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Will Young: ‘It Got Much Worse After Pop Idol. I’m Surprised There Hasn’t Been an Exposé on The X Factor’
The first Pop Idol winner – and Byline Times supporter – speaks to Josiah Mortimer about the pressures of fame and the stories he believes are still to come to light about the reality TV music world
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The Centrists Cannot Hold: Client Journalism and Our ‘Concierge Media’ Are Threatening Liberal Democracy
Obeying in advance by US and British media means they cannot combat the march of the hard right Broligarchs
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Left-Wing Media Mogul? Environmental Campaigner Dale Vince ‘Interested’ in Funding Breakaway Observer Title
The owner of energy firm Ecotricity tells Byline Times he is open to funding a new media project staffed by Observer journalists opposed to its sale to Tortoise Media
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All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About
You won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
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The Cosy and Comfortable Liberal-Democratic Political-Media Class and the Darkness Ahead
Who will – truly – hold the line with the prospect of a more extreme politics coming to Britain via the ballot box?
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Tortoise and the Heir: The ‘Slow News’ Media Firm Behind the Observer Sale and the Curious Company It Keeps
As the Guardian announces the ‘sale’ of the 233-year-old Observer to Tortoise Media, Carole Cadwalladr takes a closer look at its moneymen
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Running with the Hares: Why The Guardian’s Observer Sale to Tortoise Will End in Tears
Guardian Media Group journalists are right to resist plans to sell the Observer newspaper to James Harding’s Tortoise Media, argues Mic Wright
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Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far
You don’t have to look very hard to see that Starmer’s Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you
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Elite Paywalls or Social Media Misinformation: The Alarming Future of ‘Two Tier’ Journalism
“The UK’s news environment [risks] fracturing irreparably along social, regional and economic lines… The implications for our society and democracy would be grim.”
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‘The Police Questioning of Allison Pearson Is a Sign of the Criminal Justice System at Its Best’
The idea Alison Pearson should have avoided investigation simply because of her position at the Daily Telegraph is abhorrent to natural justice, argues lawyer Gareth Roberts
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Five News Stories that Got Buried by Donald Trump’s Election Victory
Wondering what you’ve missed amid the noise surrounding Trump’s victory? Here are some stories you won’t have heard much about this past week
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Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to “find the courage” to restart it as exclusive new YouGov polling finds public wants reform
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MediaWatch: The Sun, the Lib Dems, and the 50% Bus Fare Hike that Never Was
Transport chiefs have rejected misleading claims of a massive hike in bus fares in England, amid confusion and spin
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Telegraph Misled Readers on Climate Change Impact, rules Press Watchdog in Rare Slap-Down
Six-month battle sees Telegraph forced to correct an inaccurate article about the impact of climate change on rail delays
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#MediaWatch: Sky Slammed for ‘Enabling Hate’ by Selling Ads for GB News for Years
Campaigners blast media giant for ‘supporting’ right-wing channel accused of fuelling racist riots, despite Sky’s claims of backing diversity
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Claim of a Deal Between The Sun and Starmer Is ‘Conspiracy Theory Created For Clicks’, News UK Insiders Say
‘No such deal was done with Starmer. It simply did not happen’, one of a number of sources told Byline Times
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‘Himpathy’: Rape Myths Still ‘Deeply Embedded’ in UK Press Reporting, Analysis Finds
Parts of Britain’s media are still parroting dangerous tropes when talking about sexual violence, according to a new guide
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What the Media Doesn’t Say About Our Monarchy
‘The depravity that millions of people had to endure in the name of the monarch. Even the clothing, the crown, the gems – everything is soaked in blood’
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The Jewish Chronicle Crisis Should Mean the End for Sham Press Regulator IPSO
Labour says press regulation must be effective and independent. As never before, the press industry’s tame complaints body stands exposed as neither. For all our sakes, the government must call time, argues Brian Cathcart.
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#MediaWatch: Supping with the Devil with a Long Spoon
As the TUC passes a motion warning of the “existential crisis” in British journalism, Peter Jukes asks for your help to deal with the dual threats of legacy media monopolies and big tech
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‘For Too Long, Men Have Been Invisible in a Media Conversation Focusing on “Violence Against Women”, Not “Male Violence”
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on how journalism is still failing to challenge the structural forces of patriarchy and misogyny
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Hate Sells: ‘The Spectator Cannot Defend Douglas Murray But It Won’t Sack Him’
Cutting ties with the controversial columnist and the magazine’s Associate Editor would be bad for business – and it is hard not to conclude that it must agree with him, writes Brian Cathcart
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UK Media Condemned for Peddling ‘Unverified’ Israeli Intelligence which Helped Trigger Huge Aid Cuts to Gaza
Cuts to the UN aid agency’s budget in the aftermath of the reports were estimated to have cost it half a billion dollars in crucial emergency funds
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Labour Fails to Deny Secret Murdoch Deal to Drop Leveson Press Inquiry in Exchange for Endorsements
A spokesperson said the party took the decision to drop its commitment to complete the official inquiry into press corruption, “in the interests of the country”
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‘Why the Media Is To Blame for Just Stop Oil Protests’
‘For the media to be interviewing political leaders and not even asking the questions is shocking’
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Starmer’s ‘Supermajority’: A Product of Conservative Propaganda and Client Journalism
How a Conservative campaign line became the weaponised mantra of the Daily Mail – and infected the entire general election campaign
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‘The Great Noticing’: What the Reaction to Keir Starmer’s Friday Night Dinners Tells us About the Hypocrisy of the Conservative Press
As Labour heads towards Government, large parts of the press are suddenly starting to notice things they have spent the past 14 years ignoring
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The Politics of Farage and Reform is No Joke of a Matter – The Established Media Must Learn Its Lessons and Start Holding Them to Account
The normalisation of racism and dog-whistles will only get worse if the press continues to treat Farage as an entertaining figure representing the ‘real views’ of the British people – it must stop, writes Byline Times’ Editor
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Rainbow-Washing and Not Enough Real Reporting: Pride Month and the Media
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the shortcomings of Pride Month when it comes to journalism and the corporate world
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A Revealing Argument from The Times of London: ‘Don’t Worry About Journalistic Ethics, What Matters is the Money’
Columnist Gerard Baker glossed over the Murdoch press’ criminality in a recent comment piece – and the accusations against his own Editor. Why?
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‘A Person Lost Everything and We Call It Illegal Migration? It’s Not Fair’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the more positive narratives around refugees that journalists could disseminate – and why they selectively choose not to
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Will Lewis and The Washington Post: ‘Real Journalists Don’t Ignore the Failings of Their Own Industry the Way the UK Press Does’
In the US, reporters on The Washington Post are investigating their own bosses – and their stories get published. It is hard to even contemplate such fearless reporting happening in the UK, writes Brian Cathcart
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BBC Question Time: Analysis of Guests Over Nine Years Suggests Overuse of Right-Wing Voices
Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture can reveal some troubling insights into the flagship political debate programme
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‘The Media’s Role in Contributing to a Culture that Humiliates Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the most common mainstream myths around women and sexual assault that are perpetuated through journalism
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Special Investigation: Society’s Reluctance to Acknowledge the Scale of Child Sexual Abuse and a Lack of Political Support for Its Survivors is Keeping the Vulnerable At Risk
Part Four: The far-right is able to present itself as ‘filling the gap’ left by a lack of services with its own range of ‘support’ for survivors
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Special Investigation: ‘Muslim Grooming Gangs’ – An Old Conspiracy Mainstreamed by Today’s Politicians and Press
Part Three: In 2020, a two-year study of crime data and academic research by the Home Office concluded that ‘group-based offenders are most commonly white’
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Special Investigation: The Network of Far-Right Groups Exploiting the Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
Part Two: The interconnectedness of far-right groups reflects the extent to which those holding extreme beliefs have used the issue of child sexual exploitation to further their own ends
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Special Investigation: ‘The Far-Right Is Cynically Taking Advantage of Child Sexual Exploitation Survivors’
Andrew Kersley spent five months speaking to survivors of child sexual exploitation and experts on the ‘grooming’ of vulnerable women by far-right groups to understand why it is happening
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South Africa 2024 Elections: UK Media ‘Makes No Effort to Understand Why the Country Views the World So Differently From the West’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on unpicking the narratives around South Africa’s stance on two of the world’s biggest geopolitical issues
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‘BBC Hopes to Remind Viewers of its Tradition of Authoritative Journalism By Having Clive Myrie Join Laura Kuenssberg for its Election Night Coverage’
Having a figure such as Kuenssberg in such a prominent position during the upheavals of the past 14 years helped the BBC appease its implacable Conservative enemies, writes former BBC producer and journalist Patrick Howse
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How Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code Revisions Are Anything But – And Why Allowing GB News to Cover the General Election is ‘Terrifying’
Ofcom’s attempt at addressing concerns has resulted in ‘no substantive changes’ – but it now says it is considering sanctions against GB News for breaking impartiality rules
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The Spectacle of Impunity: Phone-Hacking Cover-Up Claims Cross the Atlantic
With news that senior Murdoch executives now face a civil trial, Peter Jukes looks back on a decade of deceit
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Toxic Media Climate: ‘Air Pollution Is As Invisible in the Press As It Is in Our Atmosphere’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on how journalists have covered ULEZ, often politicising the issue rather than exploring it through a health lens
