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I'm the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, has decided against seeking a second term and is to step down in May next year .

The search for a successor will be conducted under Nolan rules for public appointments. The possible names in the frame as Dame Patricia Hodgson, who's already a trustee, and Roger Parry, chairman of YouGov.

Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú One controller Jay Hunt has also announced her departure - to become chief creative officer at Channel Four, the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú reports.

The and The [subscription required] both say the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú was thrown into turmoil by the two senior bosses quitting.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú reports Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú and its staff to consider licence fee payers ahead of possible strike action over pensions, which could coincide with the Conservative Party conference and the Spending Review announcement. The Conservative Party chair Baroness Warsi has written to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú's director general, Mark Thompson, to ask about arrangements for Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú coverage of the conference if the strike goes ahead.

Has the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú unions actually called a strike? Not according to their statement as I explain on my blog on the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú College of Journalism site.

The the new ITV breakfast show Daybreak has lost a fifth of its audience in a week.

The [registration required] that a government advisory body has warned that the proposed 2015 date for the digital radio switchover is "far too early", and said a rushed implementation of the scheme could exclude large swathes of listeners.

Pope Benedict XVI has not arrived yet, but his UK visit is already stirring up strong feelings. More than 50 public figures have signed a letter to the Guardian saying the Pope should not be given a state visit because of the Vatican's record on birth control, gay rights and abortion, as highlighted in the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú newspapers review.

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• Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú | Jay Hunt leaves Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú for Channel 4
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• Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú | Culture minister Jeremy Hunt makes Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú strike plea
• Torin Douglas | Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú | Journalism blog Devil and Detail 2
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• Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú | Newspaper review

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