The fall of the mainstream media
How the press was demonised – and why it matters.
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Facing blowback from James Dyson
Also this week: Taking on the tech giants, and remembering Terry Venables, football’s great showman.
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When the internet goes dark
How states are weaponising digital shutdowns to stifle dissent
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The BBC needs to stop being its own worst enemy
The corporation must stand up to Conservative bullying and prioritise fairness over an impossible standard of impartiality.
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France and the fatwa
The attack on Salman Rushdie has exposed the deepening fault lines in French culture.
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Echo of Moscow radio was independent to the end – its spirit will survive
Even Vladimir Putin will suffer from its closure, because he will no longer know what the opposition is talking about.
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