Media

All eyes on Weiss: new CBS news chief keeps US guessing

Will the controversial founder of the Free Press website be the ogre that liberals fear?

Government to decide whether to progress sale of Telegraph

RedBird Capital Partners submits formal request to progress £500m deal for newspaper

Last call for the phone-hacking scandal – but is anyone still listening?

ITV’s The Hack tells how Rupert Murdoch’s reporters intercepted voicemails. Will the story’s loose ends ever be tied up?

Press’s crimes ruined lives, but not those of the papers’ bosses

Those who oversaw the tabloid culture continue life unscathed

Bari Weiss to take over as editor-in-chief of CBS News

‘Everyone is concerned,’ says a senior staff member as combative journalist set to move network closer to Trump

Jimmy Kimmel’s return is a minor victory – but a victory nonetheless

The late-night host’s reinstatement by Disney should not distract from the chilling political pressure that prompted his suspension in the first place

US broadcasting watchdog savages Jimmy Kimmel

Trump-appointed chair of the media regulator Brendan Carr has launched an unprecedented attack on free speech

The Observer view: Save the First Amendment

Trump’s assault on freedom of speech is a threat to bedrock constitutional values

Trump’s media assault goes into overdrive

Firing Jimmy Kimmel confirms the US media is being silenced – and it breaks my heart

The first amendment protects freedom of the press. Trump, our great patriot, is trampling all over it

Outrage after five more Palestinian journalists killed ‘live on television’

As another five media workers die in Gaza, the UN says the ‘eyes and ears of the world’ must be protected

No news is bad news when it comes to local journalism

Fleet Street’s dedicated paper has gone out of business

It’s time for an independent BBC

The broadcaster is a bulwark against the erosion of truth and deserves real independence

As protests hit TV, Israelis can't look away from plight of Gaza

Almost two years after the onslaught by Hamas, the story has begun to move from the hostages to starving Palestinians

Criticism is under threat – and we must defend it

Recent shakeups in the publishing industry suggest that commercial interests are slowly killing off criticism

Oh no, South Park’s got a new owner – but is it in on the joke?

The $8bn takeover of Paramount has far-reaching implications for the old Hollywood studios and journalism

How Long Gone's Chris Black and Jason Stewart: ‘Taste takes years to define’

The hosts of the How Long Gone podcast reflect on how life, chatter and staying interesting

Paramount merger is the biggest US media shakeup in years

The $8bn merger proceeded after owner of CBS settled a lawsuit with Trump