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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 […]

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

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” –

We are, somehow, coming to the end of the first month of 2025. While I’m loathed to do predictions, mainly because I always get them wrong, I thought I’d share a few brief thoughts on what January might tell us about the media year to come. Firstly, obviously, Trump. I wrote about it the 47th

Yesterday, you may have noticed, was quite a big news day. I try to avoid writing about him too much, but with Donald Trump now back in the White House, there seemed little choice but to do so today.  I watched both the UK and US media yesterday. There were valiant attempts to fact-check the

I’d never watched The Traitors before but settled down for season 3 of the UK version, which started on New Year’s Day. It’s as brilliant and addictive as everyone promised me. I’ve tried to work out what makes it quite so compelling and why it is so much better than other reality TV. I’ve been

As we head to the end of the year, I wanted to look at some of the big trends in media we’ve seen over the last few months. Fair to say, it’s been a busy one… AI has been the biggest topic of the year as every industry, including journalism, tries to work out what

On Sunday, the World Darts Championship begins again at Alexandra Palace in London. The 18-day-long competition is one of the best sporting events of the year. No, American readers, I haven’t gone mad. It’s true! Christmas officially starts the first time you hear that music. It is hard to explain why to anyone outside of