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.
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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.
As Sir Nick Clegg surprises everyone and joins Facebook, can the tech giant really lobby its way out of the hole it has dug itself into?
The purchase of Scotsman Publications in 2005 was seen at the time as the pinnacle of Johnston Press’ achievement, writes Raymond Snoddy. Where did it all go wrong?
As citizen newshounds crack one of the biggest stories of the year, Raymond Snoddy wonders if a new model for investigative journalism is ready to flourish.
If Brexit negotiations continue to go badly and a solution to the Irish border issue remains elusive, what on earth will the Brexit cheerleading newspapers tell their readers, asks Ray Snoddy.
Ray Snoddy outlines the winners and losers following Comcast’s epic £30.6bn bid for Sky – and looks ahead to possible future deals.