Brian Cathcart

One article smearing Muslims reveals the depths to which journalists and editors have sunk, writes Brian Cathcart

When Britain's politicians swore to make racial equality a reality and did not deliver, they compromised democracy itself, writes Brian Cathcart

Brian Cathcart reveals how the paper that exposed phone hacking has joined the cosy newspaper cartel that publishes Government advertorial in return for a bung from Michael Gove

Brian Cathcart explains why Britain's right-wing newspapers will try their best to support the Government in its attempts to 'move on' from the scandal of the Prime Minister's chief advisor.

By failing to be transparent about themselves, it is difficult to trust most of the mainstream newspapers when it comes to the truth about others.

With Boris Johnson handing out millions of pounds of public money to subsidise a cheerleading press, Brian Cathcart says that the corruption is so brazen it takes your breath away.

With a public inquiry into their handling of the COVID-19 crisis looming, Brian Cathcart sees signs that the Government's cheerleaders are helping to make scientists the scapegoats

The stench of corruption could hardly be stronger, says Brian Cathcart, on the bung Boris Johnson's Government is giving to his employers in the British press.

Brian Cathcart explains why the press asking for public money to help them through the Coronavirus pandemic must follow the same reasoning they applied to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Brian Cathcart explains why political parties should back calls in a letter published today in the Financial Times to commit right now to holding a public inquiry into the UK's response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Brian Cathcart argues that, while journalism is in crisis because of COVID-19, subsidies to untrustworthy newspaper proprietors are not the answer.

Brian Cathcart on why reporting that helps people form a balanced understanding of the Coronavirus outbreak so that they can make up their own minds in an informed way is absolutely vital.

Brian Cathcart on how the Sunday tabloid admitted that it published a false defamatory story about a member of the public, but still dragged her through court.

Why the Conservative MP's return to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is a bad sign for decent journalism in this country.

It is as if the football club is playing an away fixture, uphill, under rules written by the opposing side – which also happens to employ the referee, argues Brian Cathcart.

Brian Cathcart asks when an institution involved in wholesale lawbreaking will begin to take some responsibility.

There’s a lot of evidence about Morgan and hacking, but how much has he already admitted? More than you might think reveals Brian Cathcart...

Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, on why Britain's right-wing press will be intent on destroying the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex now more than ever.

Even the outgoing chair of Britain's main press regulator admits there's a problem with Islamophobia, but Brian Cathcart reveals how his successor thinks powerful white people are the victims.

Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.