Jim Waterson, The Guardian

Jim Waterson

The Guardian

United Kingdom

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Past:
  • The Guardian
  • Mother Jones
  • BuzzFeed

Past articles by Jim:

Now we’ll see how many bought Brand’s anti-‘mainstream media’ shtick

The comedian has already left the mainstream and exists in a parallel world of podcasts and YouTube ads → Read More

‘Perfect time to come back’: cricket ready to welcome Andrew Flintoff home after horror Top Gear crash

Ex-player makes tentative return to public life while future of BBC motoring show remains in balance → Read More

British TV ‘allowed monarchy to censor coverage of king’s coronation’

Royal spin doctors imposed ‘extraordinary restrictions’ on covering King Charles III’s accession, says ex-head of Sky News → Read More

‘No one expects him back’: what now for the BBC’s Huw Edwards?

Suspended presenter remains silent over partly withdrawn claims he paid a young person for explicit images but still faces internal inquiry → Read More

‘Ignore them!’ Lineker’s advice on how BBC should deal with political opponents

Match of the Day host says the broadcaster spends too much time worrying about the views of people who will always hate it → Read More

Guardian Media Group makes record revenues for news business

Total revenues rise to £264.4m but Guardian parent company records cash outflow of £21m → Read More

Why is Prince Harry suing the Sun and other tabloid newspapers?

Last week, Prince Harry’s case over alleged phone hacking by the publisher of the Sun and News of the World reached the high court. Jim Waterson reports → Read More

Sunak under pressure to stop choosing Tories for BBC jobs after Sharp row

Conservative party accused of undermining broadcaster by flooding it with cronies after chair’s resignation → Read More

Richard Sharp: key inquiry findings on how he was appointed BBC chair

Investigation that led to Sharp’s resignation has shed light on the process that got him the top job → Read More

Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair after failing to declare link to Boris Johnson loan

Investigation says Sharp broke rules on public appointments, creating ‘potential perceived conflict of interest’ → Read More

Prince Harry and the return of the phone hacking scandal – podcast

This week, Prince Harry’s case over alleged phone hacking by the publisher of the Sun and News of the World reached the high court. Jim Waterson reports → Read More

BBC chair Richard Sharp braced for potentially damning report on his appointment

Report expected imminently will detail how Sharp came to be recommended for job by Boris Johnson → Read More

Has time run out for Prince Harry’s case against Murdoch press?

Duke of Sussex may have missed the deadline to take action relating to allegations of phone hacking at the Sun and News of the World → Read More

Hugh Grant claims the Sun burgled his flat to obtain private information

Actor also tells high court the paper tapped landline telephones and hacked his voicemails to get stories about his personal life → Read More

Piers Morgan encouraged illegal targeting of Diana, says Prince Harry

Court papers allege that Morgan, when he was NoW editor, and others knew about and concealed hacking of texts and phone calls → Read More

Prince Harry does not blame queen for alleged deal with Murdoch press, court hears

Duke of Sussex has alleged royal family agreed not to sue newspaper publisher in return for an apology and settlement → Read More

Was there a secret deal between royal family and Murdoch’s media empire?

One of the sensational claims in Prince Harry’s legal case against News UK appears difficult to prove → Read More

‘Grotesque and sadistic’: Prince Harry’s key phone-hacking claims

Royal makes outspoken court witness statement in which he says King Charles stymied efforts to take on newspapers → Read More

Charles undermined late queen’s plan to sue News UK, Prince Harry tells court

Harry claims his father intervened because he wanted to ensure the Sun supported his and Camilla’s future reign → Read More

Why is Prince Harry back in court over phone-hacking claims?

Duke of Sussex claims his relationships were destroyed by press intrusion, and that Murdoch’s firm ‘paid secret settlement to Prince William’ → Read More