As broadcasts of sporting events and soaps face the chop, Ray Snoddy has a solution to help maintain the national spirit and keep the ad money flowing.
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From scoops to damaged businesses, Ray Snoddy looks at how coronavirus is impacting the media and advertising sectors.
The response of the media to the coronavirus threat will have to be carefully and accurately calibrated against the reality, writes Ray Snoddy. So how has it fared to date?
Despite what many believe, the evidence shows traditional media is set to endure for the long-term, writes Ray Snoddy – and investors and policy makers should honour this fact.
The Tory onslaught against the BBC is more than an attempt at cultural vandalism, writes Ray Snoddy – it’s just plain nuts.
Raymond Snoddy asks if the Government’s push for de-criminalisation of the BBC licence fee is motivated by malice or rational analysis.
What happened to journalists at No 10 this week raises the hairs on the back of the neck – and has echoes of something far more serious from the past.
In the years leading to Brexit national newspapers often indulged in political fantasy, writes Ray Snoddy. How will they behave once we finally do leave the EU?
Only a candidate with the innovative skills of Galileo and the political artistry of Machiavelli has any hope of becoming the next director general of the BBC.
Wilful disinformation and restricted access – tactics tried and tested in Trump’s America – are now being deployed in the UK. Our media must resist.