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Media briefing Friday 06 Mar 2015 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » PM faces being 'empty-chaired' as TV debates are expected to go ahead Broadcasters say they won’t let one party dictate the terms, adding they may have legal grounds to show empty pulpit where David Cameron should be  Alan Yentob's phone hacked thousands of times, court hears BBC executive a target for Mirror Group journalists because he was in charge of high-profile TV shows and had a valuable address book of famous contacts, trial told  Katharine Viner wins staff ballot for Guardian editor Ballot result means Viner is guaranteed place on shortlist of candidates to succeed Alan Rusbridger  Sun royal editor's life 'in pieces' over alleged offence he didn't know existed Duncan Larcombe was a serious journalist with ethics and morals, his barrister told Old Bailey jury during closing speech  India’s Daughter: nearly 300,000 watch BBC's Delhi rape documentary in UK BBC receives more than 30 complaints after it brought forward broadcast of controversial film despite ban by Indian government  BBC defends Mohammed Emwazi coverage Some viewers had accused corporation of reporting too much on Islamic State fighter and glamorising his cause  BBC to offer up to 5,000 digital traineeships Young unemployed people to take part in programme teaching skills such as web design and short video editing  Nigel Farage and Tony Blair in C4 race and diversity documentary Equality campaigner Trevor Phillips explores ‘unease’ of race, religion and culture issues in Channel 4 documentary featuring Ukip leader and former PM  BBC Trust chair calls for external oversight of corporation Rona Fairhead effectively calls time on her own job as she urges end to nearly a century of BBC regulating its own affairs  BBC's Jeremy Bowen denies antisemitism in 'holocaust card' tweet Middle East editor faces criticism over his Twitter coverage of speech by Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu  Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day’s media stories, including PM faces being ‘empty-chaired’ as TV debates are expected to go ahead  Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Vice apprenticeships: traffic highs, pay lows? | Media Monkey Youth media company faces barrage of criticism on Twitter after it posts ad offering pay of £109 – or $127 – a week

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