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Sky News and anti-social media

Sky News and anti-social media

The channel's decision to ban retweets by its journalists is a great leap backwards.

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Voice of the Arab spring

Voice of the Arab spring

Al Jazeera is an enigma – although owned by an absolute monarch, it’s hailed as an independent voice in a region scarred by tyranny. Mehdi Hasan visits its headquarters in Doha to see if the praise is deserved.

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Why the left is wrong on Jeremy Clarkson

Why the left is wrong on Jeremy Clarkson

Clarkson's call for strikers to be "shot" was an unfunny joke that required no comment from anyone.

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China set to reduce number of foreign TV shows

China set to reduce number of foreign TV shows

TV broadcasting agency sets new rules on the amount of foreign television programmes that can be aired.

On Sky News, Twitter, and whether we would like journalists to be human

On Sky News, Twitter, and whether we would like journalists to be human

Those who work for news organisations should, within reason, have a free hand in their personal tweets and writings.

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Alex Salmond, the BBC and the impartiality question

Alex Salmond, the BBC and the impartiality question

The SNP leader's rugby punditry was cancelled on grounds of impartiality. Is he right to raise concerns about political interference?

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BBC defends decision to censor the word

BBC defends decision to censor the word "Palestine"

The broadcaster claims that allowing the lyric "free Palestine" would have comprised impartiality.

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Humphrys closes in on Moyles

Humphrys closes in on Moyles

Increase in listeners for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

Dispatches hires Daniel Pearl as new editor

Deputy Editor of Panorama joins Channel 4’s current affairs programme.

Sun scraps Jefferies Supreme Court contempt appeal

Sun scraps Jefferies Supreme Court contempt appeal

The Sun withdraws Chris Jefferies challenge as The Mirror fights on.

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