Very British scandal continues rich tradition of tabloid titillation – and never mind the ethics
In a scoop worthy of its deceased predecessor, the News of the World, the Sun on Sunday ran a five-page exclusive
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Bloodshed and bacon – how the press saw final days of election campaigning
So that’s that, then. The pollsters got it wildly wrong and the UK did not wake up on Friday to
Read moreScottish Sun supports Scottish Nationalists: It’s no shock.
The front pages of the Sun and the Scottish Sun on Thursday morning provided further evidence of Roy Greenslade’s recent
Read moreSturgeon, Wood and Bennett – sexualised, demonised, patronised and animalised.
In a recent interview with Scottish Television’s Debi Edwards, the leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon spoke about the sexism
Read moreThe Sun and Katie Hopkins: printing the unspeakable.
I think everybody recognises Katie Hopkins as a professional controversialist. Her journalism and public persona are, it seems to me,
Read moreThe Sun and Page 3 – Now you don’t see them, now you do.
There were newspapers articles, there were radio debates, there were thousands of tweets, there was (understandable) joyful triumphalism from those
Read moreRussell Brand and the Sun – Opening up the Debate
Well, we’ve been here before. On Wednesday, the comedian, author and activist Russell Brand threatened to sue The Sun after the newspaper
Read moreMili no mates – Mocking Labour leaders is a tried and tested tabloid tradition
This very bad week for Ed Milband, which has ended with resignation of Shadow attorney general Emily Thornbury over her ‘sneering’ tweet during
Read moreJournalism in the dock – the defence of Rebecca Brooks.
The phone hacking trial, which has been going on for a long 4 months now, began the case for the
Read moreHugh Cudlipp – The Sinking of a Tabloid Dream
Posted by Prof Ian Hargreaves Hugh Cudlipp, maestro of the Daily Mirror in the 1960s, was born in Cardiff a
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