Insightful piece here from the Independent on Sunday on the changing face of election reportage. Once upon a time, a paper such as The Sun could proudly proclaim “it was us wot won it”, such was the extent of its propaganda – sorry, influence – but the advent of televised debates among politicians has, mercifully, [...]
Extraordinary scenes on the Independent’s newsroom floor. We learn from the Guardian that rival newspaper proprietor James Murdoch, chief executive of News Corp Europe and Asia, made an unscheduled visit to the beleagured but recently relaunched Indy on Wednesday afternoon, complete with a formidable henchwoman – Rebekah Brooks, former editor of The Sun and now [...]
Woe is the Daily Star after yesterday’s edition was removed from shops at Gatwick and Manchester airports. The removal was not, we are assured, on grounds of taste and decency but because of fears that its splash, headlined “Terror as plane hits ash cloud” with an image of a 747 with engines ablaze, could cause [...]
With the news that the FT Weekend has acquired a new editor – Caroline Daniel – we ask only this: please don’t change anything. The paper is perfect as it is.
Seventeen years ago A Slight Case of Libel, by the journalist Alan Watkins, was published. The book recounted events surrounding the alleged libel of Michael Meacher MP by Donald Trelford in The Observer. At the time, Meacher was a serious contender for a leadership position in the Labour Party. However, his libel action foundered. History [...]
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In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
After a raft of phone-hacking admissions and allegations, we are no longer seen as the gruff but dependable watchdog. Neville Thurlbeck, formerly of the News of the World (part of his Damascene conversion; to be continued).