The Huw Edwards crisis has revealed the BBC’s editorial blind spot
If the corporation is to survive, it needs a robust policy for covering celebrity scandals.
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The decadent society
With the nation consumed by sleaze, the serious business of government is at a standstill.
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In praise of the DVD
The infinite choice of TV streaming has led to banality and fatigue – it’s time to embrace physical media once…
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Jeremy Clarke was a supreme chronicler of the hand-to-mouth life
I lament the loss of my fellow down-at-heel columnist. We aren’t the kind that hang around for long.
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Is AI a danger to humanity or our salvation?
The founders of AI are divided over what’s next.
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My first days in charge of the Evening Standard prompt a return to office habits
Also this week: a word of warning for Sadiq Khan and reflecting on the new age of AI journalism.
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The tug of war over Boris Johnson’s honours list is also a contest for favour from the Tory press
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Keep cameras out of British courtrooms
Excessive media voyeurism can turn a sensitive case into its own content vertical – with seriously negative effects.
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The BBC degrades itself with its Phillip Schofield fixation
From an “exclusive” interview to a live feed on the This Morning presenter’s departure, the broadcaster has left its lofty…
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Succession games reach the Daily Mail
This week saw a promotion for Vere Harmsworth, a promising executive and… son of Lord Rothermere, the Daily Mail’s proprietor.
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Do we need another political podcast?
The Power Test, co-hosted by Ayesha Hazarika and Sam Freedman, will delight Westminster obsessives.
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Mourn the death of online media’s optimism and anarchy
The decline of Vice and BuzzFeed marks the end of a time it was easy to believe the internet was…
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Is Substack the future of media?
Elon Musk’s ruin of Twitter has been a boon for the newsletter platform, which is reshaping the market for the…
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HMV is coming back to Oxford Street – music fans should rejoice
The retailer will return to its former flagship shop in central London after a four-year absence, following a surge in…
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Axed Times columnist has stopped pulling punches
David Aaronovitch didn’t hold back about his former employer – or the Telegraph.
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A decade on from the New Statesman’s 100th anniversary, I’m flushed with reminiscence
During the austerity decade, life at the magazine was coloured by gifted colleagues and celebrity guest edits.
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The strangeness of the right’s war on “green day”
Culture warriors deploy the word “freedom” to keep us chained to a regressive, repressive status quo of fossil fuels.
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Tim Davie and Richard Sharp have lost the BBC dressing room
Staff at the broadcaster hold its director-general and chairman in contempt.
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John Motson channelled the exhilaration of football, but commentary has moved on
For many fans the veteran commentator’s death has been the focal point for a wider sense of loss.
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Journalism’s dirty secret isn’t nepotism – it’s luck
With enough motivation, anyone can get their foot in the door. Staying in the room is where it gets complicated.
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