Editorial

This section contains quantitative and qualitative research published by the BBC Trust which examines various aspects of the BBC's editorial values and standards. This includes research commissioned to inform our impartiality reviews and the Editorial Guidelines Review.

Editorial Guidelines

Researching the BBC's draft Editorial Guidelines with the UK public, (PDF file, 158KB)
Taste and standards qualitative research, (PDF file, 308KB)

Impartiality

Safeguarding impartiality in the 21st century, (PDF file, 630KB)
Business coverage (PDF file, 623KB)
BBC Network coverage of the devolved nations, PDF (192KB)
Coverage of 'Arab Spring', PDF file (611KB)
Review of the breadth of opinion reflected in the BBC's output, PDF (1.9MB)
Coverage of rural affairs, PDF file, 833KB)

Complaints framework

Mystery shopping exercise (PDF file, 308KB)
2008 Complaints framework - quantitative research (PDF file, 347KB)
2008 Complaints framework - qualitative research (PDF file, 251KB)

Trust in media

Trust in broadcasting, (PDF file, 71KB)