Whether it’s money or political authoritarianism, journalism is in crisis. We all know that. What’s more interesting is find ways to save it. Branko Brkic, founder of The Daily Maverick in South Africa, has some ideas…
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At the BBC HQ up in Salford there was a wall adorned with images of such luminaires as a Rolf Harris and… Jimmy Savile. For some time these images remained in place, next to the Religion and Ethics desk. Others who featured weren’t exactly happy with the company they were keeping. Not surprising, given staff
Tonight, TNT Sports in the UK will begin broadcasting three nights of Premier League football. It’s another week in which there is top-tier football, either domestic or European, on almost every night. Few people love watching football, either live or on TV, more than I do. But at a certain point, you have to wonder
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Apple TV+ is now available Android. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg News, who is usually right about these things, initially reported the news. It was later confirmed by Apple. As he suggested, the MLS Season Pass will also become available on the rival platform to iOS. It’s fair to see this kind of move is something
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First things first, let’s deal with the key debating point from Super Bowl LIX. It’s not how the Philadelphia Eagles managed to blow away the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s the graphics used by Fox. (The Fox feed is taken up by Sky here in the UK so I got to see and hear what Americans
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Not so long ago, I had the pleasure of joining Robb Dunwood and Bodie Grimm on their fantastic show “Beyond the Post”, on which that chat to people about creating content of all kinds. I was there to break down the strategies, challenges, and monetization tactics behind a successful newsletter. We discussed everything from creating
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I was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday for Spurs vs Manchester United in the WSL. Not many other people were. The crowd was only about 5,000. Not great in a stadium that holds well over 60,000. The problem was the kick-off time. The game had been selected by Sky Sports to be shown
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It’s fair to say that stuff has happened since Elon Musk Donald Trump came to power on January 20. As James Ball pointed out on this week’s podcast episode, much of what is taking place is quite simply illegal, yet that is not coming through in the media coverage, certainly not enough. I don’t particularly
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With the arrival of Deep Seek, journalist and author James Ball returns to the show to look at the reality of the Chinese-made model and discuss how AI can impact journalism. It’s clear there are opportunities to use these tools to do better work, but it’s unlikely media proprietors will see their development as anything
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The radio news woke me up this morning, informing me of the horrific Washington air accident that had taken place hours before. I then turned on CNN to see, unsurprisingly, the station in full emergency mode. Around-the-clock coverage is inevitable in these circumstances. The audience expects it. It’s why some journalists have “grab bags” –
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