Given that new culture secretary James Purnell has responsibility for both media and the wider cultural landscape, a spot of convergent thinking wouldn't go amiss.

New culture secretary James Purnell is to personally look after broadcasting in a shake-up of ministerial duties at the DCMS. James Purnell has taken ministerial responsibility for broadcasting in a ...

James Purnell has been appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by the new Prime Minster, Gordon Brown. Formerly Minister for Pensions in the Department for Work and Pensions, the ...

BBC director general Tony Hall has unveiled his long-awaited management reshuffle, anointing Charlotte Moore as director of content and expanding James Purnell’s role to cover education.