In Asian media this week: Debate gets serious about North Korea’s intentions. Plus: Another Thai progressive party beaten by the court system; Pakistan’s shameful history of removing PMs; India’s Hindu temple celebration will help government; HK’s security law at sprint stage; Interest surges in Oppenheimer’s devastation Over the past 10 days North Korea has launched Continue reading »
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A recent column by the former Editor of the Daily Mirror on the superstar footballer revealed more about himself than the 26-year-old England player, writes Mic Wright
The party’s decision signals continuing, if low-key, commitment to press reform, writes Brian Cathcart
Veteran media observer Tim Fenton watches as the right wing press paints itself into a pre-election corner
Doctors, Teachers, Journalists, Academics are being disciplined, hauled before disciplinary bodies and even sacked for criticising the slaughter in Gaza and, most heinous sin of all, for mentioning genocide. Arrayed against those professionals is a lobby promoting the notion that criticism of Israeli government policies is anti-Semitic, hence the need to censor commentary about the Continue reading »
A prominent lawyer, hacking victim and an ex-police officer are joining Prince Harry in demanding police action into Mirror Group crimes and alleged lies to the Leveson Inquiry
The Opposition’s shadow minister for home and foreign affairs, Barnaby Joyce, is set to appear on the SBS show Who Do You Think You Are, in an effort to track down his roots. ”As you get older you tend to... Read More ›
John Sweeney, who worked on the 2015 BBC documentary, explores how the Post Office's chair was also on the broadcaster's board while the programme was in production – without declaring it
How far will Labour go to appease the billionaire press ahead of the general election? We are about to find out, writes Brian Cathcart
China is guilty by investing in infrastructure, providing free education … and forcing tourists to pay to enter Xinjiang’s most sacred mosque. It’s that dreaded G-word again. Given the dangerous state of the world, but especially in Palestine, where do you think “the greatest persecution of Muslims at the hands of non-Muslims since at least Continue reading »