Media

Who’s normal enough for Makerfield?

Andy Burnham is relying on his accent, and his taste for meat pie

By Will Dunn

I am filled with a menacing fear for the future

The Titanic on the horizon haunts my imagination

By Tom McTague

Gisèle Pelicot’s battle isn’t over

Shame is changing sides, but it’s a work in progress

By Cathy Newman

Finding hope for humanity at Hay

Also: the tiresome return of Brexit, and a cultural workout

By Andy Zaltzman

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

Why the right is obsessed with Angela Rayner

The media can’t handle a working-class woman having fun and wielding power

By Jonn Elledge

What was BuzzFeed?

The website is now on the verge of bankruptcy

By Finn McRedmond

Exclusive: Reform overtakes the Conservatives in media mentions

New research from Cardiff University finds Reform is now treated as the opposition party on mainstream news shows

By Rachel Cunliffe

Exclusive: BBC director general Tim Davie resigns

He’s held the post since September 2020

By Ailbhe Rea

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

The Brits who want to overthrow the state

And why it will never happen.

By Jonn Elledge

The rebuilding of Tommy Robinson

The EDL founder has conquered the “alternative” media sphere.

By Nicholas Harris

Addison Rae and the art of AgitPop

Her public persona is one of a starlet propped up by a Warholian cabal.

By Ella Dorn

Britain’s AI delusion

Sacrificing national security or intellectual property for digital progress could leave the country incalculably worse off.

By New Statesman

Elon Musk’s secret weapon

BBC News is the key to the X owner’s fixation with British politics.

By Will Dunn

The making of a media mogul

For centuries, the news industry has been shaped by wealthy, powerful men. Have they also helped to destroy it?

By Alison Phillips

Will the Daily Telegraph’s new buyer threaten its independence?

Dovid Efune has entered into exclusive talks to buy the title. Plus: the shrinking Standard and Badenoch woos the Sun.

By Alison Phillips

Has social media pushed fandom to a point of no return?

It used to be people would respect your personal space – now, it’s all a bit sinister.

By Tracey Thorn

Google’s days of monopolising the web may be numbered

Also this week: Michael Gove’s delight at Spectator editorship, and the BBC’s Strictly bullying claims.

By Alison Phillips