Daily Mail

How the Daily Mail became the Boris and Dorries show – and left middle England behind | Archie Bland

Its new star columnists are symptoms, but not the cause, of the newspaper no longer being quite sure what it stands for, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

Archie Bland

25, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM

The British are coming! US media sees influx of Britons in top roles

Will Lewis’s helming of the Washington Post comes after the Wall Street Journal and CNN hired other UK talent as top brass

Adam Gabbatt

11, Nov, 2023 @12:00 PM

Why are British women leading the world in binge drinking?

While the Daily Mail blames bottomless brunches, the answer may lie in a longer view back to the rise of 90s ladette culture

Zoe Williams

10, Nov, 2023 @1:51 PM

Up in smokes: Daily Tele’s taxpayer-funded ciggies help Labor minister destroy travel card | The Weekly Beast

News Corp reporter bought a pink doughnut, a soft drink and tobacco as part of a NSW government endorsed media stunt. Plus: cartoonists go their own way

Amanda Meade

03, Nov, 2023 @2:06 AM

Covid inquiry: Daily Mail wanted people back at work to revive sales – Johnson aide

Document reveals James Slack’s messages about article prompted concern from Matt Hancock

Peter Walker Deputy political editor

19, Oct, 2023 @2:57 PM

Telegraph auction poses litmus test for value of newspapers in digital age

While falling sales suggest the demise of print, the industry has proved adaptable and remains attractive to media barons

Mark Sweney

14, Oct, 2023 @10:00 AM

Labour may take heart from rightwing media reaction to Starmer’s speech

No repeat of ‘Sun backs Blair’ moment, but neutral coverage from Murdoch press and others should please party

Alexandra Topping

11, Oct, 2023 @1:00 PM

Daily Mail misconstrues Ray Martin’s contempt for ‘nonsensical’ no slogan and Ampol fuels Walkley scholarship | Weekly Beast

Veteran TV presenter makes clear he wasn’t condemning no voters in voice speech, while Ampol presence causes embarrassment at journalism awards

Amanda Meade

06, Oct, 2023 @3:01 AM

Stop press: Sun and Daily Mail owners to combine printing operations

Move by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK and Lord Rothermere’s DMGT could result in closure of two printing sites

Mark Sweney

04, Oct, 2023 @10:14 AM

Bild publisher Axel Springer eyes Telegraph auction

German company registers interest with Goldman Sachs ahead of Telegraph Media Group auction

Mark Sweney

01, Oct, 2023 @11:41 AM

The Daily Mail and the Telegraph owned by the same man? It would be a disaster for the UK’s free press | David Davis

I like Lord Rothermere, but a media landscape dominated by a few powerful figures is a grave threat to our democracy, says the Conservative MP David Davis

David Davis

28, Sep, 2023 @9:01 AM

Fare go: Ben Fordham’s side hustle revealed as Uber sponsorship deal | Weekly Beast

The 2GB presenter begins new career as an Uber driver, according to tabloid articles that didn’t mention his commercial arrangement. Plus: Kyle Sandilands reprimanded again

Amanda Meade

11, Aug, 2023 @2:25 AM