Media

Candace Owens leaves Daily Wire site amid Israel and antisemitism tensions

Far-right commentator posts ‘The rumors are true – I am finally free’ following clashes with site’s co-founder Ben Shapiro

Martin Pengelly in Washington

22, Mar, 2024 @5:11 PM

Trump’s ‘nasty’ jibe and Sky’s Paul Whittaker – was it all part of News Corp’s war of revenge on Kevin Rudd? | The Weekly Beast

Former PM’s campaign for a royal commission into the media giant ‘has come back to bite him on the bum’, one broadcaster suggests. Plus: a new star of the right

Amanda Meade

22, Mar, 2024 @2:40 AM

UAE-backed bid for Telegraph group dealt fatal blow by new legislation

Proposed law bans foreign states and government officials from holding direct stakes in UK newspapers

Jane Croft

21, Mar, 2024 @6:42 PM

Channel 4 to oust top commissioner in Leeds and run role from London

Head of drama’s exit will leave broadcaster with no senior decision makers living in city of ‘national HQ’

Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

21, Mar, 2024 @6:01 PM

ABC broadcaster James Valentine ‘hopeful and terrified’ after oesophageal cancer diagnosis

Sydney Afternoons’ host told listeners he will need surgery to remove his entire oesophagus and is taking several months off

Amanda Meade

21, Mar, 2024 @6:23 AM

US reportedly considering plea deal offer for Julian Assange

But lawyers for WikiLeaks founder say they have been ‘given no indication’ Washington will change approach in espionage case

Julian Borger in Washington

20, Mar, 2024 @9:59 PM

BBC boss defends broadcaster’s impartiality amid ‘storms of social media’

Director general Tim Davie tells MPs it is covering issues including Israel and Hamas fairly during ‘profound polarisation in society’

Jamie Grierson

20, Mar, 2024 @12:34 PM

ABC journalists call for chief content officer to stand down over alleged Antoinette Lattouf mismanagement

Motion passed by 75 union members expresses outrage over way Chris Oliver-Taylor and senior executives ‘damaged the public’s trust in our capacity to report without fear or favour’

Amanda Meade

20, Mar, 2024 @8:43 AM

‘Social media is like driving with no speed limits’: the US surgeon general fighting for youngsters’ happiness

Dr Vivek Murthy is urging governments to regulate social media as study shows screen use and isolation has caused widespread discontent

Robert Booth, Social affairs correspondent

20, Mar, 2024 @12:01 AM

GB News breached impartiality rules, says Ofcom, but will face no sanctions

Regulator concludes channel broke rules on five occasions when Tory MPs served as news presenters

Jim Waterson Political media editor

18, Mar, 2024 @12:11 PM

Scroll on: why your screen-time habits aren’t as bad as you think they are

The increasing use of digital technology has inspired many scare stories, but is it reducing our attention span, does smartphone addiction actually exist – and should we even be feeling bad about it?

Pete Etchells

16, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM