Kelvin MacKenzie’s hijab outburst speaks to serious issues about where the limits of freedom of speech should be drawn and what constitutes TV visual impartiality in a multi-cultural society, writes Raymond Snoddy.
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As Karen Bradley replaces John Whittingdale as Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, it’s time to act decisively on a number of key media issues, writes Raymond Snoddy
From the recent Tory leadership race, to the Chilcot inquiry and Iraq war, newspapers still very much set the political agenda, writes Raymond Snoddy – but not always for good…
From TV to newspapers, share prices in media companies have fallen since the EU referendum. Will things stabilise? Don’t count on it, writes Raymond Snoddy
Reading the tabloid newspapers over the last week is like jumping between parallel universes, writes Raymond Snoddy
From the pathetic to the predictable, and the surprising to the bizarre – this is how the UK press handled the run-up to Thursday’s EU referendum. By Raymond Snoddy.
Broadcasting rules designed to give us impartiality are actually skewing the real picture, writes Raymond Snoddy
The case for full privatisation of Channel 4 has almost certainly been lost – so naturally it’s time for an even worse proposal…
Sucking the financial life out of journalism is arguably as serious as tax avoidance, writes Raymond Snoddy. So can a proposed levy help save a key facet of modern democracy?
The press regulator has its work cut out if it’s to announce rulings on much complained against EU coverage before the referendum