The new DG started by stressing the need for ‘velocity’. First, he’ll have to navigate staff cuts, culture wars and a sea of fake news
Matt Brittin’s message was pretty clear on his first day as direc…
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‘Reparations take many forms’: what the UN’s landmark vote on enslavement means for restorative justice ○
As the United Nations recognises the transatlantic slave trade as a crime and calls for reparations, a growing ‘global diasporic movement’ is pushing for action
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5 months ago
Palestinian reporters have paid a terrible price in another horrific year for journalist killings | Jane Martinson ⊖⊖⊖
The Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was the most prominent name among so many targeted for simply bearing witness to the truth
In January this year, Anas al-Sharif was filmed being lifted into the …
Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson ⊕⊕
The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this president
Love Actually may be a terrible movie, but it provid…
6 months ago
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson ⊖⊖
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold
The resignation of the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, over acc…
9 months ago
A desperate, opportunist press and vicious politicians: no wonder the debate on refugees is so awful | Jane Martinson ○
Migration is one of the most important issues of our time and needs serious consideration. History will damn much of the UK media for failing to do that
At the end of August the Sun put a picture of a…
10 months ago
Murdoch v Trump: why the flawed media titan could be the final protector of press freedom | Jane Martinson ○
His companies may have hacked phones and broadcast lies, but Murdoch appears ready to battle the president to uphold editorial freedoms
Years before Rupert Murdoch bought the Wall Street Journal, the …
14 months ago
Academic freedom in the US is under threat – universities of the world, unite! | Andrew Graham ○
We cannot be neutral with respect to fake news, misinformation or outright lies
In western academia, everything began with philosophy. Ever since, especially since the Enlightenment and the scientific…
17 months ago
Observer appoints Lucy Rock as editor as Tortoise Media sale confirmed ○
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Title’s first female editor in more than a century will work alongside a digital editor, as Observer builds online brand
Lucy Rock has been appointed as the first female editor of the Observer in more…
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