In praise of black and white| BJR
Given the anger from his own supporters that would inevitably follow, the prime minister must have had good reasons for appointing David Dinsmore as head of government communications. The 57-year-old Scot, who moves in this November, has done three wicked things. He edited The Sun, a crime that is not mitigated by his being a […] The post Man on a mission appeared first on BJR.| BJR
Not finally… Subjective views on matters journalistic The post In praise of black and white appeared first on BJR.| BJR
An investigation into the murder of a British journalist fails to satisfy the colleague who identified his body in a Cairo morgue 48 years ago The post Lots of theory, not enough fact appeared first on BJR.| BJR
Why is the media regulator reinterpreting statutory rules on impartiality to allow partisan politicians to present news programmes on GB News? The post Ofcom is now defying logic appeared first on BJR.| BJR
Audiences go to new platforms to get their news but many continue to put a premium on information they can trust| BJR
For a moment, we were back in the late 80s, that dizzy period when the print unions were broken and the internet was a distant dream and new newspapers were popping up all over the place. Except the excitement this spring wasn’t over a new title, but a relaunch of an old one. Yes, it […] The post Dare to dream appeared first on BJR.| BJR
America is pulling funding of uncensored radio stations just as Russia and China are raising their spending on state-controlled propaganda The post Handing the story to President Putin appeared first on BJR.| BJR
Once politicians make voters believe the media are lying, they no longer have to campaign with any care for facts The post They won’t listen to a word we say appeared first on BJR.| BJR
Donald Trump divides and rules when he talks to the White House press. Would it work in Britain? The post Sources familiar with the matter appeared first on BJR.| BJR
You probably haven’t read Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The mission to rescue the hostages the world forgot. It’s the story of how a former British diplomat rescues a group of sailors who spent five years hijacked by Somali pirates. Sadly, it wasn’t quite the bestseller that its author hoped it might […] The post Daylight Robbery appeared first on BJR.| BJR