Maria Ressa: “The law was bent to the point that it was broken”
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist on why Big Tech rewards disinformation, and how to fight back.
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How to spot fake news and fight back against post-truth politics
Five ways in which you can fight the rise of media bullshit.
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Piers Morgan: “The TalkTV ratings ate at my soul like a flesh-eating bug”
The combative presenter reflects on Cristiano Ronaldo, cancel culture and the “infinite patience” of Rupert Murdoch.
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A farewell to Ian Jack – a peerless reporter of British life
With his mastery of technical detail and direct style, many journalists rated Jack the greatest of his generation.
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Fi and Jane: live and uncensored
Former BBC stalwarts Jane Garvey and Fi Glover have moved to Times Radio. Is it more of the same?
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The mysterious life of Inez Holden
The novelist and former Bright Young Thing ably captured Britain in the early 20th century. Her work deserves to be…
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Is climate anxiety ruining my friendships?
It is vital to speak up about climate change, but hard to know where to draw the line.
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How Vladimir Putin views the world
Russian authoritarianism has added an extra dimension to its suppression of free speech: a sinister playfulness with fact and opinion.
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Ian Hislop’s Diary: The talented Mr Pooter, Spike Milligan’s chaos, and heaven vs Lewisham
I considered starting this diary: “Very hot. Today was a day of annoyance. Boris Johnson has not left No 10…
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There’s a bigger risk to journalists’ mental health than PTSD
When journalists in conflict zones or natural disasters are expected to step outside their roles, it can have a damaging…
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Subscriber of the Week: Murna Downs
Email ellys.woodhouse@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be the New Statesman’s Subscriber of the Week.
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The media response to strikes proves we need more working-class journalists
I was raised in a council house by a single mum – but in my 20 years in journalism I’ve…
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Criticising the government isn’t journalistic bias – it goes with the job
Boris Johnson and his party have weaponised their own definition of impartiality, to the detriment of democracy.
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The work of local journalists in war reporting has gone unnoticed for too long
The death of a Ukrainian reporter working for Fox News highlights the under-recognition of “fixers” in helping major media outlets…
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If Trump runs again, are journalists ready? ITV’s Robert Moore believes they’re not
TV journalists must get out of the studio, warns the reporter who won awards for his Capitol riot coverage.
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We couldn’t save the Kyiv Post. But we can save its values
A journalist from the English-language paper recounts how the entire newsroom was fired – and why it matters.
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Glenn Greenwald: the greatest journalist of all time?
Why the Brazil-based investigative reporter divides the US left and has become a friend to the right.
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GB News: technical failures and cringeworthy content
Even Andrew Neil seemed close to embarrassment at the launch of his own channel, the TV equivalent of the Titanic.
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Jason Cowley named Editor of the Year in the special interest and current affairs category
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Brown declares "it is people that decide elections" as the paper abandons Labour
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