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Can legislation match the pace of media mergers?

Can legislation match the pace of media mergers?

03 Dec 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

A modernisation of the merger rules is long overdue, but change in the public interest is afoot, explains Ray Snoddy. 

Lisa Nandy, are you sure you’ve thought this through?
Lisa Nandy, are you sure you’ve thought this through?
26 Nov 2025 | Raymond Snoddy
How a butterfly flapping its wings led to a tornado at the BBC
How a butterfly flapping its wings led to a tornado at the BBC
12 Nov 2025 | Raymond Snoddy
Would the real Nigel Farage stand-up to media scrutiny?
Would the real Nigel Farage stand-up to media scrutiny?
05 Nov 2025 | Raymond Snoddy
Budget guessing games
Budget guessing games
29 Oct 2025 | Raymond Snoddy
What will be the long-term impact of Farage, the TV presenter?
What will be the long-term impact of Farage, the TV presenter?
22 Oct 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

Woke over-representation or a complex reflection of British culture?

08 Oct 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

The Daily Mail’s ire turned on the advertising industry recently, claiming that black people are over-represented in British ads. What lies behind “the woke fantasies of ad-land?”

ITV deserves praise for spotlighting the injustices of the phone-hacking scandal

01 Oct 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

There may be varying reviews, but ITV’s lawyers would have slept more easily without this challenge and many must have questioned the wisdom of poking a stick into this hornet’s nest.

A week is a long time in TV, let alone Donald Trump’s America

24 Sep 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

From Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension to reinstatement, the US’s first amendment is under fire as business interests appear to take precedence.

Could Lisa Nandy turn out to be the media heroine that we need?

17 Sep 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

Having escaped the latest Cabinet cull, the culture secretary has sprung to life with concerns over Nigel Farage’s GB News gig. It’s time for Nandy to intervene urgently. 

Succession finale: The patriarch gets his way

10 Sep 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

The decision to hand sole control to Lachlan has ended a family drama and there could be some positive outcomes with News Corp’s media properties. 

The scale of global press protests must exceed the scale of journalist deaths in Gaza

03 Sep 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

Global press must not succumb to fear of repetition on the horrors in the Strip.

This article was written by a human

27 Aug 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

With so many publications stung by AI articles, what is the future for freelance journalism when there’s no code of practice and moderation is weak?

Ukraine talks: Let’s play Guess the Newspaper

20 Aug 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

A journalist trainee could probably pick out the identities of the newspapers simply from their headlines. But have they all painted too rosy a picture of the prospects of a deal?

The death of Anas al-Sharif is a grim reminder of the need for evidence

13 Aug 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

Israel must be made to provide proof for its claims. A journalist’s job is to speak for the silent and not accept anything at face value.

This is the most commonly found phrase in media right now

06 Aug 2025 | Raymond Snoddy

Citing “no evidence provided” is a small step forward, but it could become a form of lazy journalism or, worse, a meaningless automatic response. Something more robust is required.

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