Media organisations should spend more time listening to their journalists rather than trying to influence what they do.
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The culture secretary should be reminded that perception of bias is not the same as the real thing.
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The appointment of Samir Shah as BBC chairman should be welcomed. But wouldn’t he and director-general Tim Davie be even more effective if they swapped roles?
Coverage of the Covid Inquiry has been less than adequate thanks to Johnson-friendly outlets doing his PR for him.
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