Media Brief
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| 10:10 UK time, Tuesday, 2 March 2010
As the BBC's media correspondent, I cover the personalities, politics and ethics of the media, as well as creative, business, technology and legal issues. This is my summary of what's going on.
The BBC will unveil a new strategy today that could lead to the closure of 6 Music, the Asian Network and half its website pages. In the Guardian, the Director General Mark Thompson explains the thinking and says the BBC must not do everything.
BBC | Director General Mark Thompson to outline BBC strategy 
Mark Thompson | Guardian | The BBC can't do everything
Neil Midgley | Telegraph | BBC plans to put £600m into quality TV
The Conservative spokesman Ed Vaizey seems to have changed his mind about 6 Music.Urmee Khan | Telegraph | BBC 6 Music should be saved, say Tories
John Humphrys continues his inquiry into the future of BBC on Radio 4's Today.
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There's Oscars controversy after one of the producers of The Hurt Locker broke Academy rules by sending out emails knocking Avatar, the main rival for the best picture prize. But most of the votes are already in.
Independent | Oscars favorite in trouble over campaign blitz
Lord Ashcroft's "non-dom" tax status dominates the newspaper front pages. BBC | Newpaper review
