As MacKenzie leaves the Sun, does this signal an end to the excessively rude in popular British journalism – or is Murdoch simply having a clean-up ahead of Ofcom’s decision on 21st Century Fox’s Sky bid? By Raymond Snoddy.

George Osborne’s interesting career change may turn out to be a master stroke for him personally – and provide a stimulus to national newspapers that want to deliver genuinely balanced Brexit coverage, writes Raymond Snoddy.

As the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches a platform to combat fake news, Raymond Snoddy wonders if he can pull it off.

Broadcasters should have the guts to go ahead with leaders’ debates and place an empty chair for Theresa May, writes Raymond Snoddy as he predicts how the wider media will handle the run-up to the general election.

A citizenry armed with cameras and social media can make life very difficult for those in power, writes Raymond Snoddy.

As Ofcom becomes the new regulator of the BBC, Raymond Snoddy examines some of the problematical issues both organisations will face.

Now Article 50 has been triggered, the really interesting question is what will happen to newspaper coverage of the issue after the fateful letter has been delivered in Brussels, writes Raymond Snoddy

The current witch-hunt against the online giant is both entirely necessary and way overdue, writes Raymond Snoddy.

It would be in everyone’s interests if 2017 turns out to be the year when the multi-billion pound social networks genuinely tackle everything from hate news, fake news and dodgy digital advertising, writes Raymond Snoddy.

The good news for anti-Murdoch campaigners is they’ve got their independent inquiry. The slightly less good news is that it is very likely that Ofcom will fail to find sufficient grounds to block the deal.