigFings (Radio Today)
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/02/former-ofcom-chief-advisor-joins-bigfings/
LBC (Big Fat Quiz 2012 & the Mail-led row)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXIPDDZORgY
BBC Morning Report (UK media's role in hoax)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8Nf8Fc6pU
Radio 2 Bulletin (UK media and 2Day's prank)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAEq0TgyG8Q
Herald and Sun in Australia (UK Media's role in the nurse hoax)
Peter Allen Drivetime (Leveson and beyond)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dCW0hlgTzY
BBC Berks (The Lord McAlpine affair)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqdd9C2CWA4
5 LIVE Richard Bacon debate (Newsnight)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Tc2lwGjpU
BBC website (Where does the BBC go now?)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20309098
5 LIVE Breakfast (George Entwistle's resignation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTKuI8dz4Is
BBC 5 Live (Rupert Murdoch, is he 'not fit'?)
BBC TV NEWS (Phone Hacking) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvIkTda7ZH8
BBC 5 Live (Sky News e-mails)
Your News UK TV (Local TV) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dotaSs7Xq2I
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/10/21/local-tv-calls-for-muxco-rethink/
The Guardian (Media Regulation) :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/03/ofcom-radio-sledgehammer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2011/jul/03/ofcom-bbc-news-impartiality?INTCMP=SRCH
UK Press Gazette (Leveson Committee)
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=48270
Radio Academy Radio Festival (Contributor to Nick Ferrari Late Night Phone-in Session)
http://www.radioacademy.org/events/radio-festival-2011/rf2011-programme/rf-2011-room-2/
BJTC Awards 2012 (with Simon Bates)