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.

After years of media disruption, it’s time to set wrongs right with the power of truth, writes Raymond Snoddy.

From ferocious video streaming wars to dwindling trust in advertising, or the growth of commercial radio to the BBC’s annus horribilis, Ray Snoddy reviews a year in media.

The story of four-year-old Jack Williment-Barr is a perfect symbol of what a serious local newspaper can do when that story is then amplified across the media – and how social media remains a double edged sword.

If David Montgomery successfully takes ownership of JPI Media, his ambitions will only grow, writes Raymond Snoddy.

Ray Snoddy has scoured the manifestos of the main parties to understand their positions on the media and creative industries. The scores are dreary.