News UK, journalism and Politics…plus ça change
The reciprocal closeness in the relationship between journalism and power is a prominent feature of British political history. In times
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Panama Papers: media attacks on Cameron may have more to do with Brexit than banking
In an era in which public trust of traditional media is slowly rising from the low point of the phone-hacking scandals
Read moreHere comes the son: Sky’s not the limit for James Murdoch.
In a move that Brand Republic describes as ‘highly symbolic’ James Murdoch is to return to Sky, the UK’s leading subscription broadcaster, as Chairman.
Read moreThe collapse of the Coulson trial and the police process
This week saw the latest high profile episode in the turbulent recent life of David Cameron’s former director of communications
Read morePanorama and The Fake Sheikh – Trawling Tabloid Excesses
On Thursday night Panorama finally broadcast its exposé of Sun on Sunday journalist Mazher Mahmood, also known as the ‘Fake Sheikh’. The programme was
Read moreWill we ever see part 2 of the Leveson inquiry?
Posted by: Dr John Jewell With the news yesterday that Dan Evans, a former journalist at the News of the World
Read more“Keep Out” of press regulation
Posted by: Nicholas Jones Rebekah Brooks’ acquittal on the charge of phone hacking will be interpreted by much of the
Read moreLeveson and the use and abuse of history
Posted by Professor Justin Lewis Last week on the Today programme I heard a senior figure from the Murdoch stable
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