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.
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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.
The total craziness of Trump and the growing uncertainties surrounding Brexit could actually add up to the biggest boost traditional media has enjoyed in recent times, writes Raymond Snoddy.
It’s time big sports rights owners plucked up the courage to take a more sophisticated view of their long-term interests rather than maximising profits, writes Raymond Snoddy.
Three years on from the launch of London Live, Raymond Snoddy analyses the current state of the market – and argues things have not been as catastrophic as many first expected.
