Journalism

In defence of vox-pop journalism

Spontaneous interviews offer a vital insight into the lives of ordinary people

By Anoosh Chakelian

Donald Trump’s media sewer

There is a civil war on the Maga right – and anti-Semitism is its faultline

By Lee Siegel

Did Farage give our Guardian scoop to the Telegraph?

Also: the electoral wisdom of on-the-ground reporters, and jet lag meets its match

By Katharine Viner

The Slapp trap

As media lawyers battle to keep Britain’s libel industry lucrative, hopes for reform are fading

By Peter Geoghegan and Jenna Corderoy

What was BuzzFeed?

The website is now on the verge of bankruptcy

By Finn McRedmond

Journalism’s appetite for doom

Also: hunting for spies in north London, and our erosion of the Royal Navy

By Andrew Marr

The news cycle might give me a heart-attack

Also this week: a return to “gunboat diplomacy”, and the unruly path of reason

By Lionel Barber

Hunter S Thompson’s freaks have overrun America

The pioneer of gonzo chronicled his people’s wild descent – and saw what his country has now become

By Barney Horner

Britain according to The Traitors

Also this week: rereading Agatha Christie, and the golden age of journalism

By Helen Lewis

The power of print

Britain’s weeklies have always been more than journalism – they are a battleground of ideas

By Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Olivia Nuzzi’s bad romance

Washington’s best journalist exposed the Maga elite. Now she has exposed herself

By Faye Curran

How do you explain tragedy to children?

From terrorist attacks to the war in Gaza, I have spent ten years reporting difficult topics for the most sensitive…

By Felicity Capon

How the Maga vibe shift came for Teen Vogue

There’s been a conservative counter-revolution inside women’s magazines

By Olive Pometsey

Piers Morgan on monarchy, Rupert Murdoch and Paul Marshall

How did the broadcaster become the most successful hack in Britain?

By Will Lloyd

Jodie Ginsberg on journalism after Gaza

The director of the Committee to Protect Journalists on Israel, censorship and how the UK needs to defend press freedom

By Samir Jeraj

Bari Weiss’s American fairy tale

Having sold The Free Press, CBS New’s new editor-in-chief may find herself in ideological jeopardy

By Lee Siegel

The Hack is missing its heart

Jack Thorne’s News of the World phone-hacking ITV drama dulls the astonishing scandal

By Pippa Bailey

Journalists in Gaza are accepting a death sentence

Anas al-Sharif is among the hundreds killed by Israel since 7 October 2023.

By Phoebe Greenwood

How Rachel’s tears landed at the Daily Male

Your weekly dose of news and gossip from journalism, broadcasting and beyond.

By Alison Phillips

This week on the BBC: rows over Gaza, alleged bullying and Kneecap

Your weekly dose of news and gossip from inside the UK and international media.

By Alison Phillips