The press doesn’t understand the public
The only institution to have had a more damaging election than the Tories was Fleet Street.
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The Washington Post drama reveals the myth of Americanisation
Britain’s distinct journalistic style is proof of its cultural independence.
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Fleet Street is colonising the American newsroom
As US newspapers haemorrhage cash, a British sensibility is their last hope.
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The Tory media wars
Right-wing news groups are preparing for Rishi Sunak’s defeat and a battle for the soul of the Conservative Party.
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Who owns the news?
The New York Times’ lawsuit against AI is a fight for the future of journalism.
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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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Can Telegraph grandees halt the sale of the paper to the UAE?
The tension between global markets and the sanctity of British institutions has been exposed again.
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Zombie news: the strange resurrection of the local paper
The ghosts of regional journalism are being used to sell ads and score political points – but there are also…
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Right-wing papers are preparing the Tories’ downfall over net zero
As with their coverage of Liz Truss’s leadership, the Sun, Mail and Telegraph are out of touch with public opinion.
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The psychological trauma of reading the news
Is compulsively doom-scrolling and checking the news the cause of our anxiety or a symptom of it?
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The prince who fell to Earth
During his day in court, Harry seemed to have a sparse understanding of how journalism works.
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The new front in Prince Harry’s battle with the tabloids
Even if the Duke of Sussex fails to prove any unlawful behaviour by the Mirror Group, he is likely to…
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Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”
The former BuzzFeed News editor on covering Donald Trump, the lure of social media, and how to restore trust in…
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Newspaper circulations are dropping – but that doesn’t mean they’re dead
Winning their support remains important for political leaders.
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Is this the end of newspapers?
I still take two papers a day. But the habit of a lifetime is vanishing beneath my inky fingers.
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Extinction Rebellion makes a splash on ‘Fleet Street’
Not before plastering the wrong building in green paint.
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When will the BBC get over its fear of the right-wing press?
The Gary Lineker affair has proved the corporation still takes its lead from the same papers that want to destroy…
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Make Britons pay for the “sidebar of shame” to save the Daily Mail, says columnist
Can anyone tell Stephen Glover what’s wrong with this idea?
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Right-wing newspapers are killing the Tories with kindness
Little wonder some in the party are in denial about what could be about to hit them – they’re heading…
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Who will replace Britain’s longest-serving newspaper editor?
John Witherow has stepped down as editor of the Times. The succession pits an “old-school news hound” against an approachable,…
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