Brian Cathcart
Articles by Brian Cathcart
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UK Politics
PR is so un-British
- 11 November 2009
Our media are wedded to first-past-the-post because it makes for a great front page and somehow captures our eccentricity
Books
Odd man out
- 29 January 2009
The Strangest Man: the Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius Graham Farmelo Faber & Faber, 495pp, £22.50
Media
The wars of too many words
- 11 December 2008
- 1 comment
Since the Independent offered its readers more on Saturday, bulk has been the weapon of choice in the circulation war
Media
Against the liberalocracy
- 13 November 2008
- 2 comments
The editor of the Daily Mail sees himself as a victim, desperately leading the defence of the values of the mass of decent people
Law & Reform
The Real McCann Scandal
- 23 October 2008
- 32 comments
Brian Cathcart details how the British press set out to systematically destroy the parents of Madeleine McCann.
Media
News hit by whiteout
- 09 October 2008
- 1 comment
The press is still in panicky denial over diversity and racism, as the coverage of Sir Ian Blair's departure shows
Media
The market delivers bad news
- 02 October 2008
- 3 comments
If Grade's shareholders had their way, ITV would probably broadcast no regional news programmes at all
Media
Journalists: they can't live without us
- 25 September 2008
Amid all the changes delivered by communications technology, no one has yet found another way of generating news content. It's just a pity they show so little interest in making that content better
Media
Getting things right is not a luxury
- 18 September 2008
- 1 comment
In sacking most of its sub-editors, Express Newspapers is making a classic error. The job these people do is not an optional extra or an anachronism; it is integral
Media
Get out the suntan lotion
- 11 September 2008
Rain and floods mean a crisis for editors, a crisis of waffle. People are upset, but what can you say? Who can you blame? What does it mean?
