Ian Burrell
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With Nadine Dorries' new TalkTV show, the 'Foxification' of British television news is upon us
Having your own show on a national news outlet is quite different from writing a local paper column – letting politicians ask the questions is not a good look for a free press → Read More
Let's not pretend gaffe-prone controversialist Jeremy Clarkson is somehow a victim of cancel culture
In a column on the Queen’s funeral, Clarkson suggested that Markle might have attended the service “wearing a detonator under her dress” (Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty) → Read More
Ukraine War: Zelensky’s communications leader, Dasha Zarivna, knows the power of getting the message across
As communications chief at Ukrainian president's office, Zarivna must constantly monitor the Kremlin’s digital attacks, while coping with an ongoing physical threat from Russian missiles → Read More
Glasgow community newsroom shows how local news can return to the UK high street
Local journalism is vital for communities but it's in danger of being wiped out. Now a revolutionary project in Scotland is reviving the newspaper office on your doorstep. There's someone in reception... → Read More
The British press is establishing itself like never before with Reach the latest to launch websites in USA
Three UK titles - The Guardian, Daily Mail and The Independent - are among America’s eight biggest written-media websites, alongside titles such as The New York Times and New York Post → Read More
Time is running out to save news on TikTok
Ofcom’s study of news consumption in the UK in 2021-2022 found that more teenagers get their 'news' from TikTok than from the BBC or ITV (Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters) → Read More
Journalists using cyber surveillance to share investigations could curb ‘horrific’ death toll
Russian agents hacked the mobile phone of Liz Truss when she was Foreign Secretary, reportedly intercepting a year of messages (Photo by Tolga Akmen/AFP) → Read More
The Fifa World Cup: Wrong place at the wrong time?
Will Qatar's World Cup tournament prove to be a media flop? How can that happen when the world has never been so well-connected and global interest in football is at an all-time high? → Read More
As babies die, small, dedicated investigative teams are needed to uncover untold stories
The unit’s 'Inside Esparto 11' report on the brutality of a plan to expel 14 UK asylum seekers to France and Germany on a charter flight in 2020 won recognition from the Paul Foot Awards for investigative journalism (Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) → Read More
How 'solutions journalism' aims to give audiences hope for the future amid a world of turmoil
Positive News, which is a UK pioneer of solutions-based reporting, celebrates its 30th anniversary next year → Read More
The BBC's esteemed Natural History Unit is using audio to connect with younger generations
The Bristol-based NHU rightfully has a worldwide reputation based on the vast ambition of its showpiece franchises but its latest production is a dramatic departure → Read More
Queen’s funeral set to break all TV records, with broadcasters gearing up after ‘decades’ of rehearsing
British broadcasters will do the heavy lifting in terms of filming. Some senior TV executives have been preparing coverage of this funeral for almost 40 years → Read More
Lewis Goodall: old-fashioned TV news bulletins are ‘like eating your greens, or going to church’
As well as presenting The News Agents, Goodall will produce reports and investigations that test the parameters of video journalism on youth-friendly platforms including TikTok and YouTube → Read More
As every content creator is a 'journalist', media studies should be mandatory
The ubiquity of social media sites, and therefore 'content creators', makes media studies an increasingly vital subject. (Photo by Denis Charlet / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images) → Read More
How ITVX is plotting to steal viewers from iPlayer and advertisers from big tech
The brains behind ITV's new streaming service, ITVX, tell Ian Burrell why it will be “way better than iPlayer” and deliver a data-driven business transformation that will attract previously untapped audience segments and digital advertisers. → Read More
China is winning the global media war as Beijing quietly builds its presence in the West
'Whoever gets in by bashing China won't like the ramifications" - Beijing's sinister media threat to Sunak and Truss as state-controlled media extends its influence. → Read More
The Undeclared War Channel 4 political drama shows just what television is capable of
The Undeclared War is a lesson to us all in handling social media and its blizzard of misinformation → Read More
UK podcasting now on a par with America thanks to a diversity of creators
Wondery’s UK presence is a sign of that latent growth. The Californian start-up is synonymous with high-quality podcast production and was bought by Amazon in 2020 → Read More
When truth is another casualty: Why Ukraine is losing ground in the war by not telling the whole story
Some of Britain's best known war correspondents give candid accounts of the front line battles to tell the full story from Ukraine's battlefields → Read More
Paramount+ enters UK streaming market with ‘as broad as possible’ offering
Paramount+ debuts in the UK on June 22 with offerings ranging from the Star Trek franchise and South Park to a prequel series based on the cult British film Sexy Beast. Ahead of its launch, we sat down with Paramount UK’s chief content officer Ben Frow. → Read More