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Too Much Football?
If you're not a fan, what is all the fuss about football?
UK Trade Mission to China
How the UK is perceived by the Chinese and how China wants to be seen internationally
Reporting Africa
Producer Mary Morgan on the debate about immigration and Africans in the UK
Social Media in Ukraine
How protestors are sending pictures and sounds from their mobiles and tablets
Media Hotspots for 2014
The countries listeners are likely to be hearing about - and from - in the next 12 months
The dangers facing journalists
Could 2014 be a less dangerous year for journalists?
Reporting South Sudan
The difficulties in reporting the complex dispute unfolding in South Sudan
The French President and the Media
The differences in French and UK media when reporting on the 'private life' of leaders
Press Freedom in the UK
What is the impact of media regulation on press freedom in the UK?
China's Search for a Pop Idol
Listeners' reactions to China's efforts to create a state-approved global pop star
Technology Overload
Is the proliferation of technology programmes on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ becoming confusing?
Swiss Vote on Immigration Quotas
Were reports on the Swiss vote on immigration fair and balanced?
Advertising and Sponsorship
Listeners voice concern over the impact of advertising and sponsorship on Â鶹ԼÅÄ services
Ukraine and Social Media
How the situation in Ukraine has developed over the last few months
Celebrating International Women's Day
Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service marks International Women's Day with two new documenataries
Media Coverage of Crimea
How news about the referendum is being reported in Ukraine's media
Social Media in Turkey
Why social media has been so widely adopted in Turkey
Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Funded by Licence Fee
What are the implications of changes to the way Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service is funded?
Funding the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service
What the new licence fee funding arrangments mean for Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
Some of the views of freedom that emerged from 1000 responses to the question
Coverage of Oscar Pistorius
Is the Â鶹ԼÅÄ focusing too much on Pistorius and not enough on other African stories?
Covering Afghanistan's Elections
The challenges of reporting and broadcasting Afghanistan's elections
Scottish Referendum
How much coverage is the Scottish independence referendum getting on the World Service?
Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Coverage
How the local and global media have reacted to the story of Nigeria's missing schoolgirls
Africa in the Spotlight
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Newsday editor Simon Peeks on balancing African and global news coverage
Describing Boko Haram
Is it fair to describe Boko Haram as Islamist?
Is the Threat to Journalists Growing?
What can be done to make journalists safer in their work?
The World Cup
The competition among broadcasters for international sports broadcast rights
Reporting Pakistan
In the wake of the Karachi airport attack what are the challenges of reporting Pakistan?
The Media in Kosovo
How the media in Kosovo has developed in the last decade, and listeners' soundscapes
Understanding Audiences
What our audience profiles and their consumption tell us