Mutiny at the BBC: “Almost everyone has left. No one does any journalism”
After BBC chairman Richard Sharp’s appearance before a select committee, the mood has turned from despondency to rage.
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The Zahawi affair only proves the power of journalism – and the failure of government
If parliament is serious about standards, it should make the fourth estate stronger.
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Will the Sunday Times turn on “wokery”?
After the liberal Emma Tucker, the newspaper’s appointment of Ben Taylor as editor could mean a rightwards shift.
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I am haunted by the fear of being usurped by an artificial intelligence program
With relentlessly miserable weather and inspiration running dry, the last thing I need is a digital doppelgänger.
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The genius of Jennifer Coolidge
In her performances – and in her Golden Globes acceptance speech – the 61-year-old actress tells us so much about…
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Prince Harry’s ITV interview revealed more about posh British men than the tabloids or the royals
This interview was the prerogative of two ex-public school boys. The rest of us, less privileged, can only watch.
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“It was a caprice of the algorithm”: Louis Theroux on becoming a Gen Z icon
An old documentary clip of the 52-year-old broadcaster rapping made him an unexpected TikTok sensation.
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Why I hate end-of-year lists
We think of them as a glimpse into a person’s taste, but they’re more revealing of how that person wants…
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Why the Sun must sack Jeremy Clarkson
It doesn’t matter what you think of Meghan. What matters is what you think about women.
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Is Robbie Gibb out of control at the BBC?
The former Tory aide’s lecture to Newsnight staff over impartiality has intensified concerns over his role at the broadcaster.
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How to spot fake news and fight back against post-truth politics
Five ways in which you can fight the rise of media bullshit.
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How it feels to be cancelled by Calvin Robinson and the free speech brigade
Aren’t the right supposed to be against intimidating people into silence?
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How Peter Kay changed British comedy
The beloved Bolton comic, now going on tour for the first time in over a decade, became a national phenomenon…
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The sick satisfaction of torturing Matt Hancock on I’m a Celebrity
Not only did I feel like a bully, I enjoyed feeling like a bully. But is reality TV the right place…
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Mirror of the nation
For 100 years, the BBC has informed and infuriated. Would Britain be Britain without it?
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Advertisers, please stop exploiting cost-of-living anxiety
At best, it’s an unhelpful reminder of the financial issues we face. At worst it’s cynically capitalising on our anxieties.
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Matt Hancock is taking the Tories’ last shred of dignity with him to the jungle
I do not want to see him eat a kangaroo’s penis. I do not want to see spiders crawl into…
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Inside the BBC reckoning over its economic coverage
With austerity looming, a review is investigating whether journalists have been prone to bias and misleading analogies.
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Why the political panel show is dead
Controversy-ridden Mock the Week is the latest show to bite the dust – is it any wonder when politics is…
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The unlikely revival of the Daily Star
How the once downmarket tabloid began lighting up a gloomy news agenda.
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