Media

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

‘Beauty pageants were always about exploiting women’

Miss World faces accusations of exploitation (again), but why do we pretend these competitions are for anything else?

The battle of Tattle: gossip victims call for website to shut

Public figures tell of impact on their mental health after being targeted by Tattle Life

Telegraph set to turn the page... if Redbird deal gets green light

The newspaper group seemed to give a sigh of relief that its search for a new owner was over but Westminster’s concerns about share of control is now holding up proceedings

Warner Bros splits operations to face digital future

David Zaslav is restructuring as viewing habits change and Hollywood takes on the challenge

This week in audio: Diddy on Trial

Plus, Christiane Amanpour's new gig and a sweet podcast about artificial intelligence

The enemy of nonsense begins a new chapter

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