Local journalism made me what I am today. Without it, we’ll all be the poorer...
For budding journalists and citizens alike, the demise of local newspapers will leave a void that’s impossible to fillHad things turned out a little differently back in the late 1950s, it’s just...
View ArticleJohn Paterson obituary
My former Guardian colleague John Paterson, who has died aged 80, was chief subeditor on the Rand Daily Mail newspaper in South Africa during a turbulent period of the 1970s when opposition to...
View ArticleAmid the Prince Harry circus lies a court battle with the highest stakes
The Daily Mail’s owner, the prince and Elton John could be on the road to one of the biggest media trials in British historyWhy is Prince Harry bringing legal action against Daily Mail owner?When the...
View ArticleMegxit to McNugget boots: some of the best April Fools’ Day 2023 gags
Media and brands take chance to offer up some light relief, including Matt Hancock cheddar and an Oasis reunionAmid these often dark and difficult times – and with a rising ride of online...
View ArticleYou have to believe in local journalism to do it well – but rural community...
I learned first-hand that there’s no better training ground in journalism than a local paper. But the number of communities without one is growingSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the...
View ArticleThe Observer view on the legacies of slavery: a reckoning with our past must...
The Guardian’s research into its links to transatlantic slavery has made us aware of our broader responsibilitiesAn accurate and shared understanding of an institution’s history is not an academic...
View ArticleBurkina Faso expels reporters from two French newspapers
Le Monde and Libération correspondents sent home in junta’s latest move against media from former colonial powerBurkina Faso has expelled correspondents from Le Monde and Libération, the newspapers...
View ArticleAntony Blinken urges Russia to release US journalist in call with Sergei Lavrov
Russian foreign minister rejects request and says US must not ‘make a fuss’ over arrest of Evan GershkovichAntony Blinken, the US secretary of state, called for Russia to free the detained American...
View Article‘In the eye of the Stormy’: how papers across the world reacted to Trump’s...
The former president’s appearance in a New York court house dominates front pages from Europe to Britain and the US on WednesdayDonald Trump’s historic appearance before a New York court on Tuesday has...
View ArticleA tribute to Leonard Barden, the king of chess writers | Letter
Steven Lorber on the Guardian’s chess correspondent, whose column has been running since September 1955As the world chess championship begins, I would like to pay tribute to your chess correspondent,...
View ArticleSun publisher sets aside further £128m to cover phone-hacking cases
News Group Newspapers set aside £49m in 2021 to settle costs but more has been earmarked for cases, apparently including Prince Harry’sThe publisher of the Sun newspaper has set aside a further £128m...
View ArticleHow can you comfort a sad, scared billionaire? Call them a ‘person of wealth’...
The filthy rich are fighting back against wealthism. They are assisted by media allies, who urge more neutral language to describe their gold-plated plightYou’ve heard of racism and sexism, but there’s...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on Russia’s hostage-taking: free Evan Gershkovich | Editorial
The charges against the Wall Street Journal reporter are a chilling and unprecedented move The Biden administration’s designation of the American reporter Evan Gershkovich as “wrongfully detained” by...
View ArticleDozens of independent newspapers launched during Covid in Australia. What...
After crowdfunding campaigns, first editions and pandemic, are the startups thriving, barely surviving or sadly dying?Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch reportedly divorced Jerry Hall by email
Report in Vanity Fair details billionaire media owner’s relationships, ailing health and business challengesRupert Murdoch divorced his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, by email, telling her “we have certainly...
View Article‘I’m all for climate change’: Axel Springer CEO faces heat over leaked messages
Mathias Döpfner’s reported comments on climate, Muslims and east Germany – and his apparent political manoeuvring – create shock wavesThe German CEO of Europe’s largest media publisher tried to use his...
View ArticleThe media will have to stay vigilant in an AI world | Letters
Readers (and ChatGPT) respond to articles on artificial intelligence chatbots and other content-creating AI toolsRe Chris Moran’s article (ChatGPT is making up fake Guardian articles. Here’s how we’re...
View ArticleA few scoops down at the local: the rise and fall of a community paper
A new exhibition charts the fortunes of an idiosyncratic freesheet, the Abertillery and Ebbw Valleys Dynamic, and the two men who tried to keep it afloatThe Abertillery and Ebbw Valleys Dynamic...
View ArticleSheila Yarwood obituary
From 1966 to 1978, my sister Sheila Yarwood, who has died aged 91, was the theatre critic for the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, edited by Harry Pigott-Smith (father of the actor Tim). It was said by one...
View ArticleRussian judge rejects WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal
US journalist to remain in detention until trial at end of May on charges of espionageRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA Russian judge has rejected an appeal by the Wall Street Journal reporter...
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