Following Tony Gallagher’s claim that The Times has enough paying subscribers to fund a 700-strong newsroom, Ray Snoddy checks in on how the paywall monetisation model is faring across the newspaper industry.
27 May 2026 | Raymond Snoddy
With the bans on smoking in public places and not wearing a seatbelt, the Daily Mail found itself on the wrong side of history. Perhaps it’s why it has taken a more cautionary approach to a possible social media ban for under-16s.
20 May 2026 | Raymond Snoddy
06 May 2026 | Raymond Snoddy
Worldwide, momentum is growing against the traditional defence of tech billionaires that they provide neutral platforms, and that it is the responsibility of parents to police their children’s online habits.
Alan Rusbridger claims to have proof that GB News is in continuous breach of the Ofcom code on impartiality. So what will the Government or the regulator do about it?
If ex-Google man Matt Brittin becomes the BBC’s next director-general, he’ll be the first in more than 80 years to run the Corporation without any experience of journalism, broadcasting, or programme-making.
Ray Snoody gives his verdict on Axel Springer’s £575m acquisition of The Daily Telegraph.
From Littlejohn and Quentin Letts to Andrew Neil and Leo McKinstry, leader writers have had their say on the Iran war.
It has been quite the week for press photography, and there’s nothing like a well-laid-out and illustrated page of print to showcase iconic imagery, says Ray Snoddy.
The deal to take over The Telegraph has been referred to the regulators to ensure sufficient plurality of views in news media and plurality of persons at the helm. Both interesting ideals, explains Ray Snoddy.
These days, 24-hours is a very long time in politics. How the British Prime Minister went from being ‘toast’ to pulling it back from the brink, as charted by the press.
What does the Whitehall editor of The Sunday Times have in common with Jeremy Clarkson? They appear to be the only two writers willing to scrutinise Reform UK, says Ray Snoddy.