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I'm the Â鶹Éç's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

Welsh MPs and Assembly Members want UK ministers to explain the sudden departure of S4C's chief executive, Iona Jones. Her exit follows reports that the UK government plans to cut the Welsh-language channel's budget by 24% over four years, the Â鶹Éç reports.

S4C's the night before her departure.

The [subscription required] BSkyB's purchase of the HBO dramas shows it wants to reduce its reliance on sports rights.

BSkyB's strong results put pressure on Rupert Murdoch to raise his offer for the rest of the company

In my Â鶹Éç College of Journalism blog I look at Chris Addison's claim that political reporting is trivialising politics. The stand-up comic and actor from 'The Thick of It' singles out the Â鶹Éç's Nick Robinson for criticism.

The Â鶹Éç's newspaper review says public spending cuts and reaction to government plans to scrap the mandatory retirement age of 65 fill many papers.

Links in full

• Â鶹Éç | Shock resignation of Welsh-language channel S4C head
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• Torin Douglas | Â鶹Éç College of Journalism | Cut the jokiness from politics reporting
• Â鶹Éç | Newspaper review

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