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The Coronavirus Crisis: Journalists Should Not Pick Sides
16 March 2020
, 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.

The Beautician and the Beast: Danielle Hindley v the Mail on Sunday
25 February 2020
, 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.

The Worst of the Worst: John Whittingdale’s Return as a Media Minister
17 February 2020
, 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.

Manchester United’s Fight Against the Sun has Little Hope with a Toothless Press Regulator
10 February 2020
, 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.

Distorting Mirror: Court Exposes a Corporate Phone Hacking Coverup
30 January 2020
, Brian Cathcart asks when an institution involved in wholesale lawbreaking will begin to take some responsibility.

Piers Morgan and Phone Hacking: What Even He Can’t Deny
21 January 2020
, 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...

Harry and Meghan are Taking on the Corporate Press – Fighting for Issues which Should Matter to Us All
9 January 2020
, 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.

For British Muslims the Outlook for 2020 is Continuing Racist Abuse from the Press
6 January 2020
, 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.

The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election
3 December 2019
, 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.

Yes, there is a Crisis in British Journalism and Journalists are in Denial
19 November 2019
, The editor-in-chief of Press Gazette, Dominic Ponsford, insists all is well with British journalism. Here, Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, responds.

Rod Liddle and Fraser Nelson Pervert Press Freedom to Publish Vile Racism
1 November 2019
, The stones thrown by the likes of the Spectator hit people and freedom of expression cannot be used to justify this

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Standing Up to the British Media Protects Us All from Press Abuse
2 October 2019
, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Ben Stokes and Gareth Thomas are fighting for us all when they speak out against the appalling behaviour of our tabloid media.

David Cameron was in Bed with the Press – Why is he Airbrushing Out his History as a Media Puppet?
26 September 2019
, Professor Brian Cathcart reviews former prime minister David Cameron's autobiography and the crucial omissions about phone hacking and the Leveson Inquiry.

The Times, Andrew Norfolk and the ‘Muslim Foster Care’ Story: An Ugly Picture
26 June 2019
, Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, on his new report examining how a reporter at The Times newspaper published three front-page stories which were fundamentally wrong and damaging to perceptions of Muslims.

Phone Hacking: Time the Police Stepped In
5 February 2019
, Evidence against executives and editors is piling up in the civil courts, but newspapers are just buying their way out of trouble. The right place for this is the criminal courts, which means the Met must act

Racism in the Press: Lessons of the Raheem Sterling Case
14 December 2018
, Calls for change from within the press are welcome but will make no lasting difference. The only workable remedy is effective, independent regulation that takes racism seriously

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