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From bot reporters to the loss of a legendary editor, the Daily Mirror is hanging by a thread

In a rightwing, plutocrat-dominated media landscape, we can’t afford to lose it - especially in an election year, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Government scrutiny of the Telegraph sale is a good thing – even if it’s for the wrong reasons

Intervention over a UAE-backed bid is welcome, but it’s unlikely to signal a new era of media-ownership transparency, writes Jane Martinson

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You May Never See Us Again: The Barclay Dynasty by Jane Martinson review – succession saga

A meticulously reported story of power, politics and feuding at the heart of a British media empire

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Why own a newspaper in 2023? Ask the very rich men trying to buy the Telegraph

With debts of £1bn, this isn’t some ordinary financial asset. The desire to own the papers says more about power than profit, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Improve the world we live in, the departing Rupert Murdoch urged staff today. So why didn’t he?

This is a media and political age that he himself has shaped. It’s hardly a legacy to be proud of, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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If the BBC presenter story teaches us anything, it should be the pitfalls of rushing to judgment

The tabloids were champing at the bit for a name, but questions over the Sun’s story drive home the need for caution, says author Jane Martinson

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Vice and BuzzFeed were meant to be the future of news. What happened?

Their young audience made them the envy of the media’s old guard. But, ultimately, they couldn’t convert this into profit, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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To those who rejoice at Richard Sharp’s fall at the BBC – be careful what you wish for

The past Tory donor chair was clearly conflicted by his dealings with Boris Johnson, but he believed in the BBC, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Fox News and Rupert Murdoch have been humiliated, but they won’t change their ways

A defamation settlement over electoral fraud ‘stories’ means nothing if the channel goes on spreading lies, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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So Lineker is back. The mutiny is over. But the BBC can’t risk this humiliation again

The standoff occurred because the rules are not clear and the BBC management is dysfunctional. Both must be addressed now, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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The BBC news channel revamp has been a PR disaster – but it also makes perfect sense

The merger of channels is a cost-cutting measure that has provoked derision and anger. But changes needed to happen, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Allegations swirl around Paul Dacre’s Daily Mail. Until they clear, a peerage would be a travesty

It is embarrassing that Doreen Lawrence is alleging wrongful activity during his editorship. The truth must be revealed, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Why did the Daily Mail support Johnson long after other press allies turned their backs?

A newspaper that sees itself as a bastion of middle England morality should have been the first to ask hard questions of a doomed leader, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Nadine Dorries’s slip-ups may be funny – but her Channel 4 plans are no joke

The culture secretary is getting closer than any of her predecessors to selling off the broadcaster, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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If you care for the BBC, start worrying: Michael Grade is a threat in plain sight

No 10 and its culture secretary were looking for someone willing to bully and chastise the corporation. Finally they have have their man, says the Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Rupert Murdoch waited years for a pliant government – now he’s got one

The mogul knows how and when to flex his muscles, and this has allowed him to capitalise on Boris Johnson’s weakness, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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