There’s a lot of talk today the about poor drafting of the media Royal Charter, but there are some more detailed elements that are still being considered and which will inevitably cause even more Continue reading >
“News now is not the newspaper” – it’s not the most elegant of headlines, but it was yesterday’s Observer quoting Lionel Barber, the editor of the Financial Times, explaining why for him, the FT Continue reading >
Running a national newspaper must feel a bit like being a pilot on a steeply descending plane. You’re pulling hard back on the steering column desperately hoping that the nose will lift as the Continue reading >
You know the one I mean, the advertisement for ASDA with the tagline Behind Every Great Christmas There’s Mum. The one that you idly wonder might be for John Lewis until you see Mum leaving Continue reading >
On Saturday morning, I watched Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin savage George Entwistle from the BBC Breakfast sofa. With every additional question, Mr Entwistle looked – and sounded – more annoyed, frustrated, tired, angry and at Continue reading >
Truly you would have to have spent the last three months living in a sensory deprivation tank not to have noticed that the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, is released this week. Happily released Continue reading >
The Guardian has asked its writers to describe an iconic item from their childhood which ‘brings it all back’. Judging by the results, The Guardian might want to start looking for some younger contributors. Continue reading >
Rolling news is unavoidable in our times. If the TV news doesn’t report it the internet will — and what’s the point of Sky, the BBC, Al Jazeera or NHK covering anything if they Continue reading >
Good television is hard to come by, and as the season premieres begin for most of my favourite American shows (some of which are entering their final seasons, boo) I’m grateful that the BBC Continue reading >
Another milestone in the relentless march towards free content is notched up today as Time Out, the London listings magazine, becomes a free magazine alongside magazines like Shortlist, Stylist and Sport. But unlike those Continue reading >
I don’t consider myself a fan of prank shows or a remotely political person, which makes it all the more baffling that I’ve found myself watching ‘The Revolution Will Be Televised’. I’ve started justifying Continue reading >
Against all common sense, I find myself fascinated with Dragon’s Den. It’s essentially just another “people watching” show where in lieu of the occasional diamond in the rough, you find yourself affixed to the Continue reading >
As the Republican party gathers in Tampa to anoint Mitt Romney, Frank Luntz the American pollster, has declared that the race is too close to call. His observation is that this election, more than Continue reading >
I don’t often get annoyed by the TV. The weekend, though, brought more telly-related angst than I’ve had to endure for a long time. In short — the new series of X Factor engaged Continue reading >
I wouldn’t normally advocate favouritism. It’s an unfortunate thing to find in any form of the media and generally indicates a lack of credibility. I believe there are exceptions though; circumstances as well as Continue reading >
You may have cringed and fumed each time Liz Jones’ latest pompous outpouring was published online, and you probably lambasted the Daily Mail for giving her a platform to speak in the first place, Continue reading >
The sad news that Word magazine is closing after its July issue is a reminder – as if anyone needed it – that times are tough for print magazines. Word was the one (non-work-related) Continue reading >
Smartphones are marching inexorably towards ubiquity – a taken-for-granted item next to your wallet or purse in your inside pocket or handbag. Half of adults aged 16-24 own one and across the population 59% Continue reading >
Every now and again a piece of internet-related legislation is proposed and everyone — mostly the internet — hits a big red button labelled ‘outrage’. “What are they going to do? Will they put Continue reading >
I read an article this week, which suggested Sony is looking into technology that will interrupt your gameplay in order to play an advert. I feel most gamers’ first reactions were similar to Continue reading >
Anyone who’s studied the hypodermic needle model or mass media theory, an integral part of any good media degree, will know various experiments have disproved the idea that audiences are passive. They are unlikely, Continue reading >
Channel 4′s Four Rooms on Sunday evening is a perfect way to start mentally limbering up for the business week ahead. The concept is simple. Four dealers compete to woo, and do a deal Continue reading >
“Here we are, largely ignoring the best and brightest on one of the most ubiquitous platforms in the world because… why? Are we afraid to expand our horizons the tiniest bit? If, as alleged Continue reading >
As Peter Preston pointed out in his column in last Sunday’s Observer, the recent changes in the way the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) calculates weekday newspaper sales has thrown up some interesting peaks, Continue reading >
Yesterday was the amazing climax to the Premier League football season. It was hard to miss. Annoyingly, I did miss the games on TV – and radio - because I was coming back from a Continue reading >
The EU directive on internet privacy, and in particular, the banning of cookies, comes in to force later this week. Did you know that? Bothered? In a classic ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ piece Continue reading >
Fifteen years ago today Tony Blair was swept into Downing Street on the back of a massive popular vote. After nearly 20 years of Conservative rule, Blair’s New Labour united the country after the Continue reading >
Not exactly a documentary that is hot off the press, it was released in the summer of last year, but Page One: Inside The New York Times is essential viewing if you’re interested in Continue reading >
