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Journalists call it the ‘dark arts’, and public relations is more powerful than ever.
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The horrors of war in tweets and hashtags.
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The continuing crisis in local newspapers – you’ll miss them when they are gone.
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Its formidable chief executive may have resigned, but the US’s most-watched news network is in rude health all the same.
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When blame is allocated for going to war in 2003, save some for the UK press.
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As the news sinks in, a lot of people who voted to Leave are having second thoughts. Many of them journalists.
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The controversy over the confectioner’s campaign ahead of the European championship is a media beat-up.
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The national broadcaster’s decision to close its food website is a direct result of political pressure.
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It was a newspaper for people who don’t like newspapers. And not enough people liked it.
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All UK tabloids, but particularly The Sun, have a lot to answer for with their disgraceful reporting.