Not even a long-range ballistic missile could stop the national papers from going potty over the Royal engagement news, writes Raymond Snoddy. Is it justified?
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From labelling judges ‘Enemies of the People’, to calling MPs ‘collaborators’ and ‘mutineers’, public discourse through the press is fast deteriorating, writes Raymond Snoddy.
Dozens of countries are using armies of online opinion-shapers to try to manipulate democracies. The seriousness of the situation requires the most serious and open of responses from Google, Facebook and Twitter.
Following talks to sell parts of his empire, Raymond Snoddy wonders if the media mogul has launched a complex, three-dimensional chess game, or is simply succumbing to old age.
The Daily Mail’s ludicrous headlines are the product of a commercial strategy to entice elderly readers – but the demographics are changing, and at some point the newspaper will have to modernise its editorial stance.
Raymond Snoddy reports from the IPSO Road Show, where editors and media experts discussed the future of independent self-regulation of the press.
…Facebook and Google are publishers and so must take on the responsibilities that entails. By Raymond Snoddy.
For publishers, reaching for the digital-only button could in many cases turn out to be a very unfortunate error. Raymond Snoddy explains why.
Heavy fines may be the only thing that really gets the attention of social media companies over fake news, writes Raymond Snoddy – but there are other ways they could redeem themselves in the meantime.
Nearly £5bn in radio revenue and 170m spots have been traded through J-ET. Here, Raymond Snoddy charts the history of one of adland’s best collaborative success stories.