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Sarah Dear
Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future

Sat 30 May 2026

Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future
Lucy Harley-McKeown
Steven Bartlett to launch AI-generated show for children

Sun 24 May 2026

Steven Bartlett to launch AI-generated show for children
Stephen Armstrong
‘Oedipal dynamics’ at play as James Murdoch buys $300m stake in media firm

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Oedipal dynamics’ at play as James Murdoch buys $300m stake in media firm
Melanie Reid
Why we must spare a thought for the families

Mon 18 May 2026

Why we must spare a thought for the families
Barney Macintyre
Could OnlyFans become the bank that likes to say yes, yes, yes...?

Sun 17 May 2026

Could OnlyFans become the bank that likes to say yes, yes, yes...?
Marie Le Conte
French actors and authors join la Résistance against a rightwing takeover

Sun 17 May 2026

French actors and authors join la Résistance against a rightwing takeover
Stephen Armstrong
Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni: they think it’s all over… it isn’t yet

Tue 12 May 2026

Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni: they think it’s all over… it isn’t yet
Catherine Neilan
Voters react angrily to Reform UK's polling day newspaper takeovers

Sun 10 May 2026

Voters react angrily to Reform UK's polling day newspaper takeovers
Matthew Bishop
Remembering Ted Turner, CNN’s eccentric billionaire founder

Thu 7 May 2026

Remembering Ted Turner, CNN’s eccentric billionaire founder
Lily Isaacs
Pope backs investigative journalists against Trumpian ‘Tower of Babel’

Wed 6 May 2026

Pope backs investigative journalists against Trumpian ‘Tower of Babel’
Patricia Clarke
Billionaire-backed startup convenes ‘AI juries’ to take aim at journalists

Sun 3 May 2026

Billionaire-backed startup convenes ‘AI juries’ to take aim at journalists
Stephen Armstrong
Paramount Skydance seeks FCC approval for 50% foreign ownership in Warner Bros bid

Fri 1 May 2026

Paramount Skydance seeks FCC approval for 50% foreign ownership in Warner Bros bid
Lily Isaacs
Alex Cooper: disarming podcaster who gets celebrities to open up under the spotlight

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Alex Cooper: disarming podcaster who gets celebrities to open up under the spotlight
Jasper Corbett
Disgraced financier Odey drops £79m libel claim over sex assault investigation

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Disgraced financier Odey drops £79m libel claim over sex assault investigation
John Naughton
The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk
Philip Collins
Matt Brittin must learn to be a politician

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Matt Brittin must learn to be a politician
Merissa Marr
The Economist waves goodbye to its jet-setting disruptor

Sun 22 Mar 2026

The Economist waves goodbye to its jet-setting disruptor
Lost Doctor Who episodes resurface after 50 years, revealing how memories can help preserve art

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Lost Doctor Who episodes resurface after 50 years, revealing how memories can help preserve art
Catherine Elsworth
It doesn’t matter who won the Oscars, David Ellison has Hollywood in the bag

Sun 15 Mar 2026

It doesn’t matter who won the Oscars, David Ellison has Hollywood in the bag
Stephen Armstrong
For Warner Bros, the Oscars is one battle before many others

Fri 13 Mar 2026

For Warner Bros, the Oscars is one battle before many others
Barney Macintyre
The Telegraph rejoins Europe: how a German firm bought the Brexiteers

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The Telegraph rejoins Europe: how a German firm bought the Brexiteers
Stephen Armstrong
The battle for Warner Bros is a fight for the soul of Hollywood

Thu 26 Feb 2026

The battle for Warner Bros is a fight for the soul of Hollywood
Vanessa Thorpe
Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star
Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge
Happy 50th, Muppets! As a child, answering their fan mail taught me so much

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Happy 50th, Muppets! As a child, answering their fan mail taught me so much
Xavier Greenwood
Peeling back 40 years of the Onion’s satirical newsroom

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Peeling back 40 years of the Onion’s satirical newsroom
Ceri Thomas
Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s Today departure

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s Today departure
Ceri Thomas
Harry takes on the Mail in high court battle royal

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Harry takes on the Mail in high court battle royal
Patricia Clarke
AI predictions for 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI predictions for 2026
Phoebe Davis
Gay drama on ice races to cult status – and is set to raise temperatures in UK

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Gay drama on ice races to cult status – and is set to raise temperatures in UK
Stephen Armstrong
Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in
Alexi Mostrous
Here’s Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Here’s Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel
Stephen Armstrong
DMGT takes NatWest loan to purchase the Telegraph

Sun 14 Dec 2025

DMGT takes NatWest loan to purchase the Telegraph
Simon Parkin
How we lost our taste for the vicious restaurant review

Sat 13 Dec 2025

How we lost our taste for the vicious restaurant review
Stephen Armstrong
Larry and David Ellison are strengthening their grip on US media

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Larry and David Ellison are strengthening their grip on US media
Kevin Sullivan
‘He wanted me to have his baby’: Nuzzi’s book lays bare her relationship with RFK Jr

Thu 11 Dec 2025

‘He wanted me to have his baby’: Nuzzi’s book lays bare her relationship with RFK Jr
Emma Barnett: ‘BBC colleagues feel under attack, but they should feel proud of their work’

Thu 11 Dec 2025

Emma Barnett: ‘BBC colleagues feel under attack, but they should feel proud of their work’
The blockbuster fight for Warner Bros

7 mins • S1, E1253

The blockbuster fight for Warner Bros
Vanessa Thorpe
Blockbuster Netflix deal fuels fears that end credits could roll for cinema

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Blockbuster Netflix deal fuels fears  that end credits could roll for cinema
Patrick Kidd
Andreas Whittam Smith, founder of the Independent newspaper

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Andreas Whittam Smith, founder of the Independent newspaper
Xavier Greenwood
The hidden dangers of X marking the spot

Fri 28 Nov 2025

The hidden dangers of X marking the spot
James Harding
Introducing the new Observer digital subscription

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Introducing the new Observer digital subscription
Stephen Armstrong
Three companies have submitted rival bids. Whoever wins will change Hollywood

Tue 25 Nov 2025

Three companies have submitted rival bids. Whoever wins will change Hollywood
Ceri Thomas
MPs prepare to quiz BBC board over competence and conflict of interest

Sun 23 Nov 2025

MPs prepare to quiz BBC board over competence and conflict of interest
Ceri Thomas
Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour
Mark Damazer
BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder

Fri 14 Nov 2025

BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder
Alan Rusbridger
An inside job? Robbie Gibb’s campaign to rewire the BBC

Wed 12 Nov 2025

An inside job? Robbie Gibb’s campaign to rewire the BBC
David Aaronovitch
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test

Wed 12 Nov 2025

The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test
Stephen Armstrong
The BBC is bigger than news

Mon 10 Nov 2025

The BBC is bigger than news
Richard Ovenden
How to survive an information crisis

Mon 10 Nov 2025

How to survive an information crisis
Stephen Armstrong
Concern Sky’s ITV bid imperils public service broadcasting

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Concern Sky’s ITV bid imperils public service broadcasting
Barney Macintyre
Telegraph deal saga drags into third year

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Telegraph deal saga drags into third year
Vanessa Thorpe
BBC losing grip, warn staff after bias row

Sat 8 Nov 2025

BBC losing grip, warn staff after bias row
The end of TV

6 mins • S1, E1226

The end of TV
Patricia Clarke
Messageboard 4chan refuses to pay fine over ‘free speech’

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Messageboard 4chan refuses to pay fine over ‘free speech’
Lili Rutai
‘They can exile us, but can’t silence us’: the young YouTubers taking on Orbán

Sat 18 Oct 2025

‘They can exile us, but can’t silence us’: the young YouTubers taking on Orbán
Jonathan Lewis
All eyes on Weiss: new CBS news chief keeps US guessing

Sun 12 Oct 2025

All eyes on Weiss: new CBS news chief keeps US guessing
Barney Macintyre
Government to decide whether to progress sale of Telegraph

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Government to decide whether to progress sale of Telegraph
Ceri Thomas
Last call for the phone-hacking scandal – but is anyone still listening?

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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

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