The BBC is encumbered by scandals over Israel-Gaza war coverage and scathing criticism from Conservatives. Can it endure another 15 months?

The Covid Inquiry has been lost in the news cycle as news media, and especially Conservative-friendly outlets, are ignoring the scandal.

There are valid arguments on both sides of the debate over the BBC’s failure to call Hamas terrorists. But there appears to be more flexibility in the BBC’s impartiality rules than is being exercised.

As DMGT Media and News UK look to pool their printing operations, Raymond Snoddy asks whether we should expect more consolidation among publishers, and what it might look like in the digital age.

GB News needs to decide if it wants to play by the rules and actually be a regulated, licensed broadcaster. And Ofcom needs to expedite its investigations, lest it continue to look timid.

Yesterday’s Mail lays out the Conservative strategy against Labour in the upcoming election: appealing to xenophobia, anti-European sentiment, and framing climate change as an economic rather than humanitarian issue.

The media industries now condemning Russell Brand should examine their role in the scandal, and ensure staff can independently report “The Talent” when they see similar behaviour. 

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer should be commended for working to tackle ‘Slapps’, but we’d be in good hands if Sir Chris Bryant takes the reins to finish the work.

Radio 4’s Today deserves a pat on the back for its exceptional journalism on the RAAC scandal and ‘Martha’s rule’.

A slew of blatant plants of articles in the press from both Tories and Labour undermine journalistic credibility.