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The Treachery of the Scribes
Peter Jukes explains how a warped form of journalism has taken control in the UK and talks to ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston about the limitations of the lobby system
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UNCONSCIOUS EMPIRE: Saving ‘Britannia’ and Losing the Plot
Continuing to wage a Steve Bannon-style culture war, Boris Johnson’s Government will do nothing to confront the damaging legacy of our imperial past because its mythologised symbolism is all it has to sell to Brexit Britain, argues Hardeep Matharu
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SWEENEY INVESTIGATES: What Changed to Make Evgeny Lebedev No Longer a Security Risk?
John Sweeney investigates the Russian newspaper proprietor who parties with the Prime Minister and the change in security clearance that enabled his ennoblement
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The Hard Right is a Far Greater Threat to Freedom of Speech than ‘Cancel Culture’
Their reaction to the assault on left-wing commentator Owen Jones proves that many far-right-wing commentators secretly approve of silencing those who oppose them
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BBC’s Great ‘Balancing’ Act Favours Noise Over Truth
Former BBC reporter and producer Patrick Howse explores what Any Questions’ decision to invite former Brexit MEP Claire Fox onto the show reveals about the corporation’s wider problems
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A Very British Coup? Former Royal Navy Trident Submarine Commander Assesses
Dr Andrew Corbett, of the Joint Services Command and Staff College, delves into evidence that the Government is actively undermining British democracy
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Putin Sets his Sights on Pussy Riot Activist Ahead of Vote on 2036 Power Grab
Sarah Hurst reports on the targeting of Petr Verzilov and how the President is pulling out all the stops to ensure a 1 July vote on sweeping changes to the Russian Constitution goes in his favour
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In this Age of Untruth BBC Journalists Are Being Taken for a Ride
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse considers the different approaches of Laura Kuenssberg and Emily Maitlis and what this tells us about the state of the public service broadcaster.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: When Did the NHS Become a Charity?
To celebrate the first week of Yorkshire Bylines, a regional news site developed by YesWeWork using the Byline Times news template, Richard Sadler celebrates the formidable Captain Moore.
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Herd Immunity – Timeline of a Climb-Down
Stefan Simanowitz recounts how counterclaim and backlash over a flawed Government policy wasted precious days in the UK’s fight against the Coronavirus.
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The Herd Instinct and ‘Herd Immunity’: The Etiology of a Bad Idea
The science didn’t change – the politics did. Peter Jukes follows an inflammatory and disastrous theory as it spread rapidly through the British body politic.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Journalists Should Not Pick Sides
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.
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‘Real Boot on the Throat Stuff’: Why the BBC is Facing the Fight of its Life
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse speaks to those inside the Corporation about the threats facing it at the hands of Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings.
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Like the NHS, the BBC is a National Treasure – We lose It At Our Peril
James Melville on why we must be careful what we wish for when it comes to making sweeping changes to the under-attack BBC.
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The Worst of the Worst: John Whittingdale’s Return as a Media Minister
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.
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Whittingdale Returns: Who Remains to Ride to the Rescue of the BBC?
Former Labour MP and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee member Ian Lucas considers what John Whittingdale’s return to the department as a minister spells for the future of the public service broadcaster.
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Attacks on the BBC are Less About Broadcasting and More About a Divided Britain
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse demolishes the arguments about the license fee but hears Tony Hall has been a ‘Useful Idiot’ for those who want to destroy the public service broadcaster.
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Three Cheers for Downing Street’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press
Fleet Street Veteran Liz Gerard Congratulates Boris Johnson’s Communications Director for Finally Exposing the Truth about the Lobby System.
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This General Election Exposes how our Nation was Failed
On the eve of the most important election in a generation, Otto English asks: will Britain – failed by so much – survive the coming trauma?
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BBC Denies Breaking Electoral Law over Postal Votes
In another basic error from the public service broadcaster, its political editor breaks the strict secrecy of the postal ballot.
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Trolls, Sock Puppets and Useful Idiots: An Anatomy of an Election Disinformation Campaign
Peter Jukes dissects how ‘No 10 sources’, mainstream broadcast journalists and an army of hired online activists tried to save Boris Johnson from himself.
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The Lopsided Centre: Why is the Media’s Unbalanced Scrutiny Giving the Tories a Free Ride?
Musa Okwonga examines why the myth of the Conservative Party’s competence persists and how those meant to be holding Boris Johnson to account are complicit in its belief.
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The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election
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.
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John Sweeney: ‘BBC hasn’t Told Truth to Power and Tony Hall Should Resign’
Veteran investigative journalist joins a growing chorus of criticism of the public service broadcaster.
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The BBC is Disseminating Misinformation in its Quest to ‘Reflect Modern Britain’
Former BBC newsreader Jake Lynch on why the corporation is proving so feeble in exposing lies told by politicians.
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Where has the BBC’s Quest to Inform through Uncovering Truth Gone?
In the weeks before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the BBC’s news team went out of its way to show the world the factual reality of East Germans protesting for a better life. Does it have the same desire now?
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Inside the BBC Disinformation Group: The Fake News Hunters
Stephen Colegrave meets the BBC Disinformation Group, dedicated to monitoring fake news and disinformation around the world.
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Brexit from Abroad: The Language of a Country Falling Apart
Chris Keulemans has spent the past three years at our sister organisation, Byline Festival, listening to a great national debate – going nowhere as truth crumbles.
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BBC Finally Insists Opaquely Funded Think Tanks Declare their Interests
After Carole Cadwalladr challenged Director General Tony Hall over dark money lobbyists, the BBC have responded with new guide lines.
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The Truth About Trump: Neutrality Gets Us Nowhere
Jonathan Lis argues that the inability to call out Donald Trump’s white supremacism is not impartiality and caution – it’s a dereliction of duty.
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A Duty to Inform or Channel for Disinformation? BBC Defends Bannon’s ‘Build the Wall’ Interview
The public service broadcaster still refuses to explain how it agreed to stage Jon Sopel’s interview at the under investigation ‘WeBuildtheWall’ fundraising event near El Paso.
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The BBC on the Edge of the Abyss 2: THE ARGUMENT
The BBC has failed the license fee-payer in its core duty to inform when it comes to three of the biggest stories of recent years. Peter Jukes explores why should this concern each and every one of us.
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The BBC on the Edge of the Abyss 1: The Facts
2018 has been a troubling year for those who support public service broadcasting and the national broadcaster’s remit to inform, not just to entertain.
