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NSW police commissioner backflips on appointment of Steve Jackson as new media adviser
Decision announced on eve of Easter long weekend following weeks of controversy over Jackson’s former work...
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‘Know your audience’: BBC 5 Live chief on the station’s staying power
On 5 Live’s 30th birthday, Heidi Dawson says more of the BBC should be based outside...
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Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel axed by NBC after intense backlash
Severe criticism followed McDaniel’s hiring as a pundit, after she headed Republican National Committee during Trump...
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Hire factcheckers to fight election fake news, EU tells tech firms
Parliamentary elections thought vulnerable to fake news will test social media firms and bloc’s new DSA...
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Out of control media left Kate with little choice over opening up about health
The Princess of Wales’s video was intended to calm the fevered speculation about her but may...
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UAE-backed bid for Telegraph group dealt fatal blow by new legislation
Proposed law bans foreign states and government officials from holding direct stakes in UK newspapersThe UAE-backed...
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ABC broadcaster James Valentine ‘hopeful and terrified’ after oesophageal cancer diagnosis
Sydney Afternoons’ host told listeners he will need surgery to remove his entire oesophagus and is...
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Paul Keating says The Australian should be ‘contemptuously ignored’ ahead of Wang Yi meeting
Former Labor prime minister hit back at criticism of his plans to meet with China’s visiting...
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Israel broke international law with tank shelling that killed journalist, UN finds
IDF fired two rounds at ‘clearly identifiable journalists’ in Lebanon last year when there was no...
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Telegraph takeover: UK planning new laws to prevent foreign states owning assets
New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortiumThe UK government plans...
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‘Young and handsome’: Biden kicks off $30m ad blitz with spot addressing age
Coinciding with multistate tour, 60-second ad shows president joking about age and stressing ‘strongest economy in...
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Meghan says she suffered ‘hateful’ online abuse while pregnant
Duchess of Sussex finds the ‘cruel’ hatred being ‘spewed’ online disturbing and keeps her distance for...
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ITV profits plunge by 60% amid brutal advertising downturn
Slump in ad revenue outweighs record income from studio businessITV has recorded a sharp drop in...
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Nine backs reports claiming corruption between Stuart Robert and consulting firm amid defamation suit
Nine says it can prove Synergy 360 and its CEO ‘engaged in corrupt conduct’ by former...
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Nine sued by consulting firm over ‘false’ reports former Liberal MP Stuart Robert gave them secret government advice
Synergy 360 is seeking damages after claiming news articles were defamatory, while Nine says it will...
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Secret tribunal to hear claims police spied on Northern Ireland journalists
Judges urged to keep proceedings as open as possible in case relating to Trevor Birney and...
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Vogue China’s Margaret Zhang, youngest person appointed as an editor at magazine group, to step down
Australian Chinese former fashion blogger, whose appointment in 2021 was met with controversy, announces she is...
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French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of ‘conspiracy to create chaos’
Antoine Galindo is accused of conspiring with rebels, but press freedom groups say no evidence has...
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Julian Assange: court considers last-ditch bid to fight US extradition
Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022...
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Former footballers broke UK advertising rules with CBD tweets, says ASA
Matt Le Tissier and John Hartson recommended product but did not reveal they were being paidFormer...
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Piers Morgan to leave TalkTV show to focus on YouTube
Some interviews will still be shown on TalkTV but Morgan calls commitment to daily show ‘unnecessary...
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Spotify signs new deal with Joe Rogan reportedly worth up to $250m
Rogan’s podcast has been exclusive to the app since 2020, with the firm saying its revenue...
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Mark Zuckerberg to receive $700m from Meta dividends
Facebook’s parent company to pay out to shareholders as it reports $40bn revenues for final quarterMeta...
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‘I just got laid off’: news startup the Messenger abruptly shutters after a year
Employees blindsided by news that company blew through $50m investment, will offer no severance and will...