With Piers Morgan pulling in curious viewers to TalkTV on Monday, a battle has been provoked for the “anti-woke” audience.

It has been the worst of times for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Johnny Depp and Netflix, while swathes of the media haven’t covered themselves in glory either.

What will it take for most of the media to face the reality of a continuing pandemic which has not gone away?

This will be a long process running deep into 2024 and almost anything could happen between now and then, writes Raymond Snoddy.

If Lord Grade makes the right choices as Ofcom chairman, this role could be the honourable culmination of a long career in the media.

Far away from Russia, legal fights are set to continue for years as regulators, governments and media try to claw back ad revenues lost to tech giants. 

This week’s brave actions of brave Russian journalists, calling out the regime’s lies and falsehoods, raise important questions for all of us in the trade.

While the UK TV ad industry celebrates record adspend in 2021, the reality for media organisations in Ukraine and Russia could not be more different.

UK media organisations of all political persuasions have combined to cover the most extraordinary story of recent years.

 The media should take more care when accepting manufactured photo ops from Boris Johnson and Co.