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The BBC's new Director General is already under fire and he hasn't even been officially appointed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (892+ words) Previously: The Nick Timothy Trap Former Google executive Matt Brittin is expected to be named the BBC's new Director General after a BBC board meeting on Thursday, but the news has been out for a few days already. While Brittin…...
Gail's, The Guardian, and a proxy war in the press
2+ week, 2+ day ago (959+ words) Previously: In praise of Jeremy Bowen " even though Gail's describes itself as "a British business with no specific connections to any country or government outside the UK, its very presence 20 metres away from a small independent Palestinian cafe feels quietly…...
The dark history of the Telegraph's new owner...
3+ week, 3+ day ago (408+ words) Previously: Trump's British bullies with a byline This newspaper is an organ of depravity. It is wrong to read it. Anyone who contributes to this newspaper is absolutely unacceptable in society. It would be wrong to be friendly or even…...
AI;DR: Journalism's quislings for AI and why I'll never use AI to write this newsletter
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (495+ words) We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the…...