Clear all of the Brexit stuff out of the way and the fog begins to clear on the crystal ball, writes Raymond Snoddy as he looks at the year ahead in media.

From the global rise of populism, to the failing economic models of established media, the flow of reliable information is under serious threat, writes Raymond Snoddy.

By any standards the year that is passing has been a vintage one for media stories – sad, mad and bad.

Just like British politics, our press is also hopelessly divided in trying to make sense of Brexit, writes Raymond Snoddy.

Like all of us, the media must think beyond the short-term and start playing a bigger role in the fight against climate change, writes Raymond Snoddy

In holding Facebook to account, Damian Collins’ ‘Grand Committee’ of lawmakers was a theatrical master-stroke – as was using one of the tricks of the broadcasting trade to highlight the non-appearance of Zuckerberg.

The best option would be to introduce means testing so that the elderly who really need a free licence fee get it, writes Ray Snoddy

For the pro-Brexit press, events could leave them facing ever more extreme contortions to explain to their readers the difference between what was promised and the unfortunate reality.

Ofcom’s block on BBC iPlayer box-sets is a time-consuming distraction that ignores the real threat of Netflix, Amazon and Apple, writes Ray Snoddy.

How many high street chains will have to close, or local newspapers be driven to extinction, before anything meaningful is done to make the big tech firms pay fair tax, asks Ray Snoddy.