WaPo Newsroom Whacked
Awful news from the Washington Post, as Jeff Bezos’s lieutenants cut 300 journalist jobs. Foreign coverage has been culled, with reporters finding out they’ve lost their jobs whilst still in war zones. The cuts also include eliminating the sports and books desks. The grotesque irony of a man who made a fortune selling books online
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Six Nations Split Screen
The rugby Six Nations has kicked off this weekend. Games will be split across ITV and the BBC, with Premier Sports also involved for the first time, per Sports Pro. ITV, which has the rights to all England games, is making some changes to its coverage. It will have adverts on a split screen during
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Oh, Mandy
There has only been one story in town in the UK – Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and the consequences for Sir Keir Starmer. The prime minister admitted yesterday that the friendship between the peer and the disgraced financier was flagged in vetting documents, as he appointed Mandelson the UK’s ambassador to the US.
TNT Sports Aiming for Winter Olympics Gold
Events at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are already underway, but formally start tomorrow night, when the opening ceremony takes place. TNT Sports is going to be leading the coverage in the UK, clocking up 850 hours on the snow and ice. The broadcaster is turning TNT Sports 2 into a 24/7 Olympic channel. Everything will
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Relaunching JournalismUK – With Marcela Kunova
JournalismUK has a new sheriff in town. Since taking over, Marcela Kunova and her team have rebuilt the site, whilst strengthening the cornerstone event, Newsrewired. From the use of AI in content, running training and events, Kunova joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss it all.
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Peter Mandelson, Pep Guardiola and the Media’s Failings
My news and social media feeds are filled with two things today – Peter Mandelson’s disgrace and Pep Guardiola’s latest Gaza outburst. Inaccurately blathering on about Israel committing a “genocide” whilst being paid by Qatar is sanctimonious hypocrisy. It is not the same as covorting with a sex trafficking paedophile. Obviously. What is similar is
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Sky One is Returning
Sky One is back! Or, at least it will be on Tuesday, 24th February. The iconic channel, which was once home to shows like The Simpsons and Dream Team, is returning, replacing Sky Showcase and Sky Max. “Our goal is to make it easier than ever for Sky TV customers to find and enjoy the
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Sky Trying to Make SNL UK a Success
“And live from London…. IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT. YES, Saturday Night Live, the iconic US comedy show, is crossing the Atlantic, with SNL UK launching later this year.
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TNT Takes a Swing at LIV Golf
Fair to say that LIV golf caused quite the commotion when it first arrived. Its Saudi backers threw frankly insane amounts of money around to get the biggest names in the game involved. It sort of worked, but the LIV never quite grabbed the following of the other tours, never mind the majors. Some of
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