We all want to work on projects we’re passionate about, but sometimes compromises need to be made. This is particularly true in the current media environment. Is there a way to turn that passion into profits and therefore a sustainable media business? Peter Houston from Media Voices and Magazine Diaries/Grub Street Journal comes back on […]
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New British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy made her first appearance in front of the House of Commons committee shadowing her department today. Ahead of that, told The Guardian that British TV has a “major problem” with diversity and that this was driving people to streaming services. “We’re seeing people
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It’s a Tuesday evening in early December and I’m in church. This, for various reasons, is not exactly a regular occurrence for me. There is no service taking place though. Instead, the congregation is here to worship the stars of their favourite podcast. On a stage positioned near a lovely Christmas tree, Carl Miller, the
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In the The Times, Martyn Ziegler reported that the rules that prevent football being in shown live in the UK between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday might finally dropped. Thanks goodness for that – it has been a bug bear of mine for a while. We’re probably going to have to wait until 2028
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The BBC is, once again, talking about itself. This time, Masterchef host Gregg Wallace (pictured on right) is in the spotlight. It follows a string of allegations about inappropriate conduct against him. Furthemore, the TV chef posted an unpleasant video, dismissively describing his accusers as “middle-class women of a certain age”. Now, the Beeb has
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This week, Dylan Jones announced he was stepping down as editor of the London Standard, 18 months into his tenure and just two months after he turned it from a daily newspaper into a weekly one. He will become editor-at-large on 19th December, with a successor set to be announced. This is all no surprise.
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Newsrewired, an annual gathering discussing all things digital publishing, took place on Wednesday. There were some fascinating talks on stage and good conversations away from it. However, others and I were struck by how much focus there was on things like AI instead of the audience. It seems that in journalism, people have forgotten AI
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James Ball, The New European’s political editor and a former Guardian staffer, joins the show to discuss the potential sale of the Observer to Tortoise. The deal has caused widespread upset in the Guardian News and Media newsrooms, with staff at both the Guardian and Observer voting to strike and show they have no confidence
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I don’t normally make a habit of making the newsletter about me, but today I must. I have resigned from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It has become a hostile environment for Jews, and I can no longer be a part of that. (Sadly, this is not the first time I’ve had to leave an
The NUJ is a Hostile Environment For Jewish Journalists. So I Quit. Read More »
As I’ve written before, women’s football in the UK is growing as a media proposition. It’s why a mega new deal was announced recently. There is no doubt that the BBC and Sky have been drawn in by both the Lionesses phenomenon and the growing quality of the teams at the top of the Women’s
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