Raymond Snoddy reviews great and intolerable examples of journalistic practice over the past year, from heroism in Gaza, Ukraine, and Hong Kong, to insolence at Fox News, Twitter, and GB News.

The appointment of Samir Shah as BBC chairman should be welcomed. But wouldn’t he and director-general Tim Davie be even more effective if they swapped roles?

Coverage of the Covid Inquiry has been less than adequate thanks to Johnson-friendly outlets doing his PR for him.

Between a rise in anti-Semitism on TikTok and X and a pledge for more of the same from News Corp, brands should vote with their feet in pursuit of more positive contexts for their ads.

Raymond Snoddy explores a scandal around alleged lobbying for the chair of regulator Ofcom, and why it raises serious questions.

News media was as shocked as the rest of the world to see the return of David Cameron. But who is in the cabinet matters less to readers than the fundamental problems facing the country.

A Jeff Bezos-backed bid for The Daily Telegraph? It’s a stretch, but not impossible now that Telegraph bidder Sir William Lewis is CEO of The Washington Post.

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.