The Broadcasting Press Guild is a British association of journalists who specialise in writing and broadcasting about television, radio and the media generally. A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Note: broadcasting is also a term for hand sowing. ...

It began in 1974 as a breakaway body from the Critics’ Circle with a membership of 27, and now comfortably numbers over 100. The Guild's members cover all of the major national newspapers and leading trade journals; they include media correspondents, reviewers, previewers and feature writers. The Guild is divided about evenly between staff journalists and freelancers. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A periodical, magazine or publication printed with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade/business. ... A freelancer or freelance worker is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer. ...

The Guild exists to further professional relations between its members and the people its members write about, namely, those engaged in broadcasting. Its most regular activity is the holding of lunches to which are invited leading industry figures for question and answer sessions. They also annually hold the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards to recognise achievement in British broadcasting.

Over the years, the Guild has entertained every BBC Director-General and Chairman with one exception; every government minister responsible for broadcasting; and a wide range of top executives from all British television and radio channels. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... The Director-General is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the BBC. The position is appointed by Board of Governors of the BBC. Sir John Reith (1927-1938) Sir Frederick Ogilvie (1938-1942) Sir Cecil Graves and Robert W. Foot (joint Director-Generals, 1942-1943) Robert W. Foot (1942... The Board of Governors of the BBC is a group of twelve people who together regulate the BBC and represent the interests of the public, in particular those of viewers and listeners. ... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ...

External links

• Official website of the Broadcasting Press Guild
• Source IMDb: Broadcasting Press Guild Awards