I had the thrill of contributing to the British Journalism Review for the first time. The piece was published in the latest edition of the journal. It covers Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, President Donald Trump and the media ecosystem bringing them all together. An excerpt is below: Was it a Nazi salute? Was it just […]
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Yesterday, in a move that surely underlines my deep dedication to readers of The Addition, I sat down to watch the hottest new thing in streaming, determined to let you know what all the fuss is about. I made it through 11 minutes of Meghan Markle’s Netflix series. Having survived a discussion on bees, homemade
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On Saturday night, there were ripples of excitement in certain corners of the internet as the latest Mail on Sunday splash dropped. It showed a smiling Sir Keir Starmer, with the UK prime minister’s arm draped over Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s shoulder. Above them was the all-caps headline: “Now stop the state visit for ‘bully’ Trump’. Lest
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We all know journalism is in a tough spot right now. Frankly, can be a bit of a slog. However, sometimes you have moments that remind you what a great job this is and how lucky you are to do it. I had one of those today. I was in the press box for the
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has shaken up his newspaper’s opinion section, my friend (and podcast guest) Ben Mullin reported. The Amazon founder demanded that his side hustle publish commentary that pushes “personal liberties and free markets”. Dissent will not bed tolerated. David Shipley, who ran the opinion section, has left the newspaper in response.
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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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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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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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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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