Why literary snobs don’t get Bridget Jones
Moralising critics forget the importance of fiction holding up a mirror to society’s flaws.
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Jeremy Clarke was a supreme chronicler of the hand-to-mouth life
I lament the loss of my fellow down-at-heel columnist. We aren’t the kind that hang around for long.
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The race to buy the Telegraph group shows that newspapers are far from done
For the past couple of years the publication has been widely assumed to be in play, following the death of…
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Inside the downfall of Edward Enninful
Did the former Vogue editor really live up to his mission?
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My first days in charge of the Evening Standard prompt a return to office habits
Also this week: a word of warning for Sadiq Khan and reflecting on the new age of AI journalism.
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Keep cameras out of British courtrooms
Excessive media voyeurism can turn a sensitive case into its own content vertical – with seriously negative effects.
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Elise Loehnen: “Wellness as a concept needs to fracture”
The journalist and former chief content officer for Goop on learning not to be good.
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Who could buy the Telegraph Media Group?
Whoever takes on the group’s titles will have a role in shaping the future of British conservatism.
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The prince who fell to Earth
During his day in court, Harry seemed to have a sparse understanding of how journalism works.
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Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”
The former BuzzFeed News editor on covering Donald Trump, the lure of social media, and how to restore trust in…
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The News Agents team takes aim at the BBC
The Chatterer counted numerous digs from the podcast’s stars aimed at their former employer.
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Newspaper circulations are dropping – but that doesn’t mean they’re dead
Winning their support remains important for political leaders.
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The glazed professionalism of Holly and Phil on This Morning
I used to think the worst words in the English language were “a rail replacement service is in operation”. Now…
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Succession games reach the Daily Mail
This week saw a promotion for Vere Harmsworth, a promising executive and... son of Lord Rothermere, the Daily Mail’s proprietor.
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Mourn the death of online media’s optimism and anarchy
The decline of Vice and BuzzFeed marks the end of a time it was easy to believe the internet was…
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Axed Times columnist has stopped pulling punches
David Aaronovitch didn’t hold back about his former employer – or the Telegraph.
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Jon Ronson’s The Debutante and the myth of the “lone wolf” terrorist
This Audible podcast series delves into the white-supremacist world of Timothy McVeigh and asks: could the Oklahoma City bombing have…
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What’s next for Fox News – and Tucker Carlson?
Fox News won’t become a bastion of journalistic integrity just because it’s lost its leading host.
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Subscriber of the week: Anita Pollack
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Is this the end of newspapers?
I still take two papers a day. But the habit of a lifetime is vanishing beneath my inky fingers.
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