Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims
Rivkah Brown
The media’s prurient obsession with women's trauma has ensured the inquiry is a depoliticised dead-end, writes Rivkah Brown.
Tag: media
Opinion: Britain’s Journalists Protect No One But Themselves
Moya Lothian-McLean
One of Britain’s most prominent political journalists faces multiple sexual assault allegations. So why isn’t our media talking about it?
Downstream: We Are on a Path Towards Authoritarianism | Aaron Bastani Meets Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan discusses the challenges facing the world today, including authoritarianism, the role of media in shaping public opinion, and the need for a more equitable society. His new book “Win Every Argument” is out now.
Opinion: The Media is Biased Against the Left – And the Right
Aaron Bastani
While rightwing billionaires control Britain’s print press, the broadcast media is stuffed with Blairites, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: White Collar Workers, Welcome to the Revolution
Aaron Bastani
With huge layoffs in finance, tech and journalism, disaffected white collar workers could be about to get radicalised, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Britain’s Media Gatekeepers Are No Match for America’s
Aaron Bastani
With the success of his memoir Spare, Prince Harry has offered a blueprint for how others can circumvent the British media: go West.
Report: Police Commissioner Says Journalists Are ‘Part of the Problem’ After Arrest of Just Stop Oil Reporters
Moya Lothian-McLean
After Hertfordshire police detained journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests this week, the force’s commissioner has suggested the media should ‘reflect’ on giving activists ‘publicity’.
Is Political Journalism Broken?
From Dominic Cummings’ cosy texts to Laura Kuenssberg, to Boris Johnson having the Telegraph’s editorial board on speed dial, the cohort of journalists who make up the ‘Lobby’ have got a bad rap. Is mainstream political journalism in terminal decline? Or will the rise of independent and alternative media redefine ‘political journalism’ forever? And how […]
Report: Why Are British Pundits Suddenly So Obsessed with the New York Times?
Aaron Bastani
The NYT has gone where the British press won’t on Brexit, Islamophobia and now the Queen. It’s no wonder our gatekeeping, conservative commentariat can’t handle it, writes Aaron Bastani - it shows we’re not special.
Opinion: Why Should Chris Kaba’s Death Matter Less Than the Queen’s?
Kehinde Andrews
Three days before Elizabeth Windsor died, Chris Kaba did. The establishment’s apathy is testament to the very racism the monarch embodies, writes Kehinde Andrews.
Analysis: Without the Queen, the Monarchy Could Fall Apart
Ash Sarkar
Queen Elizabeth’s reign was defined by her ability to steer the institution through the media revolution. But as Charles becomes King, the crises of identity and purpose that were deferred by his mother's stewardship could rear their heads.
Report: Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant
Moya Lothian-McLean
Ahead of walkouts, editorial staff at Reach PLC, Britain’s biggest regional publisher, were given advice on second jobs in lieu of a meaningful pay rise, while top bosses doubled their salaries.
Analysis: Were the 70s Really That Great?
Juliet Jacques
From the union boom to radical TV, the left tends to see the 70s through rose-tinted glasses. We should beware nostalgia, writes Juliet Jacques.
Explainers: Why BT Workers Are Going on Strike
BT recorded £2 billion in profits before tax last year. Its CEO, Philip Jansen, enjoyed a salary of £3.5 million. Yet it’s now offering engineers & call centre workers a real terms pay CUT. Aaron Bastani explains why BT workers have had enough.
Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation
As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.
Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents
Sam Bright
Mick Lynch has badly exposed the lack of specialist labour reporters in mainstream media. But it wasn’t always like this, Sam Bright writes.
Report: Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
Olly Haynes
Camped out in an empty Parisian office block, XY Media is a new media frontier of trans liberation. Olly Haynes reports.
Opinion: Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era
Aaron Bastani
Elon Musk buying Twitter, even more than Jeff Bezos flying into space, would perhaps be the greatest statement of plutocratic intent in history, argues Aaron Bastani.